Job Description:

　　WEEKEND POSITION + 2 Week Days (Saturdays & Sundays, 8:30am – 5:00pm AND 2 week days with an occasional holiday)

　　Interacts directly with pediatric patients, families and other health team members, facilitates age-appropriate interactions and activities to help make the health care experience easier for patients/families, reduces patient/family distress, increases effective patient/family coping, and fosters patient independence and promotes optimum development. Also provides supervision to interns, mentors staff, and coordinates community outreach and Foundation partnerships.

　　Posting Specifics

　　Entry Rate : $22.80 + Depending on Experience

　　Shift Details: 32 hours a week, This position is Saturdays & Sundays (8:30am – 5:00pm) AND 2 Week Days with an occasional holiday

　　Department: Primary Children's Hospital, Forever Young Zone Playroom and Teen room

　　Additional Details :

　　Child life experience in a medical or hospital setting.

　　a 600-hour Child Life Internship must be completed to be eligible for certification .

　　New grads will need to provide their internship completion certificate signed by their Intern supervisor to show incumbent has successfully completed their 600 hours prior to starting.

　　Job Essentials

　　Accurately assesses, prioritizes, and documents pediatric patient and family care.

　　Develops, implements, and evaluates effective pediatric patient and family centered health care plans.

　　Provides developmentally-appropriate education, psychological procedural preparation, coping support, comfort management, and play opportunities, to pediatric patients and families.

　　Participates in selection, supervision, and training of practicum students and volunteers.

　　Assists with orienting, training and mentoring new employees.

　　Minimum Qualifications

　　Bachelor's degree. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.

　　Child Life Certification from Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) or eligible for Child Life Certification (to be obtained within 9 months of hire date). A 600-hour Internship must be completed to be eligible for certification.

　　Child life experience in a medical or hospital setting.

　　Computer experience in word processing, spreadsheets, and databases or similar applications.

　　Experience in Child Life Core Competencies which include but are not limited to: 1) Establishing supportive relationships 2) Meeting needs of child and family members, with a focus on social, emotional, and cognitive development. 3) Providing education to and communicating with children, families and team members 4) Providing coping support and comfort management 5) Guiding children in therapeutic play techniques 6) Ongoing assessment and written documentation of clinical care.

　　Successfully completed child life internship with completion documentation.

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Master's degree.

　　1 year of Child Life work experience in a medical or hospital setting.

　　Spanish Speaking.

　　Physical Requirements:

　　Carrying, Hearing/Listening, Lifting, Manual Dexterity, Pushing/Pulling, Seeing, Speaking, Squatting/Kneeling, Standing, Walking.

　　Anticipated job posting close date:

　　02/24/2024

　　Location:

　　Primary Childrens Hospital

　　Work City:

　　Salt Lake City

　　Work State:

　　Utah

　　Scheduled Weekly Hours:

　　32

　　The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

　　$22.80 - $35.19

　　We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

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　　Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

　　Intermountain Health is a Utah-based, not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals (includes "virtual" hospital), a Medical Group with more than 3,800 physicians and advanced practice clinicians at about 385 clinics, a health plans division called SelectHealth, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.

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　　The primary intent of this job description is to set a fair and equitable rate of pay for this classification. Only those key duties necessary for proper job evaluation and/or labor market analysis have been included. Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor.

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