Hamilton Health Sciences Looking for Child Life Specialist at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Full Time

The focus of this outpatient position is the care of children with a wide range of illnesses and conditions. In consultation with the health care team the Child Life Specialist will provide observations, assessments, procedural preparation and support as well as therapeutic interactions and activities that offer emotional support and developmentally appropriate education for children or adolescents related to their diagnosis/condition and plan of care. Intervention strategies for providing further support for their child may also be provided to the parents and siblings.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
• Child Life Certification or obtainable within 1 year.
• Minimum of 1 to 2 years’ experience, within the last 3 years, as a Child Life Specialist in an acute, tertiary care setting
• Demonstrated clinical expertise in assessments, planning and interventions for children, adolescents and their families
• Demonstrated flexibility and the ability to provide interventions on an urgent basis
• Demonstrated organization, problem-solving and conflict management skills
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate and collaborate with interdisciplinary team members
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to provide formal and informal education to health care team regarding the Child Life role, the psychosocial needs of children/adolescents related to care management
• Demonstrated understanding the role of community supports for the child/adolescent and family
• Participates in ongoing professional development

As a condition of employment, you are required to submit proof of full COVID-19 vaccination to Employee Health Services.

Job

Health Professional/Assistant

Primary Location

Ontario-Hamilton

This position will be located at

McMaster University Medical Centre

Organization

MCH Paeds Ambulatory

Status

Regular

Hours per week

15

Number of Openings

1

Union Code

Non Union Employees

Minimum Salary

34.5000

Maximum Salary

44.2300

Post Date

Sep 19, 2023, 12:00:00 AM

Sep 25, 2023, 11:59:00 PM

Unit Summary

McMaster Children’s Hospital is the regional academic centre for pediatric acute care, rehabilitation, developmental and mental health services. The Extensive Needs/Mi-Care Program is comprised of Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS) and Ministry of Health (MOH) funded services for individuals up to the age of 18, whose needs cannot be met in a single service stream and requires an integrated approach across Mental, Behavioural and Developmental Health. The Extensive Needs/Mi Care Program supports a culture of innovation, family centered service and evidenced based interventions.

Schedule Work Hours

Monday-Friday; days (some evening and weekend shifts).

Guidelines

Hamilton Health Sciences fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.

To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All internal and external applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact Human Resources Operations at 905-521-2100, Ext. 46947 for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note: the circumstances around an employee’s exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment

Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset

If this position is temporary, selection for this position will be as per the outlined Collective Agreements:

Article 30 (k), CUPE Collective Agreement

Article 10.7 (d), ONA Collective Agreement

Article 13.01 (b) (ii), OPSEU 273 Collective Agreement

Article 14.04, OPSEU 209 Collective Agreement

Article 2.07 and Article 13, PIPSC RT Collective Agreement