Child Life Specialist for Hoops Family Children’s Hospital on Cabell Huntington Hospital Campus

• Must be currently accepted into, actively in, or finished with an official child life internship
• $5,000 sign on bonus eligible as well as relocation assistance.
• Advancement opportunities available for Child Life Specialists with experience!  
• Full-time/ 40 hrs. per week / Flexible schedule

Located in Huntington, West Virginia, the Hoops Family Children’s Hospital (HFCH) is a 72-bed children’s hospital located on the fifth floor of Cabell Huntington Hospital. HFCH is a member of the Children’s Hospital Association and includes a 36-bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a 25-bed General Pediatrics Unit, a 10-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and a Neonatal Therapeutic Unit.

We are a Level II Pediatric Trauma Center, have a Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Infusion Center, a Pediatric Craniofacial Clinic, a Neonatal Therapeutic Unit (NTU) for infants born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), and a Child Advocacy Center (CAC) to support children who have experienced abuse.

The Child Life Specialist will promote family centered care and meet the psychosocial needs of patients and families by providing education, preparation, procedural support, psychosocially supportive interventions, play therapy, and to serve as a liaison between parents and professionals of all disciplines within the facility as well as throughout the community.

We currently provide Child Life Services to the following areas within our facility:

• Pediatric Unit
• PICU
• Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Infusion Center
• Pediatric Craniofacial Clinic
• Outpatient Surgery
• Outpatient Radiology
• Pediatric Traumas
• NICU
• NTU
• Children of adult patients
• CAC
• ER

Robust Benefits Package

• $5,000 sign on bonus
• Relocation assistance available
• Competitive, market-based pay
• Entry pay ranges from $21.44 to $27.02 per hour, determined by experience and qualifications.
• Generous Medical / Prescription plan ($100 deductible), as well as dental, vision, and life insurance offerings.
• Wellness medical plan discount (up to $1,000 annually)
• Vacation and sick time
• 10 paid holidays
• Employer funded retirement

• Bachelor's degree is required
• Must be currently accepted into, actively in, or finished with an official child life internship
• Professional Child Life certification through the Child Life Council is required within 1 year of employment
• $5,000 sign on bonus eligibility! 
• Relocation assistance available 

Experience:

• No previous experience is required

About Hoops Family Children's Hospital

Located in Huntington, West Virginia, the Hoops Family Children’s Hospital (HFCH) is a 72-bed children’s hospital located on the fifth floor of Cabell Huntington Hospital. HFCH is a member of the Children’s Hospital Association and includes a 36-bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a 25-bed General Pediatrics Unit, a 10-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and a Neonatal Therapeutic Unit. Opened in 1956, in Huntington, West Virginia, Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH) is a 303-bed teaching hospital for Marshall University Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy and Nursing. CHH is home to the Hoops Family Children’s Hospital and the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center and cares for patients throughout West Virginia, eastern Kentucky and southern Ohio. CHH is a member of Mountain Health Network, which includes St. Mary’s Medical Center, a 393-bed teaching hospital that operates St. Mary’s Schools of Nursing, Respiratory Care and Medical Imaging, and Rivers Health, a 101 acute-bed hospital. All of us at Cabell Huntington Hospital share a common value - providing excellent care that promotes lifelong good health. Your medical care includes very personal attention to the details that help make all patients and their families feel at home.

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