Job Description
**$5,000 Sign-on Bonus!**
Johns Hopkins All Childrens Hospital is a premiere clinical and academic
health system, providing expert pediatric care for infants, children and teens
with some of the most challenging medical problems. Ranked in multiple
specialties by U.S. News & World Report, we provide access to innovative
treatments and therapies. With more than half of the 259 beds in our teaching
hospital devoted to intensive care level services, we are the regional
pediatric referral center for Floridas west coast. Physicians and community
hospitals count on us to care for critically ill patients and perform complex
surgical procedures.
**What Awaits You?**
* Career growth and development
* Diverse and collaborative working environment
* Employee discount program
* Affordable and comprehensive benefits package
* Paid Time Off (PTO) and company paid holidays
* Life Insurance
* Tuition Assistance
**POSITION SUMMARY:**
The Child Life Specialist assists the patient, family, and health care team in
identifying the psychosocial and developmental factors which impact the health
care experience for the patient and family. This position requires competency
in a wide range of therapeutic modalities allowing for a combination of
diverse interventions. The Child Life Specialist must exhibit and deliver
strong customer service skills with patients, families, students, volunteer
staff and the health care team. Also required are effective group facilitation
skills, strong interpersonal communication skills, a high degree of
creativity, effective time and resource management, flexibility, strong oral
and written communication skills and the ability to learn and utilize computer
applications.
**QUALIFICATIONS:**
* Bachelor’s degree in Child Life, Child Development or closely related field; Master’s degree preferred
* Child Life Certification: Employee will have one year from date of hire to sit for and successfully pass the Child Life Certification Exam
* Thorough knowledge of child development and the ability to assess with visual and auditory acuity and respond effectively to the individual, age specific needs with high quality child life interventions
* AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) required
Salary Range: Minimum 22.34 per hour - Maximum 35.75 per hour. Compensation
will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and
responsibility.
In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will
occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation
discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.
JHM prioritizes the health and well-being of every employee. Come be healthy
at Hopkins!
Diversity and Inclusion are Johns Hopkins Medicine Core Values. We are
committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace
and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to
our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare
delivery and workforce practices.
Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace
employers.
Job Tags
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