Child Life Specialist

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

All employees are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a full-time or part-time status (40+ hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans. Additional benefits available to full-time and part-time employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law. 

Shriners Children's Shreveport is where hope and healing meet.   We are a regional leader in pediatric orthopedics and provide comprehensive care for a full range of orthopedic conditions, including fractures, sports injuries, spine, hand, Cleft Lip & Palate and neuromusculoskeletal conditions.  As pediatric orthopedic specialists, we are a multispecialty outpatient clinic that is home to the only Clinical Motion Analysis Lab in the state of Louisiana. Our orthopedic services also extend to an Outreach clinic located in Marshall, Texas.

Job Overview

The Child Life Specialist Provides evaluation, therapeutic play, preparation, procedural support, special events and reintegration programming.  The Child Life Specialist is responsible to work with children, from infancy through adolescence, in a family centered care environment. This position provides services in an outpatient setting. The Specialist utilizes these practices in an effort to facilitate coping techniques and promote normal growth and development of the patient and family.

Responsibilities

• Performs individualized assessments of patient's development, temperament, coping style, medical plan, cultural preferences and practices and available social supports in order to develop an individualized development plan.
• Plans and implements an individualized treatment plan that identifies goals and evidence based treatment intervention strategies
• Participates in interdisciplinary patient care planning
• Utilizes the EMR to document relevant patient and family information
• Plans, implements or assists with workshops/special events.  

This is not an all-inclusive list of this job’s responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Child Life, Child Development or related field
• Certified Child Life Specialist, or be eligible to sit for the certification exam

Preferred:

• Masters degree in Child Life, Child Development or related field 
• One year’s experience in a  child life program