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Description

SUBFUNCTION DEFINITION:

At Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, PRN/Standby Child Life Specialists work throughout the medical center to provide essential psychosocial and procedural support to patients and their families when primary CCLS is on leave. PRN/Standby Child Life Specialists work a minimum of 160 hours every 8 weeks and may work up to 129 hours/month. The Division of Child Life and Integrative Care utilizes a self-scheduling system for PRN/Standby Child Life Specialists to select the shifts they would like to work.

This PRN/Standby position allows Certified Child Life Specialists the opportunity to learn skills in multiple areas of child life practice including (but not limited to): Emergency Department, inpatient units, Same Day Surgery, and outpatient clinics at multiple campuses.

CCHMC SALARY GRADE:7

SCOPE: To meet the psychosocial needs of patients and families by providing education; preparation; procedural support; and play for the Division of Child Life and Integrative Care of a Medical Center dedicated to the care of infants; children; adolescents; and young adults.

REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

???Patient Care
Performs psychosocial assessments of patients and families functioning to identify strengths, concerns, and needs in order to set short and/or long-term goals. Facilitates family involvement. Supports patients and families in adjusting to injury, diagnosis, chronic illness or disability. Identifies and advocates for the needs of patients and families within the healthcare system and/or community. Evaluates effectiveness of child life interventions, and alters interventions based on results. Reports suspicions of abuse and neglect as mandated for investigation. Implements appropriate intervention strategies and style for individual patients/families to accomplish goals. Reviews and revises goals as appropriate. Conducts post-procedural assessment and/or intervention. Promotes and supports pain management. Documents services and/or interventions provided. Participates in patient care conferences and/or rounds. Follows up on referrals in a timely manner.

???Professional Responsibility
Supports and participates in process improvement activities. Seeks opportunities for involvement in evidence-based care/professional inquiry and maintains designated knowledge level. Actively contributes to the advancement of professional tenets within the division, hospital, and/or community. Orients and supervises volunteers. Contributes to education and training of students and other professionals. Proactively shares knowledge with peers. Remains current in professional field. Acquires continuing education to increase professional growth. Integrates new knowledge and skills into practice.

???Departmental Responsibility
Performing psychosocial assessments of patients and families functioning to identify strengths, concerns, and needs to set short and/or long-term goals.

Facilitating family involvement.

Supporting patients and families in adjusting to injury, diagnosis, chronic illness or disability.

Identifying and advocating for the needs of patients and families within the healthcare system and/or community. Evaluating effectiveness of child life interventions, and alters interventions based on results.

Reporting suspicions of abuse and neglect as mandated for investigation.

Implementing appropriate intervention strategies and style for individual patients/families to accomplish goals. Reviewing and revising goals as appropriate.

Conducting post-procedural assessment and/or intervention.

Promoting and supporting pain management. Documents services and/or interventions provided.

Participating in patient care conferences and/or rounds.

Following up on referrals in a timely manner.

Completing required daily/weekly exchange of information and documentation according to division guidelines to ensure quality patient care and staff productivity.

Engaging in multidisciplinary team process, actively participating in effective problem solving, collegial learning and pursuit of best practice. Deals with conflicts directly, constructively, and tactfully. Promotes an atmosphere of cooperation, respect, and trust within the team.
Responsive to day-to-day needs of co-workers and division.

???Data Management
Completes required daily/weekly exchange of information and documentation according to division guidelines to ensure quality patient care and staff productivity.

???Teamwork
Engages in multidisciplinary team process, actively participating in effective problem solving, collegial learning and pursuit of best practice. Deals with conflicts directly, constructively and tactfully. Promotes an atmosphere of cooperation, respect and trust within the team. Responsive to day-to-day needs of co-workers and division.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Required:

???Bachelor's degree in a related field
??? 0 - 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline
???Completion of child life internship under the supervision of a certified CLS
???CCLS within one year of hire

Preferred:

Unique Skills: