Senior Child Life Specialist-Facility Dog Handler

Job description

Senior Child Life Specialist-Facility Dog Handler - ( 26002296 ) Description The Stead Family Children's Hospital is seeking a Facility Dog Handler on our Child Life team. Within UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital: The Senior Child Life Specialist plans, develops, implements, and evaluates comprehensive child life therapy programs and services within the scope of child life professional practice for pediatric and neonatal patients with complex and/or specialized needs. This includes educational, recreational, and therapeutic programs and activities that address and mitigate the developmental impact of illness and injury on infants, children, youth, and families. A primary facility dog handler implements the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital Facility Dog program to provide outcome-focused, goal-oriented, animal assisted therapeutic interventions as part of the clinical care team to help pediatric patients and their families achieve health-related goals. Provides child life clinical interventions, utilizing the SFCH facility dog to promote healing, play, normalization of environment, positive coping, and motivation in meeting clinical treatment goals. Oversees and prioritizes the...