Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years.
Here, the nation’s brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists, and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist’s outlook, a trailblazing spirit, and a celebrated history, we’re making new strides every day.
We’ve been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the nation’s top 10 pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.
As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 11 specialty care centers, 1,300+ outreach clinics and more than 10,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties.
Here, we know it takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat.
That’s why we build our teams toward a foundation of equity in access, advancement, and opportunity. We know teams of individuals with different identities and backgrounds can nurture creativity and innovation. We know we can see, treat, and heal children better when our team reflects the diversity of our patient population. We strive to attract and retain diverse talent because we know a truly inclusive and equitable workforce will help us one day realize our most basic calling: to heal every child who comes through our doors.
A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it’s different.
Job Overview
Please join our team of dynamic leaders who support a diverse group of child life professionals in a top 10 children's hospital! Trained in the use of therapeutic play, recreation and educational techniques, our child life specialists guide children and teens throughout their treatment. These services are available to patients at Children's Colorado at no extra charge. As one of the largest and most innovative child life programs in the country, our Child Life Department is leading the way in improving the healthcare experience for kids through therapeutic play, connection, creativity, animal-assisted therapy, gaming and more. Learn more about these programs and resources here.
The Child Life Supervisor is responsible for leading, coaching, mentoring, modeling best practices, scheduling, managing Paid Time Off (PTO) and day-to-day performance for direct reports. The position provides oversight of patient care and manages patient flow for Child Life at CHCO, and is responsible for ensuring the best patient care possible is provided by child life staff.
Click here to see a 'Day in the Life' of a Child Life Specialist here at Children's Hospital Colorado!
Additional Information
Department Name: Child Life
Shift: M-F, 10:00am-6:30pm, may be subject to change depending on departmental needs
Qualifications
EDUCATION – Bachelor’s degree in Child Life, Child Development, Counseling Psychology, Social Work, Education, or related fields.
EXPERIENCE – Four years previous experience in providing child life services in a healthcare setting.
EQUIVALENCY – A Master or higher degree in a related field may substitute for the experience requirements on a year for year basis.
CERTIFICATION(S) – Child Life Professional Certification (CCLS)
Responsibilities
POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE
Neonate - <30 days
Infancy - >30 days to 1yr
Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs
Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs
School age - >5yrs to 13yrs
Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs
Essential Functions
An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.
Mentors and supports staff on a daily basis, while creating a culture and atmosphere that will lead to a high level of employee engagement.
Assigns and reviews work, provides work instruction (OTJ or formal training) and develops team members. Evaluates performance of team members, providing continuous feedback. Addresses discipline and performance issues; hires and fires team members. Identifies resource needs and develops recommendations for meeting needs.
Supervises day-to-day activities of team members including, but not limited to, assigning and reviews work, provides work instruction, developing team members and time keeping administration.
Participates in labor cost and financial component decisions related to day-to-day operations.
Complies with all regulatory standards, hospital policies/procedures and quality/patient safety standards.
Acts as a working supervisor to assist with patient and family interactions and facilitating care plans; remains available to provide coverage as needed.
Establishes team communication norms and staff rounding.
Assists with the implementation and maintenance of department specific policies, procedures, and guidelines while ensuring consistency with evidence-based practice and organizational policies, standards, and procedures.
Resolves operational and patient/family issues, making decisions that are inclusive of multiple perspectives and solves underlying problems.
Assists team members in achieving unit outcomes, performance and professional development standards; identifies opportunities for continual improvement.
Monitors expenditures for unit/department and participates in the development of budget recommendations.
Other Information
SCOPE AND LEVEL
Guidelines: Guidelines are in the form of stated objectives for the section, unit, function, or project. Is normally the first level of full supervision in a classification series. Performs most elements of supervision over 50% of the time. May also perform the work of front line staff as needed.
Complexity: Work assignment is generally unstructured and employee is responsible for assigning and supervising a variety of functions to achieve the objectives of the section, unit, or project. Duties performed involve weighing and evaluating factors requiring judgment, analytical ability, and problem solving.
Decision Making: Employee is responsible for simultaneous coordination and supervision of several functions, programs, or projects in various stages of completion. Primary responsibility for arranging and directing the work of two or more employees.
Communications: Contacts are of a non-prescribed nature involving the negotiation and resolution of problems and where exceptional degrees of discretion, judgment, and specialized knowledge are required in carrying out the programs and policies of an organization.
Supervision Received: Under managerial direction, the employee has personal accountability for carrying out the work objectives of an organizational unit or section within the scope of established guidelines and the mission of the organization or department. Employee is expected to resolve problems that arise in the normal course of the work. Work may be discussed with higher level supervisors and reviewed for soundness of judgment and feasibility of decisions.
Physical Requirements
Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job
Audio-Visual: Color Discrimination – Fair
Audio-Visual: Depth Perception – Fair
Audio-Visual: Near Vision: Good
Audio-Visual: Far Vision: Good
Audio Visual: Hearing: Good
Motion: Bend up to 1/3 of the time
Motion: Reach up to 1/3 of the time
Motion: Carry up to 1/3 of the time
Motion: Pull up to 1/3 of the time
Motion: Push up to 1/3 of the time
Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 10 lbs. or more of the time
General Activity: Stand/Walk up to 4hrs a day
Use of hands/feet: Precise Motion Function (or fine manipulation)
Work Environment
Exposure: Exposure to blood/body fluid: Occasional
Exposure: Exposure to cold/heat: Occasional
Exposure: Exposure to infectious disease: Occasional
Mental and Emotional Requirements: Manages stress appropriately
Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works with other effectively
Mental and Emotional Requirements: Handles multiple priorities effectively.
Mental and Emotional Requirements: Independent discretion/decision making.
Mental and Emotional Requirements: Makes decisions under pressure.
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.
The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.
Salary Information
Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $68,066.41 to $102,099.61
Hourly Salary Range: $32.72 to $49.09
Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.
As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.
Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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