Wellness Internships Jobs in Utah (NOW HIRING)

Job Description:

$1500 Sign-On Bonus for new hires.

Posting Specifics

• Pay Rate: Based on experience.

• Shift Details: Part-time, 16 hours/week
  EVERY Weekend (Saturday & Sunday, 8:30am - 5:00pm)
  May be required to work holidays. Ability to pick up open/unfilled shifts for additional hours if desired.

  Located at Primary Children's Hospital, Lehi campus

• Additional Details: This position will be in-person supporting Weekend Daytime coverage and consults. Position coverage may support the Emergency Department, Medical Surgical Unit, PICU, NICU, Surgery, play spaces, etc

Required Qualifications

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

• Documentation of a successfully completed 600-hour internship supervised by a child life specialist

• Child Life Certification from Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) is required within 15 months of hire.

• Experience with pediatric patients in a medical, hospital or behavioral health setting

• 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

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

Preferred Qualifications

• One year experience with pediatric patients in a medical, hospital or behavioral health setting.

• Work experience as a child life assistant

• Experience as a child life pre-internship/practicum student

• Supervising volunteers while working with children and adolescents

• Spanish speaking
  

Essential Functions

• 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 new hires, students and volunteers

• Provides education for staff (e.g., in-services, newsletter articles, etc.)

• Assists with community outreach and Foundation partnerships

• Adheres to Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) Child Life Code of Ethics

• Meets requirements outlined in child life department expectations

Skills

• Pediatrics

• Training and mentoring

• Writing documentation

• Communication

• Relationship building

• Taking initiative

• Critical thinking

• Teamwork

• Growth Mindset

• Accountability

Physical Requirements

• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and assess issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations to maintain safety

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.

• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.

• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items .

• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time

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

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.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here .

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