PRN Child Life Specialist: Mercy St. Louis
Core
Provide emotional support, therapeutic interventions, education, and play opportunities to help pediatric patients and families cope with hospitalization, tests, and procedures.
Role type
Child Life Specialist (Pediatric Healthcare)
Builds
Therapeutic play programs, coping strategies, and patient/family education initiatives
Domain
Healthcare / Pediatrics
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Therapeutic play facilitation, emotional support, patient advocacy, care plan development, group activity facilitation, pre-operative education, volunteer supervision, resource coordination
Preferred skills
Child Life Certification (CCLS), experience supervising students/interns, experience with pediatric surgical preparation
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide developmentally appropriate education and support for tests and procedures; reduce fear through therapeutic play and coping strategies; assess patient needs and develop individualized care plans; facilitate therapeutic group and individual activities; conduct pre-operative tours and surgical preparation; supervise students, interns, and volunteers; coordinate special events and enrichment opportunities; educate hospital departments about Child Life services
Seniority
PRN (Flexible Scheduling)