Providence Health & Services
Child Life Specialist
Providence Health & Services, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127
Description
The Child Life Specialist provides emotional and social support to patients and their families by conducting educational and recreational programs that minimize the psychological trauma for hospitalized infants, children, and adolescents. Plans and provides age and developmentally appropriate experiences to ensure continued cognitive and emotional growth. Adds to the quality of patient care through observation, documentation, and communication with other members of the healthcare team. Serves as a resource on child development issues.
Providence caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable. Join our team at Swedish First Hill and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Child development, child life or related field. Upon hire: National Certified Child Life Specialist - Association of Child Life Professionals.
Preferred Qualifications:
2 years Clinical experience. Previous work experience with healthy infants, children, and adolescents, as well as working knowledge of children and/or adolescents under stress.
Why Join Providence?
Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve.
About Providence
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
About the Team
Providence Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Puget Sound area. It is comprised of eight hospital campuses and a network of primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we're dedicated to improving the wellbeing of rural and urban communities by expanding access to quality health care for all.
Requisition ID:
336898
Company:
Swedish Jobs
Job Category:
Behavioral Health
Job Function:
Clinical Care
Job Schedule:
Per-Diem
Job Shift:
Variable
Career Track:
Clinical Professional
Department:
3901 SFH PEDS FLOAT POOL
Address:
WA Seattle 747 Broadway
Work Location:
Swedish First Hill 747 Broadway-Seattle
Workplace Type:
On-site
Pay Range:
$27.38 - $42.71
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The Child Life Specialist provides emotional and social support to patients and their families by conducting educational and recreational programs that minimize the psychological trauma for hospitalized infants, children, and adolescents. Plans and provides age and developmentally appropriate experiences to ensure continued cognitive and emotional growth. Adds to the quality of patient care through observation, documentation, and communication with other members of the healthcare team. Serves as a resource on child development issues.
Providence caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable. Join our team at Swedish First Hill and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Child development, child life or related field. Upon hire: National Certified Child Life Specialist - Association of Child Life Professionals.
Preferred Qualifications:
2 years Clinical experience. Previous work experience with healthy infants, children, and adolescents, as well as working knowledge of children and/or adolescents under stress.
Why Join Providence?
Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve.
About Providence
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
About the Team
Providence Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Puget Sound area. It is comprised of eight hospital campuses and a network of primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we're dedicated to improving the wellbeing of rural and urban communities by expanding access to quality health care for all.
Requisition ID:
336898
Company:
Swedish Jobs
Job Category:
Behavioral Health
Job Function:
Clinical Care
Job Schedule:
Per-Diem
Job Shift:
Variable
Career Track:
Clinical Professional
Department:
3901 SFH PEDS FLOAT POOL
Address:
WA Seattle 747 Broadway
Work Location:
Swedish First Hill 747 Broadway-Seattle
Workplace Type:
On-site
Pay Range:
$27.38 - $42.71
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