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Gaming and Technology Specialist

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Full-time

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center : Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world.

It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated.

It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday.

Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization :

Patient & Family Centered Care

Job Summary :

Provides patients with digital therapeutic experiences including playing video games, guiding staff on appropriate use of gaming and other technology, facilitating group gaming social events, and educating staff, patients and parents about current gaming trends and technologies.

They will assist with assessing, installing, testing, maintaining, trouble shooting and supporting gaming systems, peripherals, and related hardware within the context of the Patient and Family-Centered Care Department.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provides digital media experiences for patients and families in playrooms, at special events and at bedside.
  • Provides technology assistance to members of the Patient and Family-Centered Care teams.
  • Creates programming and special events / activities for various age groups.
  • Supervises gaming volunteers and students.
  • Researches upcoming technologies and maintains current gaming equipment and technology.
  • Educates and coaches team members about technology process.

Technical Capabilities

  • KNOWLEDGE OF GAMING AND DEVELOPMENT TOOLS (Intermediate) : Demonstrates mastery in use of gaming and other technologies for use by patients, families and team members.
  • FAMILIARITY WITH GAME TESTING (Intermediate) : Maintains updated knowledge on all applicable gaming systems and performs new system configurations.
  • EDUCATION AND TRAINING (Intermediate) : Disseminates technical knowledge, including formal training across the patient and family-centered team.
  • HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT (Intermediate) : Works closely with patients and families to teach and utilize appropriate technology.
  • STRONG PROBLEM-SOLVING AND CRITICAL THINKING (Intermediate) : Builds relationships and collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to develop resources for and conduct program pilot with patients and families.

Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.

These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health’s reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.

Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.

Core Accountabilities :

Organizational Impact : Delivers job responsibilities that impact own job area / team with some guidance. Problem Solving / Complexity of work : Uses existing procedures, research and analysis to solve standard job related problems that may require some judgement.

Breadth of Knowledge : Requires subject matter knowledge within a professional area to meet job requirements. Team Interaction : Individually contributes to project / work teams.

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues : - Develops Self and Others : Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.

  • Builds and Maintains Relationships : Seeks to understand colleagues priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
  • Communicates Effectively : Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner. Delivering Excellent Services : - Serves Others with Compassion : Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
  • Solves Complex Problems : Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns to supervisors in a timely manner.
  • Offers Meaningful Advice and Support : Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.

Ensuring High Quality : - Performs Excellent Work : Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.

  • Ensures Continuous Improvement : Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond.
  • Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements : Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.

Managing Resources Effectively : - Demonstrates Accountability : Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work / service.

  • Stewards Organizational Resources : Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
  • Makes Data Driven Decisions : Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.

Fostering Innovation : - Generates New Ideas : Willingly proposes / accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.

  • Applies Technology : Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
  • Adapts to Change : Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

Position Qualifications :

Responsibilities : Certifications :

Certifications : Work Experience :

Work Experience :

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level : 2 years

2 years

Education :

Associate's (Required)

Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action.

EOE / AA / Women / Minority / Vets / Disabled

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