Job Description

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Summary:
UNC Health Care is recruiting a full-time Gaming and Technology Specialist with active child life certification, to join our UNC Children’s Hospital team located on the beautiful campus of UNC Chapel Hill.

As a top-tier academic medical center, UNC Children’s upholds a four-tiered mission to “CARE,” aligning clinical care, advocacy, research, and education to deliver world-class, family-centered care – always regardless of a family’s ability to pay. UNC Children’s clinical home, N.C. Children’s Hospital, is a major referral center for children with complex conditions and consistently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of “Americas Best Childrens Hospitals” on its annual list.

We are seeking a dynamic, motivated and team-oriented child life specialist with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with multidisciplinary providers and teammates in effective, collaborative practice.

The Gaming and Technology Specialist combines knowledge of child development and available technology and innovation to support patient and family coping, compliment intervention by the interdisciplinary team, and teach, supervise, and evaluate the work of volunteers and students.

This position is 40 hours/week with flexible scheduling with occasional weekend and holiday requirements.

Responsibilities:
1. Evaluates patient progress towards treatment goals and responses to treatment interventions, adapts as necessary in compliance with departmental performance expectations
2. Initial assessment and evaluation–Individually assesses/evaluates patient formulates clinical impressions and recommendations for treatment, referral for other services or provision for no service based upon the analysis of assessment data, and reports assessment findings to appropriate individuals in compliance with departmental performance expectations
3. Internship management–Recruits, screens, interviews, selects, supervises and evaluates child life interns in accordance with department performance expectations
4. Outreach–Develops and facilitates community outreach programs that promote the Childrens Hospital and the health and wellbeing of children in accordance with departmental performance expectations
5. Planning–Interprets assessment data accurately, determines appropriate treatment goals in conjunction with the overall treatment plan, designs treatment plans and individualized treatment interventions for assigned patient population to meet their treatment needs in compliance with departmental performance expectations
6. Plans for all needed resources, coordinates program scheduling and plans and facilitates group and individual treatment interventions with co-workers and other disciplines in compliance with departmental performance expectations
7. Plans for patient discharge and recommends continued service or aftercare in accordance with departmental performance expectations
8. Program development–Develops new or revises existing programs & interventions to reflect current patients needs, interests and abilities and to promote safety in compliance with departmental performance expectations

Other information:
Education Requirements:
– Bachelors degree in Therapeutic Recreation, Child Life or a related field that meets the Child Life Councils recommendation for coursework concentration in Child Life.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:
– Certification by the Child Life Certifying Commission.

Professional Experience Requirements:
– No prior experience required.
-Program development experience preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
– Technical expertise with gaming systems, gaming technology and computer technology;
– Strong understanding of gaming platforms (Xbox, Sony, Nintendo, etc.);
– Possess and maintain computer skills to include working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn other software as needed.
– Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy; and
– Excellent organizational skills, detail-oriented, a self-starter, possess critical thinking skills and be able to set priorities and function as part of a team as well as independently.

Job Details
Legal Employer: STATE
Entity: UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit: Rec Therapy & Child Life-Peds
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

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