Child Life Activity Coord - WOO Child Life - 001

We are searching for a Child Life Activity Coordinator — someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you'll provide a comprehensive play program with a focus on ensuring opportunities for normal growth and development, normalization/mastery of the environment, peer to peer support by encouraging family and peer interaction, and healing experiences through play.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Normalizes the hospital environment and supports developmental needs

Prioritizes patient play/activity needs through daily report or verbal consults as evidenced by unit leadership team observation

Provides developmentally appropriate environments and activities for patients of all ages served within the activity coordinator’s area

Develops play-based programming based on the patient population and facilitates planned normalization activities

Encourages socialization and interaction between patients and families

Maintains the concept of the activity areas as ‘safe’, welcoming, and supportive places by ensuring that medical procedures/examinations occur outside of the activity area and by encouraging self-expression and interaction between patients and families

Encourages caregiver involvement in the patient’s daily activities by extending invitations to activity rooms and informing caregivers of resources available

Plans a weekly/monthly calendar of developmentally appropriate special events

Provides developmentally appropriate activities at the bedside

Maintains a safe, clean, and well-organized activity room environment

Trains and supervises volunteers

Participates in departmental responsibilities

Establishes and maintains effective interdepartmental relations

If assigned to the Volunteer Dog Program (aka Bow Wow Buddies), will be responsible for the following duties

Coordination and execution of the Bow Wow Buddies Program, including development and adherence to protocol/criteria for the program

Maintaining infection control and safety protocols to ensure compliance with the hospital’s Animal Visitation Policy

Skills & Requirements

Bachelor's Degree required

1 year Experience working with children inside or outside of a hospital environment required 

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