Certified Child Life Specialist

Banner Health

Glendale, Arizona, US
Therapeutic medical play
Age-appropriate explanations
Family support
As a Child Life Specialist with our Pediatric Hematology and Oncology program at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, you'll have the profound opportunity to transform some of the most challenging moments in a child's life into experiences of hope, comfort, and resilience

Job Summary

  • As a Child Life Specialist with our Pediatric Hematology and Oncology program at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, you'll have the profound opportunity to transform some of the most challenging moments in a child's life into experiences of hope, comfort, and resilience.
  • Your expertise will shine as you provide procedural support through age-appropriate explanations, therapeutic medical play, and visual aids for procedures including port accessing, lumbar punctures, bone marrow biopsies, imaging, and radiation therapy.
  • This position addresses the unique developmental needs of children from birth to 18 years of age, and their families, to reduce the stress accompanying hospitalization by providing child-friendly, family-centered care.

Matching Summary

As a Child Life Specialist with our Pediatric Hematology and Oncology program at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, you'll have the profound opportunity to transform some of the most challenging moments in a child's life into experiences of hope, comfort, and resilience.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • therapeutic medical play
  • age-appropriate explanations
  • family support
  • holistic care
  • stress reduction techniques

Nice-to-have

  • compassion meets purpose
  • steady caring presence
  • lasting difference
  • leading edge caring

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Child Life
  • Completed Child Life internship
  • Professional Child Life Certification
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Work Rights

Not specified

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