Child Life Specialist
Nemours Children's Health
Location
Orlando, Florida
Quick overview
The Child Life Specialist identifies psychosocial and developmental factors affecting children's healthcare experiences. They provide independent assessments and interventions while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to implement individualized care plans.
Requirements summary
Candidates must possess a Bachelor's Degree and demonstrate clinical competency in direct patient care. Completion of basic Child Life competencies as defined by the Association of Child Life Professionals is required.
Job description
Under the supervision of Child Life leadership, this role supports children and families by identifying psychosocial and developmental factors that may affect their healthcare experience. The Child Life Specialist independently provides assessments and interventions for an assigned patient population, following departmental and hospital policies.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct Child Life assessments and deliver appropriate interventions.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to create and implement individualized care plans.
- Demonstrate clinical competency in direct patient care.
- Complete 100% of the basic Child Life competencies as defined by the Association of Child Life Professionals.
- Engage in ongoing professional development through mentorship and educational opportunities.
Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.
Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.
Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.
Learn more at Nemours.org [https://www.nemours.org].