Child Life Specialist

Job Description :

Full-time (40 hrs / wk)

Interacts directly with pediatric patients, families and other health team members and facilitates age-appropriate interactions and activities to help make the health care experience easier for patients and families. Reduces patient and family distress, increases effective patient and family coping, fosters patient independence, and promotes optimum development. Provides supervision to volunteers, child life pre-internship students and child life assistants.

Posting Specifics

$3000 Sign-On Bonus for new hires

Click on the video link below to see "A Day in the Life of a Child Life Specialist"

• Pay Rate : Based on experience
• Shift Details : Variable hours throughout the week (Days, Afternoons, Evenings etc).
• One Weekend Shift required each week.
• Primarily at Utah Valley Hospital but may float to other Intermountain Hospitals (American Fork, Riverton or Primary Children's Lehi) to help provide coverage as needed.
• Department : Child Life at Utah Valley Hospital
• Additional Details : Must be a certified Child Life Specialist with active certification.
• Previous Emergency Department, bereavement support and trauma experience in the Child Life field would be helpful.

Required Qualifications

Essential Functions

Skills

Preferred Qualifications

If you would like to learn more about our Child Life opportunities with Intermountain Health, click here to schedule a call with me.

Physical Requirements :

Location :

Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital

Work City : Provo

Work State : Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours :

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$24.06 - $37.15

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here .

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All positions subject to close without notice.