CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST

Child Life/Therapeutic Recreation Specialist 

JOB SUMMARY

Provides child life and therapeutic recreation services to children from birth to 21 years of age and other patients as assigned. Performs evaluation, planning, intervention and family education/training. Assesses patients and implements psychosocially oriented individual and group interventions for patients served.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF POSITION

• Performs direct child life and recreational therapy services to patients in accordance with generally accepted standards, as indicated by the Association of Child Life Professionals and National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification, including scope of practice, code of ethics and departmental policies and procedures.
• Advocates for procedural support, community re-integration, wellness-oriented recreation and leisure opportunities, and promotes hospital adjustment and coping interventions for the children as appropriate.
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively manage goal oriented individual and group programming, including the ability to independently plan and carry out community-based programs, school re-entry programs, outpatient clinics or special events as assigned.
• Completes evaluation and progress notes for patients per policy; and prepares patient specific protocols as assigned. Documents patient behaviors in medical chart as clinically indicated.
• Assists in the training and supervision of interns. Interviews, trains and supervises volunteers.
• Demonstrates and promotes excellence in customer service. Able to independently plan, lead and evaluate internal and external groups and special events.
• Responds promptly to changes in workload, adjusting assignments as necessary to meet productivity and efficiency standards.
• Assumes responsibility to resolve or report clinical and operational issue to department leadership for resolution, in order to assure high quality care, and efficient departmental operations.
• Demonstrates interdisciplinary, safe, patient centered care and delivers excellent customer service.