Join our Talent Network

*Important Notice:

Applying for Jobs:

Thank you for your continued interest in career opportunities with UNC Health! Please note the following:

Discovery Teammate Referral Program:

**This referral program is applicable to teammates within UNC Health's core facilities and divisions. This includes UNC Health Caldwell, UNC Health Chatham, UNC Health Alliance, UNC Hospitals (UNC Medical Center, UNC Hillsborough, and UNC Faculty Physicians), UNC Health Johnston, UNC Physicians Network, UNC Health Rex, UNC Rex Holly Springs, UNC Health Rockingham, and Shared Services.**

Current teammates, looking to refer someone? Check out our Teammate Referral Program to earn extra cash!

Current teammates, please ensure that you submit your candidate in our system, before they apply. For teammate referral guidelines and eligibility, click here.

Gaming Technology Specialist PD

This job posting is no longer active.

Job ID: 130087
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Facility/Division: UNC Medical Center
Status:
Shift: Variable

Job Description

Description

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

Summary:

UNC Health Care is recruiting for a Gaming and Technology Specialist PD to join our UNC Children’s Hospital team located on the beautiful campus of UNC Chapel Hill. As a top-tier academic medical center, UNC Children’s hospital upholds a four-tiered mission to “CARE,” aligning clinical care, advocacy, research, and education to deliver world-class, family-centered care – always regardless of a family’s ability to pay. UNC Children’s clinical home, N.C. Children’s Hospital, is a major referral center for children with complex conditions and consistently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of "America's Best Children's Hospitals" on its annual list. 

We are seeking someone who can combine understanding of child development with their knowledge of available technology and innovation to facilitate enriching experiences for our pediatric patients. The ideal candidate possesses this diverse background, as well as strong interpersonal skills, flexibility, and creativity to support patients and families in the hospital setting through the use of different media platforms.

This position offers variable hours, Sunday through Saturday between the hours of 7:00 am and 7:00 pm, including holiday options.  


Responsibilities:

  1. Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to determine appropriate gaming and technology recommendations for individualized interventions and resources and/or referral for other services with the overall treatment plan.
  2. Plans for all needed gaming and technology resources to support patient coping and adjustment needs including distraction, relaxation, and normalization.
  3. Develops new or revises existing programs & interventions to reflect current patients' needs, interests and abilities and to promote safety in compliance with departmental performance expectations.
  4. Provides technology assistance to Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Recreational Therapy, Music Therapy, and Child Life to support therapeutic interventions.
  5. Train and supervise gaming and technology volunteers and students.
  6. Develops and facilitates community outreach programs that promote the organization and the health and wellbeing of patients in accordance with departmental performance expectations.

Other Information

Other information:
Education Requirements:
● Bachelor’s Degree in child development, education, IT, or related field.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
Professional Experience Requirements:
● Minimum of two (2) years of experience in computer support or equivalent combination of training and/or experience preferred.
● Experience working with children, teens and adults required. Experience working in a hospital setting preferred
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
● Technical expertise with gaming systems, gaming technology and computer technology required.
● Strong understanding of gaming platforms (Xbox, Sony, Nintendo, etc.) required.
● Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn other software as needed.
● Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy.
● Excellent organizational skills, detail-oriented, a self-starter, possess critical thinking skills and the ability to set priorities and function as part of a team and independently.


Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: Recreational Therapy Child Life

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 8.00

Salary Range: $20.88 - $30.02 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No


This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System.


Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [email protected] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

Share: mail
Testimonial: Jo-Anne Moran 3.8.2024 image
Testimonial: Connie Canady 3.8.2024 image
Testimonial: William Teoh 3.8.2024 image
Testimonial: Kristin Johnson 3.8.2024 image
Testimonial: Jewel Downing 3.8.2024 image
Testimonial: Mary D. Strickland 3.8.2024 image
Testimonial: Elizabeth Farrell 3.8.2024 image
Testimonial: Brandon Greene 5.28.2024 image
Testimonial: Anna Lamoreaux 5.28.2024 image
Testimonial: Jessica V. Barrill 8.21.2024 image
Recent Job Searches
Recently Viewed Jobs

Diversity Statement

UNC Health and the UNC School of Medicine are committed to valuing all people throughout our organization, regardless of background, lifestyle, and culture. A diverse and inclusive work environment for staff and culturally appropriate care for our patients, are essential to fulfilling our UNC Health vision of improving the health of all North Carolinians.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UNC Health is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please refer to our Employment Application Accessibility page if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

To verify employment eligibility, UNC Health is committed to Form I-9 and the E-Verify process.

Learn further E-Verify details in E-Verify (English) or E-Verify (Spanish).

UNC Health supports your right to work. View the Right of Work Statement (English) or Right of Work Statement (Spanish).

View the KNOW YOUR RIGHTS (English) or the KNOW YOUR RIGHTS (Spanish)posters.

View the PAY TRANSPARENCY (English) or the PAY TRANSPARENCY (Spanish)Nondiscrimination provision posters.

View the Federal Workplace poster. View our EEO/AA Policy Statement.