Inova Health System is seeking a Child Life Specialist for a job in Falls Church, Virginia.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Child Life Specialist
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Duration: Ongoing
- Shift: days
- Employment Type: Staff
The Child Life Specialist 1 provides safe and therapeutic Child Life services in a holistic and systematic way to patients and families. Assists in the development and implementation of standards and guidelines into care delivery. Provides input to the budgeting and resource allocation process for the department.
Job Responsibilities
- Provides Child Life services for all pediatric patients, sibling/family support and interventions. Provides one on one support and helps patients cope with stresses of hospitalization.
- Develops individual program of activities. Makes clinical decisions in collaboration with healthcare team based on theoretical knowledge and baseline clinical experience measured by patient satisfaction scores, length of stay data and the Child Life database.
- Assists in establishing policies/procedure, goals and a statement of purpose. Assists in facilitating the utilization of community groups, entertainment, celebrity visitors and public relations program within the community.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Additional Requirements
Certification - Eligible to sit for Child Life Council Certification exam.Licensure - N/AExperience - 0 year(s) experienceEducation - Bachelor's Degree
Inova Job ID . Posted job title: child life specialist 1