The Child Life Specialist promotes the optimum development of children and adolescents through individual and group activities, which facilitate and/or enhance developmental, psychosocial, and recreation needs of children and adolescents.  The Specialist educates, advocates for, and maintains a therapeutic milieu appropriate to the varying developmental, psychosocial, and cultural needs of patients and/or families.   The Specialist develops and implements interventions, which promote mastery, self-expression, and adaptive coping for patients and family members. 

Monday-Friday Schedule. 

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1. Maintains quality and effectiveness of patient services through implementation of and compliance with all departmental and/or Institute policies and procedures, PI activities, and yearly program assessment.
2. Facilitates the orientation, adjustment, and ongoing support of patients and families to the hospital, health care experiences, illness or disability.
3. Assesses, plans, implements, communicates, and documents individual treatment goals, plans and outcome appropriate to the developmental, psychosocial, culture/needs of children and adolescents.
4. Provides procedure preparation, support, and accompanies whenever necessary to support the patient and/or families.
5. .Interprets the mission, goals and philosophical base of the department, professional group, and/or Institute whenever necessary.
6. Provides support counseling, training, role-modeling for patients, families and/or peer as needed within the departments accepted areas of expertise.
7. Attends and actively participates intra/interdisciplinary in-service education and/or meetings as assigned.
8. Maintains a safe, therapeutic milieu in all patient areas and programs within the Institute and/or other community facilities.

• *Individual must demonstrate competence across all age groups due to the diversity of the children and families served by KKI.
• *Clinical care focus is on the neonate, pediatric, and adolescent populations, as well as some adults with disabilities.

• BA/BS in Child Life/Child Development, Education, Recreation or related field required.

• One year experience with pediatric population in hospital, structured recreation or
• educational setting.

• Completion of child life internship under the supervision of a certified child life specialist.
• CPR and Choking Infants/Children/Adults certification required.
• Must be certified by the Association of Child LIfe Professionals., and or eligible for certification within one year of hire.

Kennedy Krieger Institute offers excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401K with match, tuition reimbursement, student debt relief program, free parking and child care subsidies!  In addition, we offer rich professional development opportunities.  

We require full COVID vaccination or documentation of medical and/or religious exemption(s) approval for this job as we are a healthcare institution committed to putting health and safety first for our patients, students, employees, and the communities we serve.

EOE/M/F/D/V