As a Baystate Child Life Specialist you will be responsible for the development and implementation of home-based child life support services to clients serviced by the Baystate Home Health & Hospice Pediatric Palliative Care Network (PPCN) Program. Provide specialized therapeutic techniques to children with limited life expectancy, their siblings and families according to a medically approved plan of care, guided by the Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) standards and scope of practice.

Additional responsibilities will include:

• Provide child life assessment and recommendations for therapeutic intervention to support comfort, coping and function of pediatric patients in their homes. (To include therapeutic play, psychological preparation, family support & education, etc.).
• Implement medically approved plan of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary PPCN team.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings, staff & community meetings and education.
• Serve as a consultant on the team regarding child life therapies and provide training to staff and volunteers on the role and interventions.
• Assist PPCN Program Manager in program development, implementation and coordination of special events and programming as set forth in the Department of Public Health contract.
• Provide bereavement support for patients and families regarding anticipatory grief; at the time of death and through follow-up grief interventions.
• Comply with agency documentation standards. Participate in agency quality assessment and improvement activities.