Child Life Specialist (Temporary) (Finance)

Nemours is seeking a temporary Child Life Specialist! Under the supervision of Child Life leadership, this role supports children and families by identifying psychosocial and developmental factors that may affect their healthcare experience. The Child Life Specialist independently provides assessments and interventions for an assigned patient population, following departmental and hospital policies. This position is covered by grant funds.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct Child Life assessments and deliver appropriate interventions.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to create and implement individualized care plans.
• Demonstrate clinical competency in direct patient care.
• Complete 100% of the basic Child Life competencies as defined by the Association of Child Life Professionals.
• Engage in ongoing professional development through mentorship and educational opportunities.

Essential Functions:

Assess and support patients' coping with hospitalization, procedures, and diagnoses using developmentally appropriate interventions.

Provide emotional and educational support to families, respecting cultural values and beliefs.

Demonstrate clinical proficiency in caring for pediatric, adolescent, young adult, and neonatal patients (as assigned).

Facilitate medical play, therapeutic activities, and psychological preparation to reduce trauma and promote mastery.

Educate children and families about diagnoses and treatments to enhance understanding and minimize stress.

Use stress-reduction techniques and coping strategies during procedures and throughout hospitalization.

Document services according to departmental and Joint Comision expectations.

Participate in interdisciplinary care planning and team meetings.

Engage in ongoing professional development and contribute to departmental education efforts.

Support departmental goals and initiatives.

Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from time to time by employee's supervisor.

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we're on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children's health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child's world a place to thrive. It's a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children's and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org .