Senior Child Life Specialist - Full Time

ID 2025-6403 Remote No Category Child Life / Recreation Position Type Regular Full-Time Company Overview Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families. All employees are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a full-time or part-time status (40 hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans. Additional benefits available to full-time and part-time employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law. Help create a brighter, stronger future for the children we serve at Shriners Children’s Southern California (SCSC). We are a family-centered, pediatric subspecialty Ambulatory Surgical Center located in Pasadena, providing complex care for children with orthopedic conditions. Job Overview We currently have an opening for a Senior Child Life Specialist to join our Pasadena, CA team. The Senior Child Life Specialist position is responsible for mentoring staff in the provision of comprehensive, purposeful, developmentally appropriate, and culturally sensitive, family-centered care. This care is focused on meeting the psychosocial and developmental needs of children and families. The Senior Child Life Specialist provides evaluation and therapeutic services, direct patient care and patient/family education, in an efficient manner. Services may include therapeutic play, preparation, procedural support, special events, and reintegration programming. The child life specialist utilizes these practices in an effort to facilitate adaptive coping techniques and promote normal growth and development of the patient and family. This position is full time, exempt, and health insurance eligible. The pay range for this position is $28.05 - $39.60/hour. Compensation is determined based on years of experience and departmental equity. Responsibilities

• Performs an individualized assessment to collect comprehensive and accurate data necessary to assess development, temperament, coping style, medical plan, cultural preferences & practices and available social supports in order to develop an individualized treatment plan.
• Plans and implements an individualized treatment plan that identifies goals and evidence-based treatment intervention strategies, with an emphasis on psychosocial and emotional needs of the patients and their families.
• Plans and implements an individualized treatment plan that identifies goals and evidence-based treatment intervention strategies, with an emphasis on psychosocial and emotional needs of the patients and their families.
• Demonstrates mentorship behaviors in practice setting, in the community and within the profession.
• Functions as a subject matter expert and role model within the team, promoting a positive, organized compliant and safe environment.
• Educates patients and family members about medical care, hospitalization, discharge, and reentry into the community.
• Provides emotional support and educational materials and techniques to increase knowledge and understanding of medical procedure and the hospital experience.

This is not an all-inclusive list of this job’s responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned. Qualifications Required:

• Bachelors Degree
• Child Life Certificate, or proof of eligibility
• CPR
• Bilingual in Spanish
• 5 years pediatric experience

Preferred:

• Masters Degree
• Previous experience working with hospitalized and health children
• Background in Child Development, Child Life, Psychology, or similar field

Salary : $28 - $40