Child Life Specialist 1

Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Child Life Specialist 1 to join the team. This role will be full-time position Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:00pm,

The Child Life Specialist 1 provides safe and therapeutic Child Life services in a holistic and systematic way to patients and families. Assists in the development and implementation of standards and guidelines in care delivery. Provides input to the budgeting and resource allocation process for the department.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off and paid parental leave.

Child Life Specialist Job Responsibilities:

• Provides Child Life services for all pediatric patients, sibling/family support and interventions. Provides one on one support and helps patients cope with stresses of hospitalization.
• Develops individual program of activities. Makes clinical decisions in collaboration with healthcare team based on theoretical knowledge and baseline clinical experience measured by patient satisfaction scores, length of stay data and the Child Life database.
• Assists in establishing policies/procedure, goals and a statement of purpose. Assists in facilitating the utilization of community groups, entertainment, celebrity visitors and public relations programs within the community.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification - Eligible to sit for Child Life Council Certification exam.

Licensure - N/A

Experience - 0 year(s) experience

Education - Bachelor's Degree