Child Life Specialist I, Part-Time

What We Offer

The Certified Child Life Specialist I assesses the emotional, developmental, psychosocial, and coping needs of children and their families in healthcare settings and provides education support and therapeutic interventions in response to medical experiences. Plans and implements programs and services to meet the needs identified for assigned clinical population and the child life department, which may include supporting children affected by the healthcare experience of an adult. The Certified Child Life Specialist provides and advocates for high-quality family centered care administered in a developmentally appropriate and emotionally safe environment, participates in the education of the multidisciplinary team on child life strategies for providing optimal care for pediatric patients and their families.

Why become a Teammate at Novant Health?

• Future Forward Program to help you advance your career.
• Relocation assistance available.
• Benefits starting day one.
• Structured onboarding and dedicated preceptors.
• Career growth and skill building opportunities.
• Top ratings in patient safety from The Leapfrog Group.
• Quality and safety recognition from CMS

What You'll Do

Process: Provides therapeutic child life interventions for patients, siblings and families. Develops child life programs to promote normalization, positive coping, and to minimize stress and negative effects of healthcare experiences. Provides support for family and multidisciplinary team in emergency situations (codes, critical care transport, bereavement). Advocates for patients, siblings and families throughout healthcare settings, and in the community. Plans, implements and assists with support groups when applicable. Oversees child life students and volunteers when necessary.

Education: Provides education to the multidisciplinary team on child life strategies for providing optimal care to pediatric patients and their families. Educates the community about the certified child life specialist role and benefit to pediatric patients and families.

Compliance: Complies with departmental, hospital and regulatory policies and procedures.

What We're Looking For

Education: 4 Year / Bachelors Degree, required. Bachelor's Degree in Child Development or related field. Graduate Degree, preferred.

Experience: Completion of Child Life Internship, required.

Refer to the Life Support Training Policy NH-HR-3096.

Licensure/Certification: Certified Child Life Specialist or will have completed child life cert. within 1 yr of hire or within 2 examination cycles, required.

Additional Skills/Requirements (required): Assesses the emotional, developmental, educational, and diversionary needs of hospitalized children and coordinates therapeutic interventions to address the medical, procedural, surgical, and diagnostic experiences of patients and families.

Why Choose Novant Health?

At Novant Health, we believe remarkable care starts with compassion for our patients, our communities, and each other. We value belonging, courage, personal growth, and teamwork, creating a space where everyone is respected, supported, and safe to show up as their full selves.

Job Opening ID

200422