Director of Child Life Job at Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

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  • Boston Children's Hospital
  • Boston, MA

Job Description

Position Summary/ Department Summary: Director of Child Life. Develops and implements programs for the Department of Child Life. Provides visionary leadership to individuals and interdisciplinary teams, and collaborates with senior leadership, management, and departmental colleagues to achieve programmatic goals.

Key Responsibilities: 1. Develops, implements and evaluates strategic interdisciplinary programs which are consistent with the mission, values and goals of Children's Hospital. 2. Principal investigator, 60+ funds over $3 million, coordinate and project funding allocations for staff salaries and materials needed, current and potential donors stewardship, stewardship and annual reports, grant proposals, and donor engagement activities. 3. Develops strategies emphasizing cultural change; and creates an environment which fosters excellence, sensitivity and leadership. 4. Complies with regulatory standards, laws and requirements of requisite agencies with appropriate systems/processes. 5. Ensure standard established by BCH and regulatory agencies that govern the work; stay abreast of regulatory changes to ensure adherence.6. Determines, develops and evaluates, budgets, administrative strategies and information systems in support of clinical programs. 7. Leads individuals and work groups to continuously improve performance by creating an environment that ensures application of quality principles and techniques to achieve desired outcomes. 8. Provides visionary leadership as to the direction and trajectory of the department and the growth of all disciplines within the department. 9. Responsible for collaborating closely with team members within the philanthropic arm of Boston Children’s Hospital. Provide information to current and prospective donors pertaining to the needs of the child life department including but not limited to new positions, patient materials/programming and other various funding needs. Participates in providing potential donors with the department’s mission, impact of the services provided and offers opportunities for potential donor’s involvement. Maintains relationships with donors through stewardship reports and meetings, engagement opportunities, hospital tours and email correspondence. 10. Provides leadership for the development of and/or participation in studies, research, publications and public presentations. 11. Collaborates with senior leadership, directors, and enterprise management to achieve programmatic goals. 12. Maintains professional liaison with area schools and universities.

Analytical skills to resolve scientific, clinical, human resources, legal, financial, or administrative problems that require the innovative application of the highest levels of specialized knowledge and/or develop financial and operating plans for one of the hospital's major departments/divisions. • Ability to effectively manage the employees within assigned department/division and to persuade and negotiate with peer level department heads and/or with external agencies/facilities on issues and programs that impact assigned department as well as several other large departments/divisions.

Minimum Qualifications Education: Master Degree, MBA or MHA preferred. Area of study required Child Life or a closely related field and Child Life Internship

Experience: 5 years required

Licensure/ Certifications: Certification in Child Life Specialist and CPR

Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.

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