Child Life Specialist- part time

**$1,500 Sign On Bonus for offers accepted by June 30, 2024. Terms and Conditions apply** The Child Life Specialist compassionately and accurately delivers and documents developmentally specific psychosocial care to pediatric patients, their siblings and families ranging in age from birth to adulthood using an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care. Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire: Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS)or eligible for certification within 6 months of VCUHS date of hire as a Child Life Specialist Child Passenger Safety Certification (CPST) must be obtained within 12 months of VCUHS date of hire as a Child Life Specialist Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for continued employment: Current Child Life Specialist Certification Current Child Passenger Safety Certification (CPST) CPR Certification Experience REQUIRED: Child Life internship endorsed by the Child Life Council. Experience PREFERRED Experience in a hospital setting working with pediatric patients and families Education/training REQUIRED: Bachelors Degree in, Early Childhood Education, Child Life, or a field directly related to children and families from an accredited program Education/training PREFERRED: Practicum in a child life department Independent action(s) required: Independent management of day-to-day interventions including patient and family interactions and education, patient advocacy, and multidisciplinary communication. Provides services independently as they relate to hands-on involvement and developmental care of pediatric patients’ psychosocial needs. Supervisory responsibilities (if applicable): Supervision of volunteers Additional position requirements: Weekend and holiday requirements as established by the department. Age Specific groups served: Neonatal, Pediatric, Adolescence, Adult Physical Requirements (includes use of assistance devices as appropriate): Physical Lifting less than 20 lbs. Activities: Prolonged standing, Prolonged sitting, Frequent bending, Walking (distance), Climbing (steps, ladder, other), Reaching (overhead, extensive, repetitive), Repetitive motion Mental/Sensory: Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking Emotional: Fast pace environment, Steady pace, Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Noisy environment, Able to adapt to frequent change Workday Day (United States of America) EEO Employer/Disabled/Protected Veteran/41 CFR 60-1.4. Who We Are Inventing better care, day by day by discovery Sound outrageous? It absolutely is. Sound impossible? That’s never stopped us before. Sound like hard work, intense research, collaboration with experts around the world, sheer brainpower meets unrelenting willpower? That’s. Exactly. Right. We’ll do whatever it takes to offer the best in care and empower the best in quality of life. And it’s an approach that works — whether it’s a patient who undergoes a new, life-saving procedure or a clinical researcher who finds promise in a new cancer treatment, exciting new medicine is happening at VCU Health. We have it all: • One college and four health sciences schools • An academic medical center • A Level I trauma center • One of only two NCI-designated cancer centers in Virginia • The region’s only full-service children’s hospital • More than 800 physicians in 200 specialties • With a community health center, dedicated research teams, facilities and valued partners in every field Our medical teams are top notch. And we’re not too shy to boast of internationally known physicians, some recognized as the best in the country, top-ranked local specialists and all-around all-stars at every level. From our very first years to our most recent advancements, we are driven to learn more, dig deeper, teach passionately and never rest in order to be a true leader in discovering what’s possible in health and recovery. We are a comprehensive system of care and a pioneer of health. Read VCU Health Year In Review for more about our accomplishments.