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Title
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Description
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We are looking for a compassionate and dedicated Child Life Assistant to join our healthcare team. The successful candidate will assist in providing psychosocial care to children and their families during hospitalization. This includes preparing children for medical procedures, providing therapeutic play activities, and offering emotional support. The Child Life Assistant will work closely with a team of healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses, and child life specialists, to ensure the child's overall well-being. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of child development, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, stressful environment. This role requires a high level of empathy, patience, and creativity.
Responsibilities
Text copied to clipboard!- Assist in preparing children for medical procedures.
- Provide therapeutic play activities.
- Offer emotional support to children and their families.
- Work closely with a team of healthcare professionals.
- Ensure the child's overall well-being.
- Understand child development.
- Communicate effectively with children and their families.
- Work in a fast-paced, stressful environment.
- Show empathy, patience, and creativity.
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
Requirements
Text copied to clipboard!- Bachelor's degree in Child Life, Psychology, or related field.
- Certification as a Child Life Assistant.
- Experience working with children in a healthcare setting.
- Strong understanding of child development.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, stressful environment.
- High level of empathy, patience, and creativity.
- Ability to maintain patient confidentiality.
- Physical stamina to work with children.
- Clean background check.
Potential interview questions
Text copied to clipboard!- How do you prepare a child for a medical procedure?
- Can you describe a time when you had to use your creativity to comfort a child?
- How do you handle stressful situations?
- What strategies do you use to communicate with children and their families?
- How do you maintain patient confidentiality?