Senior Child Life Specialist-Stead Family Children's Hospital (Level 9)

Position Responsibilities

Senior Activity Therapist\-Child Life position responsibilities

• Provide high quality patient care for children with complex or specialized needs including evaluation, assessment, and treatment appropriate for patient’s condition and age.
• Serve on committees and actively participate in meetings to collaborate with a multi\-disciplinary team in coordinating therapeutic programs for individuals and groups of patients.
• Demonstrate a cooperative, flexible and innovative problem\-solving approach.
• Serve as a clinical resource for others.
• Create, participate in and conduct in\-service training sessions to staff and students.
• Evaluate patient progress and document results.
• Perform routine and assigned clinical and administrative tasks in an efficient manner.
• Adhere to institutional and departmental standards.
• Maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students and the public.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient information.
• Exhibit a commitment to quality and process improvement including participation in the Quality and Safety Rounds on home unit.
• Perform other special projects and tasks as assigned.
• Demonstrate respect for all members of the University community in the course of performing one’s duties and in response to administrators, supervisors, coworkers, and customers.
• Represent the interests of the University and of unit leadership in the use of resources to meet service and productivity demands within unit goals and budgets; strive to promote continual process and quality improvement.
• Seek opportunities to enhance one’s own professional knowledge, skills, and abilities as they relate to one’s current position and/or to prepare for potential future roles and overall career development.

Education Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Child Life, Child Development, Recreational Therapy, or closely related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum two years working with hospitalized children and their families as a certified Child Life Specialist in a pediatric healthcare setting.
• Experience in providing procedural support to pediatric patients for a variety of medical experiences.
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills
• This position requires a mastery of child life skills and knowledge to allow for focused growth on animal assisted interventions.
• Flexibility with daily work and schedule is required.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Child Life, Child Development, Family Studies, or closely related field.
• Three years’ experience as a certified Child Life Specialist in a pediatric child life program within an academic medical center
• Experience in program development and/or participation in rolling\-out new programs or incentives

Certification and Training Requirements

• Completion of a recognized Child Life internship consisting of at least 600 hours under the supervision of a certified child life specialist
• Certified Child Life specialist through the Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP)

Position and Application Details

Successful candidates will be subject to a criminal background check and education/credential verification. Successful candidates will be required to self\-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

This position is not eligible for university sponsorship for employment authorization.

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

For additional questions, please contact Lydia Messer at lydia\-messer@uiowa.edu

Benefits Highlights

• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
• The University of Iowa offers a generous benefits package, including paid vacation and paid sick leave. Complete information regarding the full benefits package may be viewed at: Benefits \| University Human Resources \- The University of Iowa (uiowa.edu)