Child Life Specialist: GMH, PRN, Various Shifts
Company: Prisma Health
Location: Greenville
Posted on: November 14, 2023
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Job Description:
Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference. Job
Summary Provides optimal development & psychosocially appropriate
care for pediatric patients & families. Assesses children's
development & coping needs, and implements developmentally
appropriate therapeutic interventions such as play, medical play,
psychological preparation, & rehearsed coping to minimize distress
associated with the healthcare environment & to foster resiliency.
Collaborates as a member of an interdisciplinary healthcare team to
develop and administer an individualized plan of care.
Accountabilities * Assessment: Effectively utilizes information
from the child/family and observations of development, coping
styles, play, and affect\u00A0as a basis for initial assessment and
to formulate a plan of care. Assesses children's development,
emotional responses to healthcare experiences, and coping.
Evaluates outcomes of interventions and uses ongoing assessment to
guide the plan of care. Documents professional assessment in a
timely manner. Makes referrals as appropriate.\u00A0 20% * Goal
Directed Therapeutic Interventions: Facilitates individualized
goal-directed therapeutic interventions to address issues such as
separation, fear, medical\u00A0compliance, and developmental
delays. Facilitates medical play. Provides psychological
preparation to children and families undergoing procedures and
surgery. Accompanies children and families during procedures and/or
stressors to facilitate adaptive coping. Facilitates planning,
rehearsing, and implementing coping strategies with children and
families. Facilitates therapeutic interventions to children and
families to address issues of grief and loss. Concisely and
accurately documents interventions provided and children's
responses to interventions.\u00A0 20% * Normative Play
Interventions: Utilizes developmentally appropriate play and
activities to foster optimal developmental and psychosocial
outcomes. Establishes and maintains safe, therapeutic, and inviting
play environments. Facilitates developmentally appropriate play as
a primary tool to meet psychosocial needs.\u00A0 15% * Promotes
Family Centered Care: Orients families to services available.
Supports the central role of the family, valuing strengths and
needs in implementing child life services. Identifies needs and
provides services to meet the developmental and emotional needs of
siblings. Acts as an advocate for families in the healthcare
setting.\u00A0 15% * Educates Families: Educates families regarding
children's responses to healthcare environments, coping, chronic
illness, and grief and\u00A0loss. Acts as a resource and provides
anticipatory guidance to families in the areas of child
development, play, and parenting.\u00A0 15% * Professional
Responsibility: Acts as a role model regarding age specific and
developmentally appropriate care. Conducts in-services and
conference presentations within the healthcare environment and
community regarding the psychosocial needs of children in the
healthcare setting. Provides orientation, ongoing education, and
feedback to volunteers and interns. Seeks and obtains opportunities
for professional growth and development. Maintains
certification.\u00A0 15% Supervisory/Management Responsibilities
This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor,
manager, director or executive. Minimum Requirements
Keywords: Prisma Health, Greenville , Child Life Specialist: GMH, PRN, Various Shifts, Other , Greenville, South Carolina
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