About the role
Location: TGH Main Campus
Pay rate: from $15.00 per hour
The Child Life Activity Technician provides a variety of indirect and direct patient care, under the supervision of Child Life Specialists in the Muma Children's Hospital. Demonstrate knowledge of child development and appropriate activities for age groups required. The ability to provide a therapeutic and safe environment for individuals and groups. Exhibit and deliver strong customer service skills with patients, families, students, volunteer staff and the health care team. Provide oversight to volunteer and Pet Therapy programs, work with the community in providing high quality events for patients and families. Demonstrate the ability to assist patients and families in coping with the stress of hospitalization through assessment of the individual by providing normalizing activities appropriate for their developmental age. Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with the mission, vision, and values of Tampa General Hospital.
What you will do
- Meets TGH time and attendance standards.
- Completes assignments and delegated responsibilities within the established time frames
- Reflects cost effectiveness in utilization of resources
- Documents use of supplies and services.
- Demonstrates the ability to prioritize assigned activities and assist other members in achieving priorities
- Attends all annual and mandatory in-services, required meetings, and continuing education programs
- Formulates goals for personal/professional development annually.
- Participates in educational programs to enhance personal and professional growth
- Stay current in Child Life trends for pediatric health care
- Demonstrates cooperative interactions with coworkers.
- Works collaboratively with departments to achieve patient goals.
- Maintains flexibility in work assignments.
- Works within an interdisciplinary health care team; communicates with team members, integrates interdisciplinary goals into child life treatment plans, and supports and collaborates with the plan of care
- Maintains EMR documentation of safe, appropriate participation in all activity events to ensure safe staffing and participation usage
- Coordinates activities of external and internal partners involved in interactions with patients and families
Education Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED
Licenses and Certifications
- BLS for healthcare professionals (required within 60 days of employment)
Experience Qualifications
- Applicants with HS Diploma must have at least 10 hours of course work in Child Development, Family Studies, Education, Psychology, Florida Department of Children and Families Birth thorough Five Training Certificate along with 1 year of relevant experience in pediatric setting.
Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrates current knowledge required to provide age specific therapeutic and goal oriented structured
- Knowledge of normal human development and the impact that illness, injury, disability, and hospitalization have on the child and family
- Plans, provides, and maintains a safe and inclusive environment for patients, team members, and families
- Monitors those who enter the Child Life areas ensuring all adhere to a variety of standards including infection prevention and safety criteria. Works with security to ensure the Child Life areas are safe
- Maintains play and activities in the Child Life areas. Accountable to ensure materials are available, the environment meets infection prevention standards, and is conducive to play for patients and their family members, inclusive of any décor and selection of activities
- Coordinates group activities within the Child Life areas and through technology for patients to use at the bedside
- Provides care according to established procedures and protocols
- Remains alert to changes in patient condition and reports to assigned licensed nursing staff signs and symptoms requiring further assessment, communication, and/or intervention
- Responds effectively in emergency situations.
- Utilizes appropriate conflict management skills and considers alternative actions when necessary, in approaching problem-solving
- Shares observations of the child's physical and behavioral well-being (including child/parent interactions), evidenced by documentation in the medical record
- Serves as a preceptor, as requested
- Promotes a positive image of the department and organization through professional conduct, appearance, and communication
- Participates in the recruitment, orientation, and training of Child Life Volunteer program and Pet Therapy program participants. Serves in a lead role when volunteers are interacting with patients and families
- Participates in the selection of community events which provide engaging and safe activities. Serves in a lead role when community visitors are interacting with patients and families
- Demonstrates active listening
- Demonstrates appropriate and effective verbal and written communication skills in interactions with patients, team members, and visitors.
- Demonstrates knowledge of new and pertinent information via discussion, communication, meetings, bulletin boards, memos, logbooks, etc.
- Auditory, visual, and interpersonal skills to effectively assess the environment, patient, and family engagement
- Ability to respond effectively to individual, age specific needs with high quality child life intervention
- Ability to effectively manage within an environment of emotional and physical stress.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills and ability to relate with people of diverse backgrounds.
- Provides feedback as requested.
TGH Main Campus (TGHMAIN)
1 Tampa General Circle
Tampa, 33601