Location: Daytona Beach,FL, USA
**All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:**
Benefits from Day One
Paid Days Off from Day One
Student Loan Repayment Program
Career Development
Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
Mental Health Resources and Support
Pet Insurance*
**Our promise to you:**
Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. Its about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that **together** we are even better.
**Schedule:** Full-time
**Shift** : Day Shift
**The community youll be caring for** **:** AdventHealth Daytona Beach 301 Memorial Medical Parkway, Daytona Beach, FL 32117
**The role youll contribute:**
The child life specialist is a professional in healthcare who works with children and families to help minimize stress/anxiety and maximize positive coping throughout the healthcare experience. The child life specialist focuses on the psychosocial development of children, provides emotional support and developmentally appropriate information to increase understanding and coping with medical procedures, diagnosis, pain management and bereavement.
**The value youll bring to the team:**
Provides developmentally appropriate education for patients and their families as indicated by presenting appropriate information related to medical procedures, diagnosis, parent education, bereavement, etc.
Provides emotional support to assist with patient/family coping; to minimize stress relative to their healthcare experience. Utilizes stress reduction techniques to facilitate positive coping during procedures and throughout the healthcare experience.
Ability to work independently
Demonstrates core competence with all child life skills
Maintain child life certification by attending professional development webinars, in services, and conferences.
May assist in application review and interview process for child life students and serve as a child life mentor.
**Qualifications - External**
**The expertise and experiences youll need to succeed** **:**
+ **Minimum qualifications** :
+ Minimum of Bachelors degree in Child Life, Education, Recreation Therapy, Child Development or related field
+ Professional child life certification through the Child Life Professional Certification Examination (CCLS)
This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.
**Category:** Patient Care
**Organization:** AdventHealth Daytona Beach
**Schedule:** Full-time
**Shift:** 1 - Day
**Req ID:** 24023546
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.