ChildLifeSpecialist

We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health! **Organization:** SMCS-Sutter Med Center - Sacramento **Position Overview:** Assists Pediatric patients and families to cope with hospitalization and illness through planning and implementation of evidence-based therapeutic, recreational, and diversion interventions based on their emotional and development needs. Plans and implements programs and services to meet the needs identified for assigned clinical populations and the child life department. Promotes and practices the delivery of high quality family-centered care and services for patients and families. **Job Description** : **EDUCATION:** * Bachelor's: Bachelor's In Child Life, Child Development, Psychology, or another area with all necessary coursework for Clinical Child Life Certification completed * Other: Successful completion of Child Life Internship that meets the Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) requirement of Clinical Child Life Certification **CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE:** * CCLS-Certified Child Life Specialist within 1 year * BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider **TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:** * 5 years recent relevant experience. **SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:** * Working knowledge of child growth and development, family dynamics, therapeutic play, developmental assessment, the learning process, group process and behavior management, the reactions of children and their families to illness and healthcare encounters, interventions to support coping, collaboration with other healthcare professionals, basic medical terminology and children's illnesses. * Ability to implement therapeutic play activities for individual children and groups, apply knowledge of child growth and development and assess children's behaviors and needs. * Ability to utilize and teach coping strategies as well as to utilize appropriate supervisory skills with volunteers, students and interns. Able to prioritize multiple demands independently, and in a self directed ma