at University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Medical Social Associate (Child Life Specialist) - Pediatrics/Pediatrics ICU
Medical Social Associate (Child Life Specialist) - Pediatrics/Pediatrics ICU
Hiring Department: Pediatrics/Pediatrics ICU
Hiring Unit: University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health)
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1025192
Posting Close Date: 7/23/2024
Position Number: CF2451
About the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health)
The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a 495-bed tertiary care hospital, 22 outpatient clinics, and 13 Mile Square Health Center facilities, which are Federally Qualified Health Centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity.
This is a full-time and benefits eligible position. UI Health offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience. In addition all full time benefits eligible positions include a comprehensive benefits package which include; Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability & AD&D insurance, a defined benefit pension plan as well as paid leave which includes; Vacation, Holiday and Sick. In addition we offer tuition waivers for employees and dependents. Click for a complete list of Employee Benefits.
UI Health is seeking an experienced Medical Social Associate (Child Support Specialist) to join our Pediatric ICU team. This role will report to the Patient Care Director and Administrative Nurse III and take direction from leadership under the department. The Child Support Specialist is responsible for collaborating with the multidisciplinary team to create and Child Support interventions including but are not limited to procedural preparation, support and distraction, support programs and education for siblings and family members, teaching coping techniques and developing coping plans, utilizing knowledge of child development to create appropriate interventions, and providing family-centered care.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Provides standards or specialized Child Life Education, technical training, or counseling to individuals participating in the approved Child Life Program, using a variety of resources and techniques.
Develops reviews and disseminates information, including policy and procedures that affects patient support activities of the Child Life Program to other professional staff of the hospital and/or visiting organizations, volunteers, institutions or community outreach.
Develops teaching and/or training materials related to the short and long-term planned curriculum for the Child Life Program.
Cooperates and functions as part of the health care team working with the team to coordinate information to share observation of patients' and families' emotional health, and to promote the parent-child interactions.
Interviews and assists individuals / volunteers / interns enrolled in the Child Life Program.
Responsible for the personnel relations and supervision of individuals affiliated with the Child Life Program as delegated.
Provides specialized knowledge of Child Life to other teaching or administrative staff members as consulting and multi-disciplinary health care team members.
Assists with the development of internal surveys and studies to determine factors affecting the utilization and scope of present and future services within the Child Life Program and Pediatric and Pediatric Intensive Care Units.
Participates actively in professional organizations and in the planning and development of long range goals in the Child Life Program.
Coordinates and supervises patient tours and special projects in Pediatrics and Pediatric Intensive Care Units. Provides orientation of the child and family to health care experiences and personnel.
Establishes comfortable relationships with families to ease their adjustments to the hospital... For full info follow application link.
The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
The University of Illinois Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity
institution/employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services.
