Child Life Specialist A4C & A7C

Child Life Specialist for A4C & A7C – Cincinnati Children's

Location: Burnet Campus

Primary units: A4C and A7C

Status: Full-time, .9 FTE

• Week 1:
  Sunday 8am-4:30pm, Wednesday 12pm-8:30pm, Thursday & Friday 8am-8:30pm
• Weeks 2 & 3:
  Wednesday 12pm-8:30pm, Thursday & Friday 8am-8:30pm
• Week 4:
  Wednesday 12pm-8:30pm, Thursday & Friday 8am-8:30pm, Saturday 8am-4:30pm

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 0+ years of work experience in a related job discipline
• Completion of child life internship under the supervision of a certified CLS
• CCLS within one year of hire

• Patient Care – Performs psychosocial assessments of patients and families, identifies strengths, concerns, and needs to set short- and long-term goals, facilitates family involvement, supports patients and families in adjusting to injury, diagnosis, chronic illness or disability, identifies and advocates for needs within the healthcare system and community, evaluates effectiveness of interventions, reports suspicions of abuse and neglect, implements appropriate interventions, reviews and revises goals, conducts post-procedural assessments, promotes pain management, documents services, participates in patient care conferences, follows up on referrals.
• Professional Responsibility – Supports and participates in process improvement activities, seeks opportunities for evidence-based care and professional inquiry, maintains knowledge level, contributes to professional advancement, orients and supervises volunteers, contributes to education and training, shares knowledge with peers, remains current in professional field, acquires continuing education, integrates new knowledge into practice.
• Departmental Responsibility – Submits requests for supplies, keeps work areas organized and professional, identifies and solves problems, manages time and priorities, handles workload, completes special assignments, increases productivity, contributes to a positive work environment.
• Data Management – Completes required daily/weekly information exchange and documentation per division guidelines.
• Teamwork – Engages in multidisciplinary team processes, participates in problem solving, learning, best practice pursuits, deals with conflicts directly and tactfully, promotes cooperation, respect, and trust within the team, responds to day-to-day needs of co-workers and division.

At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children’s.

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Cincinnati Children's Is

• Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as atop 10 best Children's Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years
• Consistently among the top 3 Children's Hospitals for NIH Funding
• Recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers (2025), America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025)
• One of the nation's America’s Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune
• Consistently certified as a great place to work
• A Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability
• Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

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Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability