Job Description:

• This is a one-year fellowship position.

Posting Specifics

• Pay Rate: $21.33

• Benefits Eligible: No, this is a Temporary, one year, position

• Shift Details:

  Sunday FYZ playroom/on-call; Monday-Thursday 6:30am-3:00pm CPC/MI

• Department: Primary Children's Hospital Emergency Dept.

• Additional Details: This is a one-year Child Life fellowship position.

Perks of Working for Intermountain

• Meal discounts

• 24/7 on-site, state-of-the art fitness centers at many facilities (about $5 per month) including group fitness classes at select facilities

• Health and Wellness Programs including a Live Well Incentive Program

• 401(k) 2% for all caregivers with additional matching up to 4%

• Over 302,000 discount offers across 10,000 cities on everything from pizza, the zoo, movie tickets, car rentals, and hotels

• Education Assistance (must be benefits eligible)

• Tuition Loan Assistance for full-time caregivers (available for select positions), up to $3,000 per calendar year

• Education and Development Opportunities

• Employee Appreciation Events (including a yearly gift)

• Many facilities have full-service cafés, gift shops, and ATMs onsite

• CNA Scholarships and Tuition Assistance available for select certification (must be benefits eligible + employed by Intermountain Healthcare for 90 days) call 800-283-4550 (Option 2) or visit https://www.gwcu.org/CNAScholarship

• Cell Phone Discounts (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile)

• Discounted Lagoon Amusement Park Tickets

Perks of Living in the Salt Lake Valley

• Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons (incredible hiking, biking, skiing, snowboarding, climbing, camping)

• Corner Canyon, Ferguson Canyon, Emigration Canyon, City Creek Canyon

• Great shopping – City Creek Mall, The Gateway, Holladay shopping area, Fashion Place Mall, Southtowne, Jordan Landings

• Sporting Events – Utah Jazz, Salt Lake Bees, Utah Grizzlies, University of Utah

• Many great Universities – University of Utah, Westminster University, Ensign College, Salt Lake Community College

• Seven different ski resorts nearby

• Many family friendly activities: Hogle Zoo, This is the Place Monument and Park, Clark Planetarium, Tracy Aviary, Wheeler Historic Farm, Aquarium, Lagoon Amusement Park (North Salt Lake), Cowabunga Bay Water Park, Boondocks Family Fun Center

• Broadway at the Eccles, Hale Center Theatre, Capitol Theatre, Off Broadway Theatre, Kingsbury Hall, Pioneer Theater, Utah Children’s Theater, Ballet West, Salt Lake Acting Company, Repertory Dance Theatre, Abravanel Hall (Utah Symphony)

• Downtown Farmers Markets and Art Festival, Cultural celebrations

• Memory Grove Park, SLC Public Library, Temple Square, Cathedral of the Madeleine

• Great restaurants, bars, and entertainment in downtown Salt Lake

• Red Butte Gardens

• International Peace Gardens at Jordan Park, and Jordan River Parkway

• Millcreek Canyon (dogs allowed, children’s summer camps)

• Saltair (concerts) and Great Salt Lake, Bonneville Salt Flats

• Skydive Utah (Tooele area)

• Utah Motorsports Campus (Tooele area)

Job Essentials

Accurately assesses, prioritizes, and documents pediatric patient and family care
Develops, implements, and evaluates effective pediatric patient and family centered health care plans.
Provides developmentally-appropriate education, psychological procedural preparation, coping support, comfort management, and play opportunities, to pediatric patients and families
Complete assigned readings and attend educational meetings
Complete fellowship assignments, goals, or projects
Participate in planning, organizing, and carrying out special events or holiday celebrations
Adjust goals and interventions, as needed, to meet individual needs and support diverse populations



Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree . Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.

Child Life Certification from Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) or eligible for Child Life Certification (to be obtained within 6 months of hire date) .

Child life experience in a medical or hospital setting.
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Computer experience in word processing, spreadsheets, and databases or similar applications.
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Experience in Child Life Core Competencies which include but are not limited to: 1) Assess development & psychosocial needs 2) Establishing & maintain supportive relationships 2) Meeting needs of child and family members, with a focus on social, emotional, and cognitive development. 3) Guiding children in therapeutic play techniques 4) Provide a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment 5) Provide coping support and comfort management 6) Providing education to and communicating with children, families and team members 7) Practice within the scope of professional knowledge and skill base 8) Ongoing assessment and written documentation of clinical care.
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Successfully completed child life internship with completion documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree.

Spanish Speaking.

Physical Requirements:

Interact with others requiring employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information.
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Operate computers and complex and delicate lab equipment requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.
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See and read lab equipment, monitors, and documents.
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Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer or other equipment.

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Scheduled Weekly Hours:

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers , and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion .