? Urgent: Child Life Specialist II - Anc Child Life
Company: Christus Health
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: July 4, 2025
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Job Description:
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
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