Job Overview
Overview
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what’s possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people’s lives.
Responsibilities
The Child Life Specialist provides optimal developmental and psychosocially appropriate care for pediatric patients & families. The Child Life Specialist has the knowledge and ability to assess children’s emotional, psychosocial, educational, and recreational needs.
Provides patient and family education, procedural preparation and support, psychosocially supportive interventions and play activities based on assessment. Collaborates as a member of the interdisciplinary
healthcare team to develop and administer an individualized plan of care. The Child Life Specialist is able to independently perform job functions and multi-task in order to meet the needs of the patient and family.
healthcare team to develop and administer an individualized plan of care. The Child Life Specialist is able to independently perform job functions and multi-task in order to meet the needs of the patient and family.
Qualifications
Required Minimum Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Child Life, Child Development, or related field. Master’s degree preferred. Child Life Professional Certification. Completion of minimum 480 hour Child Life Internship.
Required Minimum Experience T
- Two (2) Years experience working as a Child Life Specialist preferred.
Required Minimum Skills
- The individual must be able to communicate and understand verbal and written English language and display a positive attitude (see WellStar’s “Standards of Gold” and “Values”).
We’d like to invite you on a career journey like no other! In return for your contributions, we’ll help you make the most of all life’s moments – on and off the job. Wellstar Total Rewards is designed to provide for your total well-being, including: Your Wellness, Your Pay, Your Future, Your Joy. We think it’s pretty simple – we care for our team members and our team members care for the community.
Make a difference in patients’ lives… and your own! Here, it’s more than healthcare – it’s CareerCare!
