Jessica Heirtzler
Certified Child Life Specialist at Good Shepherd Community Care- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certified Child Life Specialist
The Association of Child Life Professionals, Inc.Mar, 2018- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Good Shepherd Community Care
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Certified Child Life Specialist
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Feb 2018 - Present
• Provide emotional and bereavement support to patients and families who are served on Good Shepherd’s Pediatric Palliative Care program • Prepare and implement developmentally appropriate play activities for patients and siblings in their home including memory making and legacy building • Visit patients and families at their respected hospital when admitted • Prioritize patients, contact caregivers, and schedule visits • Create narrative notes to document each visit • Plan and host family events in the community • Attend bi-monthly interdisciplinary team meetings Show less
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Camp Oasis
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Elizaville, NY
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Counselor
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Aug 2010 - Present
• Oversee the daily activities, including meals, soccer, arts and crafts, and swim of approximately 15 girls with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis • Collaborate with health staff to tend to all campers’ needs both physically and emotionally • Oversee the daily activities, including meals, soccer, arts and crafts, and swim of approximately 15 girls with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis • Collaborate with health staff to tend to all campers’ needs both physically and emotionally
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Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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200-Hour Child Life Intern
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Sep 2017 - Dec 2017
• Planned and implemented developmentally appropriate play activities for patients in the playroom • Prioritized child life services for patients and families based on daily schedule and needs • Assisted in facilitating events including parent and family nights • Rehearsed coping techniques and provided patients with procedural support • Charted on individual patient interactions, assessments, and goals • Planned and implemented developmentally appropriate play activities for patients in the playroom • Prioritized child life services for patients and families based on daily schedule and needs • Assisted in facilitating events including parent and family nights • Rehearsed coping techniques and provided patients with procedural support • Charted on individual patient interactions, assessments, and goals
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Hasbro Children's Hospital
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Providence, RI
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400-Hour Child Life Intern
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Jan 2017 - May 2017
• Advocated for, assessed, and tended to the needs of patients and families • Engaged patients in developmentally appropriate play bedside or in the playroom • Assisted in facilitating events including therapy dog and other guest visits • Used distraction techniques to decrease patient distress during procedures • Created chart notes on individual interactions with patients • Advocated for, assessed, and tended to the needs of patients and families • Engaged patients in developmentally appropriate play bedside or in the playroom • Assisted in facilitating events including therapy dog and other guest visits • Used distraction techniques to decrease patient distress during procedures • Created chart notes on individual interactions with patients
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Martha Eliot Health Center
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Jamaica Plain, MA
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Volunteer
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Oct 2014 - Sep 2016
• Engaged pediatric patients in developmentally appropriate activities in the waiting room, including coloring, arts and crafts, and board games • Assisted staff in facilitating events such as the monthly family game night • Engaged pediatric patients in developmentally appropriate activities in the waiting room, including coloring, arts and crafts, and board games • Assisted staff in facilitating events such as the monthly family game night
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KinderCare Education at Work
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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200 - 300 Employee
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Assistant Infant & Toddler Teacher
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Sep 2015 - May 2016
• Tended to a group of 7 to 9 infants or toddlers’ needs such as feeding, changing, preparing for naps, playing, and emotional support • Wrote daily reports to keep staff and parents informed of each child’s care and activities • Tended to a group of 7 to 9 infants or toddlers’ needs such as feeding, changing, preparing for naps, playing, and emotional support • Wrote daily reports to keep staff and parents informed of each child’s care and activities
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Education
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2016 - 2017
Wheelock College
Master of Science (M.S.), Child Life -
2010 - 2014
Assumption College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology -
2006 - 2010
Shrewsbury High School
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