Child Life Specialist - CoxHealth South

CoxHealth

Springfield, MOOn-siteFull time

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Location: Springfield, MO
Work style: On-site
Job type: Full time
Posted: Nov 5; 3 days ago

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CoxHealth

Hospital & health care · 10,001+ employees

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence: Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times. Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group . Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads. Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).

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What you'll do

Assume responsibility and accountability for pediatric patients during inpatient or outpatient hospital contact
Provide care through therapeutic use of self and patient activities
Adapt the hospital environment
Educate health care team members about development and children's reactions to hospital stressors
Perform assessments and goal-directed plans of care to facilitate patient outcomes
Evaluate the effectiveness of self and services
Identify educational goals for patients, families, staff, the community, and hospital departments
Provide a safe, therapeutic, individualized environment for patients and families

What you need

Bachelor’s Degree in Child and Family Development or a related field
Completion of 600 hour child life specialist internship prior to hire
Eligible to set for the Child Life Certification exam, if not a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS)
Degree emphasis in Child Life with a professional hospital internship (preferred)
Previous pediatric volunteer experience (preferred)
Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) (preferred)

Key skills

Child Life CertificationChild and Family Developmentpediatric volunteer experienceassessmentsgoal-directed plans of careevaluates the effectiveness

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Perks

Medical
Vision
Dental
Retirement with Employer Match

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Facility: CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807




 Department: 1084 SLC-CH Child Life Services Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Hours: 6:00 AM - 4:00 PM Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence: Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times. Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group . Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads. Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025). Benefits Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week) For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth Job Description: A caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for all pediatric patients, during contact with the hospital either as an inpatient or outpatient. Our Specialists provide care for these patients through therapeutic use of self, patient activities, hospital environment adaptation, and education of other health care team members regarding development and children’s reactions to hospital stressors.Education: ▪ Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Child and Family Development or a related field ▪ Required: Completion of 600 hour child life specialist internship prior to hire ▪ Preferred: Degree emphasis in Child Life with a professional hospital internship Experience: ▪ Preferred: Previous pediatric volunteer experience Skills: ▪ Performs assessments and goal-directed plans of care to facilitate patient outcomes. ▪ Evaluates the effectiveness of self and services ▪ Identifies educational goals for patients, family, staff members, the community, and other hospital departments ▪ Provides a safe, therapeutic, individualized physical and psychosocial environment for patients and their families Licensure/Certification/Registration: ▪ Required: Eligible to set for the Child Life Certification exam, if not a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) ▪ Preferred: Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST)