Life Support Instructor RN

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Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years.

Here, the nation's brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists, and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist's outlook, a trailblazing spirit, and a celebrated history, we're making new strides every day.

We've been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the best of the best pediatric hospitals with #1 rankings in Colorado and the region by U.S. News & World Report.

As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 11 specialty care centers, 1,300+ outreach clinics and more than 10,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties.

Here, we know it takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat.

That's why we build our teams toward a foundation of equity in access, advancement, and opportunity. We know teams of individuals with different identities and backgrounds can nurture creativity and innovation. We know we can see, treat, and heal children better when our team reflects the diversity of our patient population. We strive to attract and retain diverse talent because we know a truly inclusive and equitable workforce will help us one day realize our most basic calling: to heal every child who comes through our doors.

A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it's different.

Starting pay rate at $37.50/hour

The Life Support Program Coordinator develops, implements, and delivers AHA education courses, including, but not limited to Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and Basic Life Support. Responsibilities include course management, AHA instructor support, RQI management/support and evaluation and improvement of the program. The Life Support Coordinator is a PALS, ACLS, and BLS instructor.

Department Name: Life Support Education
Hours Per Week: 32, eligible for benefits
Shift: Days, Monday-Friday

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Respiratory Therapy.
• Experience: Three (3) years of experience as an AHA Instructor.
• Certification(s):
  • BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association (AHA) with at least six (6) months left before expiration is required upon hire.
  • Current Colorado Driver's License with good driving record.
  • ACLS Instructor certification or PALS Instructor certification at time of hire (must obtain remaining ACLS Instructor certification or PALS Instructor certification, within six (6) months of hire).
• Licensure(s): Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of Colorado is required or Colorado Respiratory Therapist License, Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credentialed by the National Board for Respiratory Care.

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

• Neonate - <30 days
• Infancy - >30 days to 1yr
• Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs
• Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs
• School age - >5yrs to 13yrs
• Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs
• Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

• Provide CHCO Staff and Providers with AHA PALS, ACLS, and BLS certification courses, including AHA Instructor courses, in accordance with the American Heart Association guidelines.
• Provide CHCO staff and Providers with any additional Life Support educational courses in related area of resuscitation.
• Coordinate, manage, and schedule course, manage registrations, and manage instructor assignments for AHA Courses.
• Manage, maintain, and update Life support equipment and supplies, keeps equipment and supplies in good working order.
• Provide AHA Instructor Training and support with monitoring for AHA Instructor renewals.
• Manage and support CHCO RQI system administrator.
• Manage, schedule, and arrange TNCC/ENPC courses with outside provider.
• Invoice providers and external students for courses.

SCOPE & LEVEL

• Guidelines: Advanced full performance professional level work that requires additional knowledge, education, training or experience. Guidelines are generally in the form of stated objectives only with issues and factors largely undefined requiring the employee to exercise creativity and ingenuity in devising criteria, techniques, strategy, and methodologies for approaching assigned functions or projects.
• Complexity: Duties performed involve concepts, theories, and concrete factors to be evaluated and weighed requiring a high degree of analytical ability, independent judgment, and decision-making. Acts as a subject matter expert in the field of expertise.
• 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 some degree of discretion and judgment are required in carrying out a major program and/or function of the organization.
• Supervision Received: Performs work with minimal supervisory oversight. Work assignment is generally unstructured and employee is responsible for organizing complex, varied, and simultaneous coordination of several functions, programs, or projects in various stages of completion.

Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job

• Audio-Visual: Color Discrimination: Good
• Audio-Visual: Depth Perception: Good
• Audio-Visual: Far Vision: Good
• Audio-Visual: Hearing: Good
• General Activity: Drive: 1-2 hrs. per day
• General Activity: Sit: 2-6 hrs. per day
• General Activity: Stand/Walk: 2-6 hrs. per day
• Others: Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.
• Others: Able to assist or assume direct patient care as census directly permits.
• Others: May assist in lifting, transporting, and positioning of patients
• Others: Occupational Hazards - exposure to severe weather conditions; must be able to meet scheduling demands during all weather conditions

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Exposure: Exposure to blood/body fluid: Occasional.
• Exposure: Exposure to cold/heat: Occasional.
• Exposure: Exposure to infectious diseases: Occasional.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Independent discretion/decision making.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Makes decisions under pressure.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works alone effectively.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works with others effectively.

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.

The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

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 professional development tools, including an education benefit 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.