Child Life Specialist Job at UT Southwestern
Why UT Southwestern?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care and resources for our patients and employees. Ranked as the #1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth for the sixth consecutive year, we invite you to continue your healthcare career with us at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital. You’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for learning and advancement into leadership roles.
Job Summary
UT Southwestern Medical Center is hiring Child Life Specialists to join the Child Life Program at Clements University Hospital (CUH). As a Child Life Specialist, you will be a key role during a family’s time of need by working closely with the children and families of our adult patients. This essential child specialist role will help the child through a variety of mental health activities such as therapeutic play, medical play, and bibliotherapy that will help them work through psychosocial and developmental needs while also providing emotional support. As a valued part of the Child Life Program, you have a unique opportunity to work closely with children from the beginning of their family’s healthcare journey and help to provide positive coping throughout their hospital stay.
We invite you to join UT Southwestern as a Child Life Specialist and help with our commitment to enhance patient care and comfort for our families.
Experience and Education
Bachelor’s degree in Child Life, Child Development, or a related field.
Two (2) years’ experience preferred
Requires current certification in Child Life (CCLS).
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross (ARC) is required
Job Duties
Meet with involved adults to assess psychosocial needs of children and their families prior to implementation of therapeutic interventions.
Understand and provide age-appropriate explanation of key aspects of disease, anticipatory grief, death, loss and bereavement to children, their parents or other involved adults
Facilitate developmentally and situationally appropriate therapeutic interventions as an outlet for expression and normalcy, for children, grandchildren or other relation to a patient Initiates legacy and memory-making activities for the entire family; and advocates for allowing children the choice to say goodbye to their loved one, when developmentally appropriate
Provides grief and bereavement interventions, both preceding and following the death of their important person; including age-appropriate preparation for funeral or memorial services, therapeutic interventions to assess children’s understanding and coping, educational sessions for involved adults including explanations of developmentally appropriate/inappropriate coping and common behavioral concerns, as well as information and resources
Educate medical center personnel serving adult patients experiencing serious/limiting conditions, about child life services and identifying families with anticipatory grief or grief that could benefit from child life services
Compliance with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate enforced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is a requirement for this position. Federal law requires individuals holding this position to be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption for certain medical, disability, or religious reasons. Individuals who do not meet CMS vaccination requirements are not eligible and should not apply for this position but are encouraged to apply for other non-healthcare positions at UT Southwestern for which they qualify.
For COVID-19 vaccine information, applicants should visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/covid-19/work-on-campus/
To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. In accordance with federal and state law, the University prohibits unlawful discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of: race; color; religion; national origin; sex; including sexual harassment; age; disability; genetic information; citizenship status; and protected veteran status. In addition, it is UT Southwestern policy to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
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With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care and resources for our patients and employees. Ranked as the #1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth for the sixth consecutive year, we invite you to continue your healthcare career with us at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital. You’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for learning and advancement into leadership roles.
Job Summary
UT Southwestern Medical Center is hiring Child Life Specialists to join the Child Life Program at Clements University Hospital (CUH). As a Child Life Specialist, you will be a key role during a family’s time of need by working closely with the children and families of our adult patients. This essential child specialist role will help the child through a variety of mental health activities such as therapeutic play, medical play, and bibliotherapy that will help them work through psychosocial and developmental needs while also providing emotional support. As a valued part of the Child Life Program, you have a unique opportunity to work closely with children from the beginning of their family’s healthcare journey and help to provide positive coping throughout their hospital stay.
We invite you to join UT Southwestern as a Child Life Specialist and help with our commitment to enhance patient care and comfort for our families.
Experience and Education
Bachelor’s degree in Child Life, Child Development, or a related field.
Two (2) years’ experience preferred
Requires current certification in Child Life (CCLS).
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross (ARC) is required
Job Duties
Meet with involved adults to assess psychosocial needs of children and their families prior to implementation of therapeutic interventions.
Understand and provide age-appropriate explanation of key aspects of disease, anticipatory grief, death, loss and bereavement to children, their parents or other involved adults
Facilitate developmentally and situationally appropriate therapeutic interventions as an outlet for expression and normalcy, for children, grandchildren or other relation to a patient Initiates legacy and memory-making activities for the entire family; and advocates for allowing children the choice to say goodbye to their loved one, when developmentally appropriate
Provides grief and bereavement interventions, both preceding and following the death of their important person; including age-appropriate preparation for funeral or memorial services, therapeutic interventions to assess children’s understanding and coping, educational sessions for involved adults including explanations of developmentally appropriate/inappropriate coping and common behavioral concerns, as well as information and resources
Educate medical center personnel serving adult patients experiencing serious/limiting conditions, about child life services and identifying families with anticipatory grief or grief that could benefit from child life services
Compliance with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate enforced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is a requirement for this position. Federal law requires individuals holding this position to be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption for certain medical, disability, or religious reasons. Individuals who do not meet CMS vaccination requirements are not eligible and should not apply for this position but are encouraged to apply for other non-healthcare positions at UT Southwestern for which they qualify.
For COVID-19 vaccine information, applicants should visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/covid-19/work-on-campus/
To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. In accordance with federal and state law, the University prohibits unlawful discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of: race; color; religion; national origin; sex; including sexual harassment; age; disability; genetic information; citizenship status; and protected veteran status. In addition, it is UT Southwestern policy to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
Please Note :
apexdining.ca is the go-to platform for job seekers looking for the best job postings from around the web. With a focus on quality, the platform guarantees that all job postings are from reliable sources and are up-to-date. It also offers a variety of tools to help users find the perfect job for them, such as searching by location and filtering by industry. Furthermore, apexdining.ca provides helpful resources like resume tips and career advice to give job seekers an edge in their search. With its commitment to quality and user-friendliness, Site.com is the ideal place to find your next job.