| Area |
Pediatrics
- Ellison 18
|
| Job
Title |
Child Life
Volunteer - School Age/ Adolsecent Unit
(ages 6 to 19 years old)
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| Immediate
Supervisor: |
Kara Levoshko,
Heather Peach and Tracie Grant
Child Life Specialists (CLS)
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| Objective: |
To offer
support to the staff of Ellison 18.
To provide caring attention to the patients and
their families.
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| Qualifications: |
- A genuine interest
in children.
- A warm and patient
personality.
- Sensitivity to
family members.
- Good interpersonal
skills.
- Willingness to
assist other volunteers and staff in other duties
as necessary.
- Ability to push
Audio/ Visual equipment which are on carts.
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| Days
& Times Needed: |
|
Monday through Friday
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Saturday and Sunday
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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| Duties
/ Responsibilities: |
- Assist child Life
Specialists with activities for patients
- Activites include:
reading stories, playing games, & other age-appropriate
acitvities
- Provide bedside
visits to patients.
- Offer parents an
opportunity to take a break and leave the unit
by keeping the child company.
- Help keep playroom
neat and orderly.
- Provide feedback
about patients to CLS verbally or document patient
interactions in communication book when appropriate.
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| Limitations: |
- Volunteers must
not verbalize assumptions or opinions about
patient's illness.
- Never read a patient's
chart.
- Respect patient
confidentiality.
- Never feed a child
without checking with his or her nurse.
- Volunteers should
never exchange personal gifts or information
including mailing addresses, e-mail addresses
and telephone numbers with patients.
- Volunteers should
not take pictures of patients.
- Volunteers must
wear their volunteer jackets and badges at all
times.
- Volunteers should
only come during scheduled timeslots.
- Volunteers should
inform Child Life Specialists of absences and
should discuss absences and length of absence
with Volunteer Department staff.
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| Training
/ Orientations: |
- Fire Safety
- Standard Precautions
- Patient Confidentiality
- Department Orientation
provided by staff.
- Additional training
to be provided by staff and other volunteers
when a shadow shift is necessary.
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