Overview:
Schedule: M-F (Day Shift)
Job Description Summary:
Job Description:
- Engages children and families in hands-on activities to foster creativity, socialization, normalization, and play
- Adapts activities in a group setting during room-to-room visits and in bedside play to meet the identified needs with consideration of developmental, educational, physical, and social needs.
- Communicates and collaborates with team members regarding patient and family experiences, documents all patient interactions, maintains data related to activity participation, and provides timely communication.
- Schedules, plans, and organizes groups and visitors to support them in their interactions with children, families, and staff to enhance positive patient experiences.
- Actively maintains playroom resources to sustain safe, clean, and accessible learning and play environment and management of departmental resources.
- Provides training and supervision for volunteers to ensure appropriate interaction and maintaining a safe environment.
Education Requirement:
Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development, Education, psychology, or related field, required.
Licensure Requirement:
(not specified)
Certifications:
(not specified)
Skills:
- Ability to interact with both children and adults.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills including, ability to teach both individuals and groups.
- Strong planning, organizational and decision-making skills. Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to give and receive feedback.
- Experience and comfort using a variety of technology, ability to learn new skills quickly.
Experience:
Experience working with children in a healthcare setting, preferred.
Physical Requirements:
OCCASIONALLY: Climb stairs/ladder, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 21-40 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 26-40 lbs, Sitting
FREQUENTLY: Bend/twist, Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Chemicals/Medications, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Computer skills, Flexing/extending of neck, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Interpreting Data, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Patient Equipment, Reaching above shoulder, Repetitive hand/arm use, Squat/kneel, Walking
CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Color vision, Decision Making, Depth perception, Hearing acuity, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Seeing – Far/near, Standing
Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:
(not specified)
"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Child Development, Education, Psychology, or related field
- Experience working with children in a healthcare setting
- Ability to interact effectively with both children and adults
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including ability to teach individuals and groups
- Strong planning, organizational, and decision-making skills; ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to give and receive feedback
- Experience and comfort using a variety of technology; computer skills
What We Do
Nationwide Children's Hospital is one of America's largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems, providing expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics, and health equity. It has integrated clinical and research programs and serves over 1.9 million patient visits annually.
