Date Posted: 12/11/2023
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 455180
Job Title: Child Life Specialist - PEDS
Job Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89102
Employment Type: Permanent
Min Hourly Rate($): 32.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 50.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: Clinical, Healthcare, Medical Terminology
Job Description
- **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
- **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**
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Job Title: Child Life Specialist
Location: University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada 89102
Description:
• As part of a multi-disciplinary health care team, conducts activities that focus on the emotional and developmental needs of children and families using play and other forms of communication and education; Assesses and recommends programs and policies that will
provide a safe, therapeutic, and age-appropriate pediatric environment.
Job Requirement
• Education/Experience:
• Bachelor's Degree in Child Life, Child Development, or a related field. Must have completed 600 hours of clinical child life work experience.
Licensing/Certification Requirements:
• Obtain Certification as a Child Life Specialist within 6 months of hire. Basic Life support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Additional and/or Preferred Position Requirements
• Possess Certification as a Child Life Specialist.
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements
Knowledge of:
• Child Life Assessment techniques; psychosocial care of hospitalized children and family dynamics; bereavement support; principles of pediatric growth, cognitive and emotional development; Adult and child education principles and practices; medical terminology; common
pediatric injuries and illnesses; department and hospital safety practice and procedures; patient rights; age-specific patient care practices; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use, and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital
emergency response policies and procedures.
Skill in:
• Needs assessment techniques; developing and evaluating Child Life educational programs; conducting educational programs using a variety of training tools; Use of developmentally appropriate educational aides; assessment documentation; efficient, effective, and safe
use of equipment; using computers and related software applications; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the
course of duties.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
• Mobility to work in a typical office setting including stamina to stand and/or walk for extended periods, and use standard office equipment; vision to read printed materials and a VDT screen; hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone. Exert up
to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.
Benefits:
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Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.
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Rose International has an official agreement (ID #132522), effective June 30, 2008, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Employment Verification Program (E-Verify). (Posting required by OCGA 13/10-91.).
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