Supervisor Child Life - Phoenix, United States - Phoenix Children's Hospital

Phoenix Children's Hospital

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Phoenix, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

The Supervisor of Child Life provides clinical leadership of patient care services, education and direct supervision of Child Life Specialists and Child Life Assistants to ensure consistent provision of developmentally appropriate quality patient care.

Position Duties:

Direct supervision and clinical mentor to assigned direct reports
Role models, mentors and promotes professional growth in accordance with ACLP Standards of Clinical Practice
Maintains schedules and coordinates coverage based on acuity
Assures Kronos accuracy in collaboration with Child Life Manager
Ensures timely and accurate completion of charting, and provides chart audits
Completes performance evaluations and initiates disciplinary process with support from Child Life Manager
Provides opportunities for cross training
Collaborates with PFCC clinical education specialist to provide student, department, and hospital wide education and training in accordance with ACLP Clinical Standards of Internships and Practice.
Builds on strengths and opportunities for each unit team, creating and supporting an environment that fosters teamwork, cooperation, respect, and diversity.
Clinical responsibilities
Plans, implements, and evaluates individual patient goals, based upon assessment findings.
Provides teaching and psychological preparation for potentially stressful experiences with infants, children, adolescents, and families.
Actively participates in interdisciplinary rounds and evaluations as a member of the treatment team.
Documents patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in the medical record.
Provides a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment for infants, children, adolescents, and families.
Escorts and facilitates social/ positive interactions between patients and special visitors, guests, or entertainers.
Represents and communicates family centered philosophy on departmental and hospitalwide committees.
Assists department manager in administrative duties
Participates in the hiring process
Compiles and maintains monthly productivity statistics for reporting
Coordinates with PFCC clinical education specialist for onboarding and training of new departmental staff.
Assists in developing and sustaining recognition and retention programs for the department
Assumes leadership responsibilities in the absence of the Child Life Manager
Professional responsibilities
Participates in continuing education and leadership trainings while remaining abreast of advances in Child Life and programs for hospitalized children.
Provides departmental and interdisciplinary inservice education on growth and development, Child Life, and the impact of illness, injury, and healthcare on patients and their families.
Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & Values:

Mission
To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision

Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
Advocating for the health and wellbeing of children and families

Values

We place children and families at the center of all we do
We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable