Child Life Specialist

Corewell Health

Grand Rapids, MI, US
Hybrid
Developmentally based therapeutic interventions
Diversional and therapeutic play activities
Collaboration with multidisciplinary healthcare team
The Child and Family Life Team provides developmentally based therapeutic interventions for pediatric patients and families to support coping skills and socialization

Job Summary

  • The Child and Family Life Team provides developmentally based therapeutic interventions for pediatric patients and families to support coping skills and socialization.
  • This role is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating individual and group child life services across various pediatric units from General Medical to Psychiatric.
  • Corewell Health offers a comprehensive benefits package including on-demand pay, retirement options, and discounts on essential services.

Matching Summary

The Child and Family Life Team provides developmentally based therapeutic interventions for pediatric patients and families to support coping skills and socialization.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Developmentally based therapeutic interventions
  • Diversional and therapeutic play activities
  • Collaboration with multidisciplinary healthcare team

Nice-to-have

  • Promoting age appropriate growth and development
  • Serving diverse patient populations including psychiatric
  • High regard for professionalism and hospital representation

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in child life or related field
  • Completion of 600-hour Child Life Internship
  • CCLS Certification required within 1 year
  • AHA or ARC Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days

Work Rights

Not specified

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