Child Life Specialist - Inpatient Medical Unit
Company: Seattle Children's
Location: Seattle
Posted on: April 24, 2024
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Job Description:
Responsibilities:
Provides developmentally appropriate clinical care and advocacy for
patients and families by applying knowledge and skill that promotes
healing, prevents significant developmental disruption, and reduces
psychological stress.
Job Posting Addendum:
This is a 0.6 FTE (48 hours per bi-weekly pay periods) Day Shift
position with hours expected during the week and on Saturdays.
Requirements:
Required Education/Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Child Life, Child Development or related
field.
Must obtain Certified Child Life Specialist certification within
one year of employment.
Completed an internship of a minimum of 600 hours of child life
clinical experience under the direct supervision of a Certified
Child Life Specialist.
Experience working with infants, toddlers, school-age children and
adolescents in a therapeutic setting.
Required Credentials:
Preferred:
Min to Max Hourly Salary: $30.37 - $45.55 /hr
Min to Max Annual Salary: $63,169.60 - $94,744.00 /yr
Salary Information:
This compensation range was calculated based on full-time
employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are
determined by multiple factors including equity, skills,
experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range
provided.
Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants:
This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located
outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on
various factors .
Benefits Information:
Seattle Children's offers a generous benefit package, including
medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid
time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Click here
(https://www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits/) for more
information.
About Us:
Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at
Seattle Children's -- to help every child live the healthiest and
most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a
mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and
touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE
Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was
over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region,
regardless of the families' ability to pay. Together, we deliver
superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments
through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and
adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana
and Idaho - the largest region of any children's hospital in the
country.
In 2022, U.S. News & World Report once again ranked Seattle
Children's among the nation's best children's hospitals - for the
30th year in a row. For more than a decade, Seattle Children's has
been nationally ranked in all 10 specialty areas evaluated by U.S.
News & World Report. We are honored to be the top-ranked pediatric
hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.
As a Magnet designated institution, and classified among America's
best large employers by Forbes, we recognize the importance of
hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to
the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes
form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity,
Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it's delivering
frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner,
practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being
relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood
diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community.
The future starts here.
Our Commitment to Diversity:
Our community welcomes diverse experiences, backgrounds, and
thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us
to better connect with our increasingly diverse patients and
families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates,
and promotes without regard to race, religion, color, national
origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical
conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender
expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an
individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected
characteristics.
The people who work at Seattle Children's are members of a
community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities
that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be
ourselves within this community, which cultivates and promotes
equity, diversity, and inclusion at all levels.
Seattle Children's is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace
and Affirmative Action Employer.
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