Child Life Specialist – Palliative Care Dept – Full Time Days

Here’s What You Need

• Bachelor’s Degree in Child Life, Child Development or a closely related field required.
• Completion of a child life internship required.
• 1 year in a Child Life position in a hospital setting required.
• BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required.
• CCLS – Certified Child Life Specialist within 12 months required.

What You Will Do

• Advocate for the special needs of children and their families and helping them cope with medical situations by providing medical information, support and guidance.
• Provide developmentally appropriate explanations to the patient, siblings, peers, and family members in regards to the healthcare environment and routine; the sequence, nature, and reasons for procedures; coping skills and pain management techniques; diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis; death and grief reactions.
• Facilitate child’s mastery of and coping with health care experience by providing play opportunities and other experiences which foster continued growth and development.
• Serve as a resource on child and adolescent development to the hospital.
• Communicate observations, assessments, and recommendations for care related to psychosocial needs of patients and families in the form of verbal reports, multi-disciplinary rounds, and documentation in medical records.
• Family Support: Involve the family members in the child life plan of care.
• Provide emotional support to the patient’s family members and peers.
• Promotes a positive image of Texas Health.
• Takes responsibility for the quality and accountability of one’s professional role.
• Serves as a clinical role model to nursing staff and healthcare team members.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Nurse

·       Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.

·       A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

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