Child Life Specialist - PRN

Company Overview
Shriners Children's is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.
Shriners Children's Boston is a pediatric specialty hospital, research and teaching center. It is the only burn center verified by the American Burn Association in New England and New York that's just for kids. The multidisciplinary staff at the Shriners Children's Boston is committed to a family-centered approach to care that meets the child's needs beyond just the physical injury, and supports the entire family through the recovery process.
We have served patients from over 70 countries through our partnerships around the United States and cross the globe.
Our specialties include:
Burn care
Plastic, reconstructive and laser surgery
Cleft lip and palate treatment
Care of complex wounds and skin conditions
*Press Ganey Guardian Award of Excellence-Patient Experience, Medical Practice (2022,2023)
Job Overview
Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center. We have an opportunity for a PRN Child Life Specialist to join our team in Boston, MA.
Responsibilities
The Child Life Specialist is responsible to work with children, from infancy through adolescence, in a family centered care environment. This position provides services in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Position requires strong skills in child development, assessment and planning, psychosocial support, procedural support and preparation, group leadership, volunteer supervision and goal directed play.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's degree in Child Life, Child Development or related field required.
Certification/Licensure
Certified Child Life Specialist, or be eligible to sit for the certification exam.
Experience
One year's experience in a hospital child life program preferred.
Shriners Children's is an EOE/Drug-Free, Smoke-Free Workplace.
Shriners Children's values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
In accordance with local and system policies, all SHC employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to be eligible for hire.