Hiring: Child Life Specialist Company: Northwell Health Location: Mount Kisco, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 16:23:57 Employment Type: Internship About the job Experience: •1-3 years of relevant experience, required. •3 years of relevant experience, required. Required Skills: •Implements a psychosocial program fostering emotional, developmental, intellectual and physical growth of children in the hospital environment and outpatient setting. Orients hospital staff of the psychosocial needs of children and their families and fosters positive hospital community relations. •Hours will vary between 7AM-5PM, M-F, depending on patient and department needs. •Facilitates child life services in assigned area; prioritizes patient care needs on a daily basis and assigns staff, students and volunteers. •Participates in administrative tasks (i.e. Community Affairs, Internship, Joint Commission, Volunteer program), as directed by management. •Guides child life specialist I, students and volunteers. •Sets-up and organizes activity areas, and provides design input for patient areas, to promote use, orientation, and personalization, and provide comfort and security. •Develops a plan-of-care based on assessment of child’s development, temperament, coping style, medical plan and available social support using therapeutic play as a diagnostic and treatment tool. •Identifies teaching, materials and techniques for different age groups and learning needs. Qualifications: •Recognizes and addresses the importance of therapeutic play in facilitating child’s mastery and coping with the health-care experience (i.e., medical play, creative arts). Compensation: •$66,300 - $98,500 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!