MacKenzie Rayman

Child Life Specialist @Gillette Children's

Minneapolis, MN, US

Certified Child Life Specialist at Gillette Children\'s Specialty Healthcare - a 60 bed pediatric hospital with five specialized inpatient units.• Responsible for helping patients and patient families cope with the stress of hospitalization. Assess the developmental needs of hospitalized children age 0-18 to provide intervention for their psychosocial, emotional, physical and cognitive needs.• Organize, direct and implement activities for children and their families to minimize stress, maintain normalcy, and promote peer socialization.• Provide education and preparation services for children and their families for surgeries and procedures.• Supervise and mentor Child Life evening and weekend volunteers.• Partner with providers, nurses, social workers and others to meet the unique emotional, developmental and cultural needs of each child and family.• Provide bereavement support and memory making for children and their families during trauma situations.• Implement developmentally appropriate intervention strategies with patients to facilitate their social, emotional, intellectual and physical growth.• Promote effective coping through play, self-expression activities, creative arts, and age-appropriate medical preparation and education.

Dakota County Technical College

Child Development

College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)