Child Life Specialist
Location: Portland, ME
Facility: Maine Medical Center
Schedule: Full Time
Job Category: Professional - Clinical
Req #: 1413
Date Posted:
Description
Maine Medical Center, NICU
Summary
Summary:
The Child Life Specialist role is responsible for planning and implementing a therapeutic program for the psychosocial needs of patients and their families that assesses and supports a child’s understanding of healthcare experiences, emotional support, pain and/or anxiety management, socialization, developmental needs, coping styles, and family/parent/sibling support.
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
1. Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Child Life or related field required. Master’s Degree preferred. 2. License/Certifications: Certified Child Life Specialist from the Association of Child Life Professionals required or earned within one year of hire. 3. Experience: One year of Child Life experience preferred. 4. Additional Skills/Requirements Required: N/A 5. Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred: N/A
With a career at any of the MaineHealth locations across Maine and New Hampshire, you’ll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them – both within the walls of the organization and the communities that surround it.
We offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow – programs such as paid parental leave, a flexible work policy, student loan assistance, training and education, along with well-being resources for you and your family.
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