Per Diem

• Serve as a core member of the interdisciplinary care team for pediatric palliative care patients and families in home and community settings
• Develop and deliver child life support addressing developmental, emotional, and psychosocial needs
• Assess developmental and psychosocial needs and coping styles of children and siblings
• Develop, implement, and evaluate child life service plans
• Provide medical play, expressive techniques, education, procedural support, developmental support, and psychosocial interventions
• Promote safe and nurturing environments in homes, schools, and community settings
• Provide developmentally appropriate diagnostic teaching and caregiver education
• Facilitate expressive and therapeutic play, grief, bereavement, memory-making, and legacy work
• Advocate for children and families and communicate their goals to the care team
• Plan age-appropriate programming supporting peer support and reducing isolation
• Document communications and interventions
• Participate in Interdisciplinary Group meetings
• Meet department productivity standards
• Collaborate with facility-based child life staff to promote consistent care
• Maintain privacy, integrity, attendance, and compliance with organizational policies
• Perform other functions as assigned by management

Child Life Specialist I - HC, Per Diem

• Provide chemotherapy, immunotherapy, biologic, and other advanced infusion therapies in patients’ homes
• Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments in the patient’s home
• Review and accurately interpret physicians’ orders and treatment plans
• Prepare and administer chemotherapy, immunotherapy, biologic medications, and prescribed infusion therapies
• Monitor patients before, during, and after treatment
• Recognize and respond appropriately to infusion reactions and other clinical changes
• Perform peripheral IV insertion and phlebotomy
• Access and manage PICCs, midlines, central venous catheters, and implanted ports
• Perform central-line dressing changes and provide line maintenance
• Educate patients and caregivers regarding treatment, medication administration, side effects, safety precautions, and when to contact the clinical team
• Communicate with patients, families, infusion pharmacies, physicians, and internal clinical staff
• Complete accurate and timely electronic clinical documentation
• Perform follow-up visits and ongoing assessments as ordered
• Precept or evaluate newly hired infusion nurses when requested

Per Diem jobs in New York

Child Life Specialist I - HC, Per Diem

Infusion Homecare RN, Chemo/Immunotherapy, Per-Diem