Activity Coordinator- PRN (As Needed)- DC - Child Life and Integrated Care

DescriptionThe Activity Coordinator provides opportunities for children to gain a sense of mastery, through play and learning experiences. The Activity Coordinator is responsible for providing therapeutic and diversionary play activities to an assigned group of pediatric patients and/or siblings to promote normalization of the hospital environment, positive adaptation to the hospital and a family-centered care focus. Requires excellent communication, group management, and organizational skills. The Activity Coordinator will demonstrate a strong commitment to a team approach.QualificationsMinimum EducationAssociate's Degree in Child Development or related field (Required)Minimum Work Experience1 year of job-related experience working with children or two years of college education in child development or related field is required. (Required)Required Skills/KnowledgeKnowledge of child and adolescent growth and development, high level of interpersonal communication skills, effective oral and written communication skills, ability to work independently and as a team member with proven knowledge of medical terminology. Candidate must have experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures.Functional AccountabilitiesHospital Environment/Developmental NeedsIntroduces patient programming and supportive services to patients, parents, and siblings.Plans, facilitates, and supervises group and spontaneous play opportunities for assigned patient care area(s).Encourages socialization and peer interaction between patients and families by organizing and providing a monthly calendar of scheduled activities for play spaces.Supervises and/or monitors play activities for assigned patient care area(s).Maintains play space as a 'safe', welcoming, and supportive environment by ensuring medical procedures/consults/meetings occur outside of area.Encourages caregiver involvement in play area activities for normalization and informs patients, families, and health care team of available resources.Provides input to the Child Life Specialist about observed specific needs of individual children; determines when the needs of individual children should be attended to by child life specialists, nursing and/or medical professionals and outside the general scope of the activity coordinator role.Responsible for ongoing supervision and support to volunteers in playroom, play spaces, or bedside.Developmentally Appropriate ActivitiesDelivers toys/activities to patient rooms that support adjustment to hospitalization, encourage play and promote normal growth and development as requested by Child Life Specialist, Nursing or self-referral.Provides one-on-one interaction with patients as determined by Child Life Specialist or self-referral.Provides opportunities for choice and encourages involvement in decision making.Recognizes and builds on the strength of families by acknowledging and utilizing parent's knowledge of patient's abilities, interests, and needs.Identifies patients for volunteer support and provides guidance to volunteers in the selection of age/developmentally appropriate activities.Engages and collaborates with hospital programs and ancillary services to enhance patient support as appropriate.Patient/Family EnvironmentOrganizes play space to be a welcoming environment for patients and families.Inventories, restocks, and maintains play space materials in collaboration with Child Life Specialist.Cleans toys/games/equipment daily in accordance with hospital toy washing policy.Completes required documentation of Toy Cleaning Log.Facilitates contact with EVS, Facilities, and Bio-Med to ensure play space and equipment are well maintained.Adheres to hospital policy regarding visitors and siblings in play space.Safely assists patients to and from play space and special events.Reports concerns/safety incidents to Director of the department for follow-up and documents safety concerns per department and hospital policy.Professional Environment & StandardsMeets with Department Director for regular supervision, preparing agenda and discussing areas of concern.Responds to requests for services as stated in department standards.Participates in Child Life meetings as appropriate and in departmental staff meetings.Meets all departmental requirements for chart recording, statistics, and other professional documentation and submits documents in a timely manner.Participates in departmental performance improvement activities.Plans absences in collaboration with Child Life and Integrative Care team members.Participates in professional development activities.Participates in planning of community outreach and advocacy events.Organizational AccountabilitiesAnticipates and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met.Demonstrates collaborative and respectful behavior.Partners with all team members to achieve goals.Receptive to others' ideas and opinions.Contributes to a positive work environment.Demonstrates flexibility and willingness to change.Identifies opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes.Makes appropriate decisions, using sound judgment.Uses resources efficiently.Searches for less costly ways of doing things.Speaks up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance.Continuously validates and verifies information needed for decision making or documentation.Stops in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation.Demonstrates accurate, clear, and timely verbal and written communication.Actively promotes safety for patients, families, visitors, and co-workers.Attends carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act, and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance.Primary Location : District of Columbia-WashingtonWork Locations : CN Hospital (Main Campus), 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington 20010Job : Non-Clinical ProfessionalOrganization : Patient ServicesPosition Status : R (Regular) - O - PRNShift : VariableWork Schedule : variable, PRNJob Posting : Aug 27, 2024, 5:47:10 PMFull-Time Salary Range : 36400 - 58468.8

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