Child Life Specialist II - Other ANC Child Life
Company: Christus Health
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: June 27, 2025
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Job Description:
Description Summary: The Child Life Specialist II demonstrates
progressive skill and knowledge of the therapeutic process of
working with children and families; evaluating their development
skills and psychosocial needs and providing them with a variety of
appropriate and purposeful medical play and developmental
experiences that will elevate their quality of life during the
health care visit and enhance their personal development.
Facilitates child life advocacy through collaboration with other
health care providers. Serves as a leader in the department.
Responsibilities: - Meets expectations of the applicable
OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or
Leader of Leaders. - Assesses the patients and families to include
development, family stressors, impact of procedures, diagnosis, and
health care; identifies complex needs for child life intervention -
Observes and interprets the child/family's response to health care
and illness - Implements planned and purposeful play activities
/interventions which are supportive of the child's needs during the
health care visit - Assesses and facilitates, through informal
interaction and/or formal structured support groups or classes,
topics such as stress & coping, adapting to illness & the health
care experience, family dynamics, and other parenting-related
topics - Documents observations of patient and family and patient
response to interventions - Plans for, orders, and collects needed
materials and equipment to support the therapeutic and educational
activities within budgeted guidelines and in consultation with the
Manager - Maintains an accurate account of patient contacts and
other related productivity information - Serves as a resource to
patients, families, and other healthcare team members regarding
services available through child life and the community - Evaluates
Child Life Programming in collaboration with the Manager -
Supervises and guides interns, volunteers, and students in their
Child Life learning experiences to include lectures, patient
assignments, performance evaluation, and references, with direction
from the Manager Job Requirements: Education/Skills - Bachelor's
degree in Child Life or a related field is required. - Master’s
degree in a related field is preferred - Under the supervision of a
Certified Child Life Specialist, must have completed a 600-hour
child life internship. - Bilingual – English/Spanish is preferred.
Experience - Minimum of 2 years paid experience as a Certified
Child Life Specialist. Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications -
Must maintain Child Life Certification. - BLS certification is
preferred. BLS certification is required within 90 days of hire.
Work Schedule: Varies Work Type: Full Time EEO is the law - click
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