Child Life Specialist (PRN)

Position Overview

St. Louis Children's Hospital is seeking a Child Life Specialist to work PRN on an as-needed basis. In this role, you will pick up shifts floating to various areas of the hospital to support families. St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, the hospital offers care in more than 50 specialty areas and provides education, wellness, and injury-prevention programs. The role’s purpose is to provide the scope of child life services to children and families receiving care at the hospital.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsibilities: Collaborates with health care professionals and hospital staff to provide optimal family centered care.
• Provides child life services to patients and families including psycho-social preparation for hospitalization, procedures, surgeries, and other potentially stressful events.
• Actively contributes to the efficient operation of the Child Life Department by planning activities, special projects, meetings, and outcome measures.
• Increases awareness of child life services throughout the hospital through information sharing, role modeling, medical record documentation, and in-service education.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree - Child Life/Educ/Life Science; Child Life Internship
• Experience Required: No Experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Qualifications: <2 years experience

Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available the first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on the first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off that combines vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time
• Adoption assistance