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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | Promotes optimum growth and development of pediatric patients and their families by creating a thera |
| > | peutic environment that minimizes psychological trauma and promotes mastery of health care experienc | ||||
| > | es. Provides opportunities for expression of feelings through individual and group therapeutic play. | ||||
| > | Plans interventions in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team. Provides developmentally approp | ||||
| > | riate education for children and adolescents before medical procedures with materials and language t | ||||
| > | hat are age appropriate. Coordinates programming and special events for pediatric patients and their | ||||
| > | families in Child Life Services programming spaces. Provides orientation and supervision for Child | ||||
| > | Life Services interns and volunteers. Assists in training and orientation of new hires. Works under | ||||
| > | the supervision of the Child Life Manager. | ||||
| 2 | Promotes optimum growth and development of pediatric patients and their families by creating a thera | ||||
| > | peutic environment that minimizes psychological trauma and promotes mastery of health care experienc | ||||
| > | es. Provides opportunities for expression of feelings through individual and group therapeutic play | ||||
| > | . Plans interventions in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team. Provides developmentally app | ||||
| > | ropriate education for children and adolescents before medical procedures with materials and langua | ||||
| > | ge that are age appropriate. Coordinates programming and special events for pediatric patients and t | ||||
| > | heir families in Child Life Services programming spaces. Provides orientation and supervision for Ch | ||||
| > | ild Life Services interns and volunteers. Assists in training and orientation of new hires. Works | ||||
| > | under the supervision of the Child Life Manager. DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION: At UCSF Benioff Children's | ||||
| > | Hospitals, child life specialists and creative arts therapists strive to create positive health care | ||||
| > | experiences for children, youths, and families. Families often have questions about how to make sur | ||||
| > | e their kids feel ready for a procedure or a stay in the hospital. The mission of our Child Life Ser | ||||
| > | vices department is to help children and other family members prepare for and cope with these experi | ||||
| > | ences. Our team of certified child life specialists, music therapists, art therapists, educators, an | ||||
| > | d parent liaisons is trained in child and family development and understands the specific needs of c | ||||
| > | hildren, teens, and families in the hospital. Through support, play, and education, we collaborate w | ||||
| > | ith parents and other caregivers to ensure a friendly and comfortable medical environment for each c | ||||
| > | hild. Services We provide a range of services to meet the individual needs of each family, including | ||||
| > | : Support, education, and developmental guidance for parents and other caregivers | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION: |
| 5 | MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: - Minimum qualifications for application include a Masters degree in Education | 4 | |||
| > | , Child Life, Child Development or a related field, or 5 years of experience - Child Life Certificat | ||||
| > | ion required - 2 or more years paid work experience as a Child Life Specialist required. - Must comp | ||||
| > | lete CLS II competencies within 6 months of hire:- These include all CLS I competencies plus:- Stude | ||||
| > | nt Internship Supervision - End of Life Care - Cultural Awareness - Professionalism - Special needs | ||||
| > | - New Employee Orientation | ||||
| 5 | At UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, child life specialists and creative arts therapists strive to | ||||
| > | create positive health care experiences for children, youths, and families. | ||||
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| 7 | Families often have questions about how to make sure their kids feel ready for a procedure or a sta | ||||
| > | y in the hospital. The mission of our Child Life Services department is to help children and other f | ||||
| > | amily members prepare for and cope with these experiences. Our team of certified child life speciali | ||||
| > | sts, music therapists, art therapists, educators, and parent liaisons is trained in child and family | ||||
| > | development and understands the specific needs of children, teens, and families in the hospital. Th | ||||
| > | rough support, play, and education, we collaborate with parents and other caregivers to ensure a fri | ||||
| > | endly and comfortable medical environment for each child. | ||||
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| 9 | Services | ||||
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| 11 | We provide a range of services to meet the individual needs of each family, including: | ||||
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| 13 | * Support, education, and developmental guidance for parents and other caregivers | ||||
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| 15 | * Preparing children for medical procedures, using age-specific teaching tools, such as dolls, pict | ||||
| > | ures and medical equipment | ||||
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| 17 | * Support for children and their families during medical procedures, using techniques such as image | ||||
| > | ry and distraction to reduce anxiety and promote relaxation | ||||
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| 19 | * Therapeutic play before, during, or after medical experiences | ||||
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| 21 | * Opportunities to be creative, socialize, and learn for children of all ages, including infants an | ||||
| > | d teens | ||||