Child Life Specialist

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Starting pay $26/hr
• $3,000 Relocation Bonus (If moving from 50 miles away)
• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Career Development
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. Its about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Full Time, M-F

Location: AdventHealth Daytona Beach

Why Choose Us?

Supportive Environment: We have a robust child life team that values support, fosters growth opportunities, and encourages teamwork.

Impact: Your work directly impacts the lives of children and helps empower them for future healthcare experiences.

Professional Development: We invest in your ongoing learning and encourage professional growth through our child life clinical advancement program.

Competitive Compensation: Benefit from a competitive salary with ongoing market analysis and comprehensive benefits.

Unit Highlights:

Promote positive coping for patients and families during healthcare experiences by providing support, education, and creative interventions to help children and families navigate healthcare challenges with resilience and emotional regulation.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and child life peers to foster teamwork and promote exceptional patient care.

Apply assessment skills to gain a comprehensive understanding of patient and family coping.

Incorporate a variety of interventions to include play, self-expression, and socialization to reduce stress and anxiety for patients and families while providing opportunities to promote mastery and control .

The role you'll contribute:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. Its about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

At AdventHealth, child life specialists play a crucial role in promoting positive experiences for both children and families throughout their healthcare experience. Child life specialists focus on the psychosocial development of children, provide emotional support, developmentally appropriate information, and play opportunities to increase understanding and coping with medical procedures, diagnoses, pain management and grief. Child life specialists also address the needs of siblings or other children affected by a patients illness/diagnosis. Child life specialists at AdventHealth utilize play and self-expressive activities as primary resources to minimize the stress and anxiety patients and families may face during healthcare experiences. Child life specialists are highly respected and valued by both multidisciplinary team members and administration at AdventHealth. Child life specialists actively participate in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.

The value you'll bring to the team:

• Assess the developmental needs and risk factors of infants-young adults and provide resources appropriate to promote positive coping skills and diversional needs while establishing therapeutic relationships.
• Utilize researched based best practice methods and modalities of preparing pediatric patients for stressful healthcare experiences and procedures.
• Provide emotional support to assist with patient/family coping and utilize stress reduction techniques to facilitate positive coping during procedures and throughout the healthcare experience.
• Utilize play as a primary resource for patients/siblings to enhance coping, promote opportunities for mastery/control and socialization while utilizing all technology and innovative resources available.
• Support education and skills of interdisciplinary team to advocate/enhance atraumatic care and comfort techniques throughout AdventHealth and serve as a resource for staff.
• Receive and complete referrals from interdisciplinary staff to assist with coping and adjustment of patients with acute and chronic illnesses.
• Provide support at end of life for siblings and family members of pediatric patients including but not limited to age-appropriate education, memory making, and room visits.

Qualifications

The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed:

• Bachelors degree in Child Life, Education, Recreation Therapy, Child Development, Psychology or related field
• Child life internship must be completed by date of hire
• Must obtain child life certification within one year of employment

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.

Category: Pediatrics

Organization: AdventHealth Daytona Beach

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: 1 - Day

Req ID: 25039683

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.