Child Life Specialist Job at Midland Memorial Hospital, Midland, TX

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  • Midland Memorial Hospital
  • Midland, TX

Job Description

Job Description

Child Life Specialist - Pediatric Unit (2025-6646)

Position responsible for assessing the emotional, psychosocial, educational, recreational, and therapeutic needs of patients and families; also responsible for providing patient and family education, procedural support, psychosocially supportive interventions, and play activities based on assessments; serves as a liaison between parents and professionals for the Child Life Department; collaborates with the medical providers and healthcare team in the delivery of patient care, utilizing the child life process to facilitate the delivery of patient care.

SHIFT & SCHEDULE

Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

  • Ensures the delivery of child life services through the assessment of and interaction with patients and families using developmentally appropriate play as a tool in assessing and meeting the child’s psychosocial needs, providing a therapeutic and safe environment according to the age and needs of the patient/population served.
  • Ensures safe care to pediatric and neonatal patients adhering to policies, procedures, and standards of care, within budgetary specifications, including time/supply management and accuracy of practice.
  • A passion to work with children. Delivers child life services at a competent level, according to the Child Life skills inventory and the age and needs of the patient population.
  • Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for continuing education, skills competency; supports department-based goals which contribute to the success of Midland Memorial Hospital; serves as preceptor, mentor, and resource to staff.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

  • Bachelor degree in Child Life, Child Development, Family Studies or related field.
  • Certification in Child Life by the Child Life Council.
  • Works collaboratively to meet the needs of the pediatric patient throughout all areas where child care is provided.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The individual must be able to:

  • Stand, walk, sit, stoop, reach, lift, see, speak and hear. Lifting is limited to 35 lbs. for clinical staff and to 50 lbs. for non-clinical staff. The individual must use an assisted-lift device or get another individual(s) to assist with the lift that is over these maximum limits.

Job Tags

Monday to Friday, Shift work,

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