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Child Life Specialist

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Child Life Specialist - Childrens Hospital

Saint Francis Health System

Tulsa, OK • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 17 days ago

Saint Francis Health System (Oklahoma) rating

6.8

Company rating: 6.8 out of 10

Based on 118 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

495th of 888 rated healthcare providers

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Current Saint Francis Employees - Please click HERE to login and apply.
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  • Must have a Bachelor's degree in child life, child development, or related field.
  • Must have completed a 480-hour child life internship or fellowship
  • Licensure/Certification: Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) or must complete certification requirement within 1 year of employment.

Job Summary: The Child Life Specialist, as a member of the total health care team, assumes responsibility for planning, implementing/evaluating programs designed to meet the (non-medical) specialized needs of hospitalized children and their families.
Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in child life, child development, or related field. Must have completed a 480-hour child life internship or fellowship. Master's degree preparation in child life studies preferred.
Licensure, Registration and/or Certification: Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) or must complete certification requirement within 1 year of employment.
Work Experience: 0 - 1 year experience in child development. Experience in healthcare setting preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Assesses the individual needs of children/families to plan developmentally and therapeutically appropriate activities/direct those activities making changes as indicated to facilitate coping with the hospital environment. Document the child life assessment, observations, and recommendations for the plan of care and progress notes in the medical record. Orient/supervise volunteers in their role in providing ongoing play and developmental activities in the department. Participate in marketing, public relations, and community-based activity related to children's health. Support research and implementation of evidence-based practice. Maintain educational and clinical expertise by reviewing professional materials/literature, attending conferences/workshops, and networking with other child life programs to stay abreast of current trends in child life services.
Decision Making: Independent judgment in making decisions involving non-routine problems under general supervision.
Working Relationships: Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.
Special Job Dimensions: None.
Supplemental Information: This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.
Childrens Administration - Yale Campus
Location:
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136
EOE Protected Veterans/Disability

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Saint Francis Health System is an integrated, medically based, not-for-profit health system. Our team of over 10,500 physicians and staff members makes us one of Tulsa's largest employers. As a Catholic organization, Saint Francis is true to its mission and values. We believe that healthcare is a basic human right, and that each patient should be treated with dignity and integrity. We foster a collaborative workplace where each person is valued and appreciated for his/her contribution.

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Health care and social assistance

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Tulsa, OK, US

Year founded

1960

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