INTEGRIS Health Children's at Baptist Medical Center

Phone

405-949-3011

Address

3300 N.W. Expressway
4th and 10th Floors
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
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Child Life Internship 

This program is currently on hold and not accepting applications.

At INTEGRIS Health Children’s, our Child Life Internship follows the standards, requirements and competencies set forth by the Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP).

Our internship program provides opportunities to gain education, skills, experience, and competency related to professional responsibility, assessment, and clinical interventions in a hospital setting, focusing on hospitalized children and families.

During the internship experience, interns will evolve skills surrounding development in the hospital setting and further explore how to verbalize the “why” for interactions, as well as complete assignments and projects for further development. Our internship program provides adequate preparation and training for the Child Life Certification Exam and entering the Child Life career field.

For additional questions and information, please email the Child Life Internship Coordinator at: [email protected].

More Information

We are seeking candidates that are interested in making INTEGRIS Health Children's their home, transitioning into a full-time open position following the successful completion of the internship. 

No school affiliation is required. 

The INTEGRIS Children’s internship experience is a 600+ hour, 16–17-week, full-time experience.

Interns are expected to be available during standard business hours.

  • Certain rotations may require an intern to work some evenings. 

The tentative internship schedule is as follows:

  • Week 1-2: General orientation and module review
  • Weeks 3-9: Unit Rotation 1
  • Weeks 10-17: Unit Rotation 2
  • Week 17: Final Week

Internship rotations will be decided based on the availability of the Certified Child Life Specialists.

Housing is not provided for students. However, there are apartment complexes near the hospital campus.

Meal vouchers are available for Child Life Department interns.

For further questions and information, please email the Child Life Internship Coordinator at: [email protected]

 

If accepted into the INTEGRIS Health Children’s Child Life Internship, you are eligible to apply for the Regional and National Child Life Internship Scholarships if you meet the scholarship criteria. 

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Application Requirements:

  • Completion of the required child life coursework or graduation from an ACLP-Endorsed Academic Program.
  1. Child life course taught by a CCLS
  2. A minimum of 2 child development courses that cover ages birth -18
  3. Family systems course
  4. Play course
  5. Loss/bereavement or death/dying course
  6. Research course
  7. 3 additional courses in related content area
  • Completion of a child life practicum or child life pre-internship experience.
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0 in the child life courses.
  • Volunteer or work experience with well children and families.
  • Volunteer or work experience with children and families experiencing stressful situations, healthcare and/or health issues.
  • Hospital experience is preferred.
  • Basic Life Skills (BLS) preferred.

Requirements must be met for the candidate to be considered.

All application materials must be emailed to [email protected].

Late, paper, or handwritten applications will not be considered.

Email Guidelines:

  • Title of email: *Insert First and Last Name* - Internship Application
  • Attach all required documents in one email.
  • Title of attachments: *Name of Document* - *Insert First and Last Name*

Attachments must include:

 

  • Completed ACLP Eligibility Assessment.
    *The ACLP Internship Readiness Common Application includes a section to upload the Eligibility Assessment.

 

  • Official or Unofficial Academic Transcripts from all universities/colleges attended.
    *The ACLP Internship Readiness Common Application includes a section to upload transcripts.

 

  • List of 3 professional references - include each reference's name and email address
    *At least 1 reference must be a Certified Child Life Specialist.
    *No reference letters - Internship site will personally email references with a form to complete.

 

  • Professional Resume

Please send one email with completed applications and supporting documents to [email protected] titled, “INTEGRIS Child Life Internship Application.”

All application materials must be submitted to [email protected].

Attach all required documents in one email.

INTEGRIS Health Children's will offer our next child life internship in Fall 2026