Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
North Charleston, South Carolina
Posted: 09-Nov-23
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Type: Full Time
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We’re seeking certified Child Life Specialists for The Children’s Center and Emergency Center - Northeast, with a sign-on bonus of $5,000!
WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides advanced care to a 21-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with nearly 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.
TMH is the region’s healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region’s only:
- Level II Trauma Center
- Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center
- Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
- Pediatric Intensive Care
- The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle
Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, four residency programs and nearly 40 affiliated physician practices
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Our Child Life Specialists serve as a resource and advocate in a child’s development. This role promotes effective coping, through emotionally and developmentally appropriate exercises, to assist our patients and their families with their healthcare experiences and continued growth.
As a community-based hospital, we embrace the service of community members. Child Life Specialists at TMH supervise the Volunteer Program for The Children’s Center and all student interns across multiple disciplines, including Art, Family & Child Life Sciences, Child Life Practicum, and Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment Program (COPE).
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO APPLY
Required Education:
Minimum: Bachelor's degree in Child Life.
Preferred: Master's degree in Child Life or Human Development.
Must have completed a full-time (min 450 hours) internship in a qualified Child Life program in a pediatric facility, under the supervision and advisement of a Certified Child Life Specialist.
Required Certification:
Must be certified as a Child Life Specialist by the Child Life Council or be eligible and obtain certification within 18 months of start date and maintain professional affiliations and license through the Child Life Council.
