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Child Life Specialist NE

Cleveland Clinic

#Inventory Management #Family Support #Interdisciplinary Team #Education #Patient Care #Healthcare #BLS Certification #Emotional Support #Communication Skills #Event Management #Stress Management #Patient-Centered Care

FULL_TIME

Posted 4/14/2026

Core responsibilities

The child life specialist provides psychosocial and developmental support to pediatric patients and their families, helping them navigate illness and medical procedures. They assess needs, provide therapeutic interventions, and participate in interdisciplinary education and programming.

Requirements summary

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in child life or a related field and complete an approved child life internship. Certification as a child life specialist (Ccls) is required within a year of appointment, along with basic life support (Bls) certification.

bachelor degreeCommunicationInventory ManagementAssessmentEducationEmotional SupportVolunteer SupervisionEvent ManagementInterdisciplinary CollaborationPsychosocial SupportDevelopmental SupportCoping StrategiesTherapeutic PlayChild LifeRelaxation Techniques

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Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a not-for-profit, multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based...

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IndustryHospitals and Health Care

TypeNonprofit

Size10,001+ employees

HQCleveland, Ohio