Child Life Specialist FT Job at Shift Day, Trenton, NJ

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  • Shift Day
  • Trenton, NJ

Job Description

Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY:

Plans and implements therapeutic programs in order to minimize stress and anxiety in hospitalized children. Assesses the emotional and developmental needs of patients and families in the pediatric service areas to determine support needed during hospitalization. Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure that children’s psychosocial, developmental and educational needs are met. Coordinate and supervise programs provided by community volunteers. This position summary contains the most relevant duties and responsibilities and does not exclude other assignments not mentioned.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

1.      Experience in healthcare setting preferred.

2.      Bilingual preferred

3.      Must demonstrate commitment and adherence to STHS’s Compliance Program and Code of Conduct through compliance with all policies and procedures, the Code of Conduct, attendance at required training and immediately reporting suspected compliance issue(s) to the Compliance Officer.

EDUCATION / LICENSURE:

1.      Must obtain and maintain BLS licensure within 3 months of hire.

2.      High School Diploma or GED;

3.      Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development or directly related field is required.

4.      Minimum 480 hour internship under the direct supervision of a Certified Child Life Specialist.

Certification through Child Life Council within 18 months of hire.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success

Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.  We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: or 1-800-852-3449.

Job Tags

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