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Child Life Specialist- Sign on bonus!

BayCare
Tampa, FL Full Time
POSTED ON 5/4/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/3/2025

At BayCare, we are proud to be one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay area. Our network consists of 16 community-based hospitals, a long-term acute care facility, home health services, outpatient centers and thousands of physicians. With the support of more than 30,000 team members, we promote a forward-thinking philosophy thats built on a foundation of trust, dignity, respect, responsibility and clinical excellence.

Position details :

  • Location : St. Joseph Children's Hospital
  • Status : Full time, Hourly
  • Shift : 8 : 00 AM - 4 : 30 PM
  • Occasional weekends
  • On Call : no
  • Always in person

BayCare is all about making the most of your life and loving your career. With this in mind, BayCare provides an array of benefits to help you meet the daily challenges of balancing all aspects of your life and career goals.

  • Benefits (Health, Dental, Vision)
  • Paid time off
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • 401k match and additional yearly contribution
  • Yearly performance appraisals and team award bonus
  • Community discounts and more
  • AND the Chance to be part of an amazing team and a great place to work!

    The Child Life Specialist is a member of the pediatric health care team who focuses on the emotional and developmental needs of children using therapeutic and developmental play experiences which help children and families maintain normal life patterns, prevent significant developmental disruption, and mitigate psychological distress throughout their health care experience.

  • Provides appropriate guidance for volunteers and students.
  • Acts as an advocate for children and their families with the hospital and uses their knowledge of child development to enhance the hospital environment for pediatric patients.
  • Responsible for implementing a psychosocially and developmentally supportive program for hospitalized children and families.
  • Interprets the child's perception of his diagnosis and treatment as revealed through play and other means of communication, both verbal and nonverbal
  • Provides or cooperates with programs which assure continuity in the child's normal life experience, e.g., school programs, personal, and holiday celebrations
  • Requirements :

  • CCLS (Child Life Certification)
  • Bachelor's degree in Child Life, Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Recreational Therapy, or Psychology is required.
  • Completion of a Child Life Internship is required.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans / Disabled

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