Why Work at Children's....
Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years. Founded in 1908, Children's Colorado is a leading pediatric network entirely devoted to the health and well being of children. Continually recognized as one of the nation's outstanding hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, Children's Colorado is known both for its nationally and internationally recognized medical, research and education programs as well as the full spectrum of everyday care for kids throughout Colorado and surrounding states. With more than 1,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric specialties, Children's Colorado Network of Care includes its main campus, 16 Children's Care Centers and more than 400 outreach clinics.
A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child.
Job Overview
The Exercise Program Coordinator is responsible for investigative discovery (including quality assurance, evidence-based practice, and research studies) in pediatric exercise physiology, in conjunction with the Medical Director of the Laboratory.
Additional Information
Department: Exercise EKG
Hours per week: 40, eligible for benefits
Shift: Monday - Friday, variable hours
Qualifications
Responsibilities
- Provides developmentally appropriate diagnostic and interventions services consistent with contemporary, evidence-based practice in discipline area and department quality assurance standards.
- Participates in systematic, planned professional development activities to improve the clinical, educational, research and advocacy goals of the department and hospital.
- Leads quality assurance and quality improvement standards within specialty area. Responsible for completing case management activities.
- Conducts quarterly chart audit for quality assurance in care and documentation.
- Directs day to day activities for the specialty program, including program development, growth, and program improvement. Develops clinical competencies and provides specialty training.
- Initiates and guides continuum of care practices across specialty program/diagnostic area.
- Provides program development including outreach programs and off-site training.
- Provides clinical and operational orientation for new staff.
- Responsible for leading student precepting and oversight.
- Facilitates staff participation in research and professional presentation opportunities.
- Oversees outcome reporting and database management.
- Acts as point of contact for multidisciplinary teams/clinics in diagnostic area.
- Supports the family to become engaged and active participants in their child’s health care program and partners with the family to provide their own care coordination when appropriate.
- Provides ongoing support to patient/family as needed and helps to facilitate shared decision making between the family and health care team across the care continuum.
- Supports the development of self-management skills in the child and family.
- Facilitates patient transitions by ensuring that the child’s optimal care outcomes were achieved and not impacted by the transition.
- Maintains all program specific national standards and requirements of accrediting organizations including collection and reporting of data to appropriate national registries and databases.
- Develops and delivers presentations and other materials for use during program-related events and meetings.
- Provides education to healthcare team on the management of specific patient population needs.
Other Information
Guidelines: Guidelines are generally but not always clearly applicable, requiring the employee to exercise judgment in selecting the most pertinent guideline, interpret precedents, adapt standard practices to differing situations, and recommend alternative actions in situations without precedent.
Complexity: Duties assigned are generally complex and may be of substantial intricacy. Work assignment is performed within an established framework under general instructions but requires simultaneous coordination of assigned functions or projects in various stages of completion.
Decision Making: Exercises judgment and discretion, and is responsible for determining the time, place and sequence of the work performed.
Communications: Contacts with team members, clients or the public where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, defended, and gathered and discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.
Supervision Received: Under general supervision, the employee receives assignments and is expected to carry them through to completion with substantial independence. Work is reviewed for adherence to instructions, accuracy, completeness, and conformance to standard practice or precedent. Recurring work clearly covered by guidelines may or may not be reviewed.
Physical Requirements
Audio-Visual: Depth Perception: Good
Audio-Visual: Far Vision: Good
Audio-Visual: Hearing: Good
Audio-Visual: Near Vision: Good
General Activity: Drive: None
Motion: Bend: 1/3 or more of time
Motion: Carry: 1/3 or more of time
Motion: Squat/Crouch: 1/3 or more of time
Others: Occupational Hazards - exposure to severe weather conditions: He/she must be able to meet scheduling demands during all weather conditions.
Use of Hands/Feet: Both Feet - Gross Motor Function
Use of Hands/Feet: Both Feet - Precise Motor Function (Or Fine Manipulation)
Use of Hands/Feet: Both Hands - Gross Motor Function
Use of Hands/Feet: Both Hands - Precise Motor Function (Or Fine Manipulation)
Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 10 pounds: 1/3 or more of time
Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 25 pounds: 1/3 or more of time
Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 50 pounds: 1/3 or more of time
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.
Salary Information
Hourly Salary Range: $32.08 to $48.12
Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to a best-in-class education benefit with 75+ tuition-free programs to help you advance your career.
As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.
Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.
