Chid Life Specialist - CoxHealth South

Facility

• CoxHealth
• South: 3801 S National
• Ave,
• Springfield,
• Missouri,
• United
• States of
• America, 65807
• Department: 1084
• SLC-CH
• Child
• Life
• Services
• Scheduled
• Weekly
• Hours: 40
• Hours:
• Work
• Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics.
• CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence: Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times. Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads. Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025). Benefits Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Job Description

• A caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for all pediatric patients, during contact with the hospital either as an inpatient or outpatient. Our Specialists provide care for these patients through therapeutic use of self, patient activities, hospital environment adaptation, and education of other health care team members regarding development and children’s reactions to hospital stressors.Education:
• Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Child and Family Development or a related field
• Required: Completion of 600 hour child life specialist internship prior to hire
• Preferred: Degree emphasis in Child Life with a professional hospital internship Experience:
• Preferred: Previous pediatric volunteer experience Skills:
• Performs assessments and goal-directed plans of care to facilitate patient outcomes.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of self and services
• Identifies educational goals for patients, family, staff members, the community, and other hospital departments
• Provides a safe, therapeutic, individualized physical and psychosocial environment for patients and their families Licensure/Certification/Registration:
• Required: Eligible to set for the Child Life Certification exam, if not a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS)
• Preferred: Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) Looking for Physician Opportunities? Please follow this link. Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in your community? At CoxHealth, we don’t just provide medical services; we've created an atmosphere where innovation, collaboration, values, and excellence come together to transform lives. Whether you desire to work in a clinical or non-clinical capacity, CoxHealth has the perfect position for you! CoxHealth is the region’s employer of choice because we keep our mission, vision, and values in mind with every decision for our employees and our patients. OUR MISSION To improve the health of the communities we serve. OUR VISION To be the best for those who need us. OUR VALUES Safety, compassion, respect, and integrity. Join our Talent Network and our recruitment team will get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match. CoxHealth is the area leader in health care and community involvement, with six hospitals, more than 80 clinics, five ERs and more than 14,000 employees throughout southwest Missouri. We offer a wide range of treatments and services to help with whatever health needs you might have. Whether you're about to become a parent, have an illness or need medical information, we’re here for you. And if your goal is to live a healthy, balanced life with the best tools available, we can help with that, too. We know that your health and the health of your loved ones are some of the most personal, important parts of your life. That's why we keep our Mission, Vision and Values at the center of everything we do, every day. Thank you for choosing CoxHealth.