Job Description
**Overview**
**$5,000 Hiring Incentive for Child Life Specialists who join our team!**
The **Child Life Specialist I** will utilize a family centered care approach in assuring that the psychosocial needs of the patients and families are met. The incumbent facilitates therapeutic play, coping techniques, psychological preparation, procedural support, and clinical education regarding health care experiences. This position promotes the optimum development of the patients through therapeutic individual and group activities.
**Responsibilities**
1. Facilitates the orientation, adjustment, and ongoing support of patients and caregivers to the hospital, health care experiences, illness or disability.
2. Provides medical procedure preparation, support, and accompaniment whenever necessary to support the patient and/or caregivers.
3. Communicates and documents patient and caregiver interventions as appro...
**$5,000 Hiring Incentive for Child Life Specialists who join our team!**
The **Child Life Specialist I** will utilize a family centered care approach in assuring that the psychosocial needs of the patients and families are met. The incumbent facilitates therapeutic play, coping techniques, psychological preparation, procedural support, and clinical education regarding health care experiences. This position promotes the optimum development of the patients through therapeutic individual and group activities.
**Responsibilities**
1. Facilitates the orientation, adjustment, and ongoing support of patients and caregivers to the hospital, health care experiences, illness or disability.
2. Provides medical procedure preparation, support, and accompaniment whenever necessary to support the patient and/or caregivers.
3. Communicates and documents patient and caregiver interventions as appro...
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- Location Baltimore, MD
- Job Type Full-time
- Category other-general
- Posted Date June 29, 2026
- Application Deadline July 11, 2026