SPEC CHILD LIFE
Company: University of New Mexico - Hospitals
Location: Albuquerque
Posted on: May 27, 2023
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Job Description:
Department: CTH Child Life Outpatient
FTE: 1.00
Full Time (30 - 40 hours per week)
Shift: Days
$3,000 Sign On Bonus For New Hires -This position will prioritize
needs for child life services in an outpatient clinic that includes
orthopedic clinics, specialty clinics, sub-specialty clinics,
radiology, continuity clinics, and rehab. CCLS will support,
educate, and prepare patients and families for procedures and
preoperative appointments. Provide developmentally appropriate
information and coping skills to patients and families for current
and future use in a medical environment
Position Summary:
Provide information, therapeutic and crisis intervention, project
management, health education, and conducts needs assessment and
developmental screening for Pediatric patients and their families.
Assist with the supervision of playrooms. Ensure adherence to
Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care
assignment may include: Neonate, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and
Geriatric age groups.
Detailed responsibilities:
* DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through
participation in educational programs, reading current literature,
attending in-services, meetings and workshops
* MEETINGS - Attend meetings as required, and participate on
committees as directed
* ETHICS - Adhere to the Child Life Code of Ethics
* EDUCATION - Provide education to professionals as appropriate to
introduce information regarding the philosophy of Child Life and
developmental and psychosocial issues
* DOCUMENTATION - Document patient care services and program
activities in medical charts and related documentation formats in
compliance with quality assurance and JCAHO standards
* INFORMATION - Coordinate and refer patients, families and
healthcare providers to appropriate Child Life Program area and/or
Family Resource Library for information about illness, pain,
disease advocacy, hospitalization, human development and
schooling
* NEEDS - Attend, collaborate and participate in regular meetings
with Child Psychiatry, Pediatric Oncology and others as appropriate
addressing psychosocial and developmental needs of pediatric
patients/parents; determine appropriate referrals
* ASSESSMENT - Interview and assess the psychosocial and emotional
status of patients and their families consequent to illness and
hospitalization
* PLAY SESSIONS - Assist inpatient and outpatient coordinators with
the supervision of playroom sessions and/or clinic sessions
* THERAPY - Plan, evaluate and provide an overall program of
therapeutic interventions designed to address the psychosocial and
emotional needs of hospitalized and/or outpatient children and
families
* PAIN MANAGEMENT - Assess, develop and provide behavioral pain
management techniques appropriate for individual needs
* ADVOCACY - Advocate individual pediatric patients/parents
concerns, special needs, and rights in accordance with
Family-Centered Care practices
* EDUCATION - Provide support and education to pediatric
patients/parents regarding the grief process and promote effective
and developmentally appropriate coping skills
* CONSULTS - Respond to consults received from hospital staff
within 24 hours
* DOCUMENTATION - Report and/or document observations, assessments,
and interventions to other health care professionals
* PROJECTS - Assist in developing and maintaining projects as
designed by the Team Leader
* PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies,
procedures and protocols
* PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient
safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through
questioning of current policies and processes
* PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental
conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue
risk
* PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety
concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
* PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in
their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or
situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"
Qualifications
Education:
Essential:
* Internship
* Bachelor's Degree
Nonessential:
* Master's Degree
Education specialization:
Essential:
* Child Life Internship
* Related Discipline
Nonessential:
* Related Discipline
Experience:
Essential:
Nonessential:
Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or
NavajoSupervisory experience2 years directly related experience
Credentials:
Essential:
* CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
* Child Life Certification within 1 year of position
Physical Conditions:
Medium Work: Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or
10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible
up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical
Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.
Working conditions:
Essential:
* Sig Hazard: Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE
Department: Clinical Nursing Support
Keywords: University of New Mexico - Hospitals, Albuquerque , SPEC CHILD LIFE, Other , Albuquerque, New Mexico
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