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Posted: 19-Mar-23
Location: Grapevine, Texas
Salary: Open
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Internal Number: 23003677
SIGNING BONUS: $3,000
Pay between $47 and $70K
Join our unique, non-traditional team of experienced CCLSs, exclusively supporting well-children of seriously/terminally ill adult patients, in adult hospitals with world-renowned Baylor Scott & White Health. We value professional growth and development and our department has a clinical ladder.
This position is M-F, days only and splits time between our BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE GRAPEVINE and IRVING campuses.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDE:
Serving on hospital-based adult Supportive Palliative Care team
Assessing psychosocial needs of children and families
Providing developmentally-appropriate explanations to children & involved adults including: diagnosis teaching, anticipatory grief, death and grief after loss
Implementing bibliotherapy & facilitating therapeutic interventions
Initiating legacy activities; & advocating for children’s involvement at EOL
Educating involved adults about their children’s: healthy coping, common concerns, typical behavioral changes; & providing resources for community & professional support
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
Strong communication and active listening skills, emotionally intelligent and self-aware
Effective time-management and prioritization skills for all child life tasks and responsibilities, often while working independently and/or with minimal supervision
Cultural competency including spiritual, ethnicity, language, educational, and socio-economic differences
Strong advocate for the psychosocial well-being of children
Manages intense emotional stress of working with children and families experiencing serious illness or injury, end-of-life, death & bereavement
Commitment to strong teamwork
BENEFITS
Competitive Benefits Package includes:
- Extensive training program
- Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
- 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
- Tuition Reimbursement
- PTO accrual beginning Day 1
- EDUCATION - Bachelor's
- EXPERIENCE - 3 Years of Experience
- CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION -
Cert Child Life Specialist (CCLS)
Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS within 30 days or hire or transfer.
