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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 which minimizes psychological trauma and promotes mastery of health care experien | ||||
| > | ces. Provides opportunities for expression of feelings through individual and group therapeutic play | ||||
| > | . Plans interventions in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team. Provides developmentally appro | ||||
| > | priate education for children and adolescents prior to medical procedures with materials and languag | ||||
| > | e that are age appropriate. Coordinates programming and special events for pediatric patients and th | ||||
| > | eir families in Child Life Services programming spaces. Provides orientation and supervision for Chi | ||||
| > | ld Life Services interns and volunteers. Assists in training and orientation of new hires. Works und | ||||
| > | er 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 which minimizes psychological trauma and promotes mastery of health care experien | ||||
| > | ces. Provides opportunities for expression of feelings through individual and group therapeutic pla | ||||
| > | y. Plans interventions in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team. Provides developmentally ap | ||||
| > | propriate education for children and adolescents prior to medical procedures with materials and lan | ||||
| > | guage that are age appropriate. Coordinates programming and special events for pediatric patients an | ||||
| > | d 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. Wor | ||||
| > | ks 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 c | ||||
| > | are experiences for children, youths and families. Families often have questions about how to make s | ||||
| > | ure their kids feel ready for a procedure or a stay in the hospital. The mission of our Child Life S | ||||
| > | ervices department is to help children and other family members prepare for and cope with these expe | ||||
| > | riences. Our team of certified child life specialists, music therapists, art therapists, educators a | ||||
| > | nd parent liaisons are trained in child and family development, and understand the specific needs of | ||||
| > | children, 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. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION: |
| 5 | MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: CLS I: - Minimum qualifications for application include a Bachelors degree i | 4 | |||
| > | n Education, Child Life, Child Development or a related field, Masters Degree preferred. - Child Lif | ||||
| > | e internship under the supervision of a certified Child Life Specialist (600 hours) and - Proof of e | ||||
| > | ligibility for Child Life certification is required, certification preferred. Must be certified with | ||||
| > | in 18 months of hire. - One year of paid experience preferred but not required. - Must complete CLS | ||||
| > | I competencies within 6 months of hire: 1. These include: - Environment of Care (Programming) - Asse | ||||
| > | ssment - Child Development and Family Systems - Age Specific Interventions - Preparation for Medical | ||||
| > | Treatments and Procedures - Procedural Support and Coping - Therapeutic Play - Documentation and Ch | ||||
| > | arting - Volunteer Supervision CLS II: - Minimum qualifications for application include a Masters de | ||||
| > | gree in Education, Child Life, Child Development or a related field, or 5 years of experience - Chil | ||||
| > | d Life Certification required - Minimum of 2 years paid experience as a Child Life Specialist requir | ||||
| > | ed. - Must complete CLS II competencies within 6 months of hire: 1. These include all CLS I competen | ||||
| > | cies plus: - Student Internship Supervision - End of Life Care - Cultural Awareness - Professionalis | ||||
| > | m - 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 are trained in child and family | ||||
| > | development, and understand the specific needs of children, teens and families in the hospital. Thr | ||||
| > | ough support, play and education, we collaborate with parents and other caregivers to ensure a frien | ||||
| > | dly and comfortable medical environment for each child. | ||||