Certified Child Life Specialist

Overview

Seeking a full-time Certified Child Life Specialist to plan, facilitate and assess ongoing psychosocial interventions for patients ages 0-18 on an inpatient medical unit within an adult hospital setting.

• Plan, facilitate and assess ongoing psychosocial interventions for patients and families.
• Address psychosocial, emotional, and family concerns that accompany illness and injury of children and adolescents.
• Utilize developmentally appropriate information, therapeutic play interventions, procedure support, emotional processing and coping strategies to improve the patient and family experience.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to advocate for developmentally appropriate, emotionally safe, family-centered care.
• Develop and maintain resources, educational materials and psychosocial programming for patients, families and staff.

• Master’s degree in Child Life or a bachelor’s degree with Child Life experience, and a 600-hour Child Life internship.
• Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) designation or eligible.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to work independently.
• Program development experience (preferred).

Education:

High School Degree or Equivalent.

Work Experience:

2 years. This role is on a newly created pediatric unit within an adult hospital.

Employer:

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA). Employee type:
Full-time, Regular. Scheduled weekly hours: 40. Pay:
Hourly. Pay grade:
Health-24.

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based on applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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