Patient Gaming Technology Specialist

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At Methodist Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family Jump-start your career as a(an) Patient Gaming Technology Specialist today with Methodist Children's Hospital. This position is Weekends only . Job Summary and Qualifications As a Patient Gaming and Technology Specialist (PGTS), you will focus on discovering, implementing, and maintaining cutting-edge technology in a pediatric healthcare setting. You will serve as a resource for the Child Life Department, who will use gaming and technology-based interventions to provide therapeutic, recreational, or educational support to pediatric patients and their families. What will you do in this role: + As a Patient Gaming and Technology Specialist (PGTS), you will oversee gaming and technology-based programs including, but not limited to; virtual reality, augmented reality, therapeutic gaming, and CCTV programming. + You will develop, plan, implement, and evaluate gaming and technology-based patient care interventions. + You will build and maintain partnerships with organizations who wish to support Methodist Childrenu2019s Hospital through technology and technology-based programming. + You will encourage donor funding by demonstrating innovative uses of cutting-edge technology. + You will promote technological advances of Methodist Childrenu2019s Hospital through video documentation, live streaming, and hospital special events. + You will assist with installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting gaming systems. + You will provide training and create educational materials for staff regarding therapeutic potential of new and old technologies. + You will seek out new technologies and gaming software that would positively benefit patients at Methodist Childrenu2019s Hospital. What qualifications you will need: + High School Diploma or equivalent required. + Bacheloru2019s degree in child development, education, computer science, information technology, or related field preferred + Experience working directly with children ages 0-18 years in a professional setting or can demonstrate the ability to appropriately interact and work well with children of all ages. + Strong gaming experience and/or lifelong gamer. + Familiarity with a wide variety of gaming systems and software; VR, AR, XR Technologies, STEAM/Maker technologies + Basic Life Support (BLS) within 120 days of hire. Benefits Methodist Children's Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: + Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services + Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services + Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence + Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling + Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing + Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts Learn more about Employee Benefits ( _Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._ Since opening in 1998 as the first and only hospital in San Antonio and South Texas designed and built just for children with over 200 beds, Methodist Childrenu2019s Hospital has set the standard for treating the children of South and Central Texas. The hospital has built a strong reputation for its outstanding pediatric services in many specialty areas including pediatric heart surgery, pulmonology, orthopedics, neurosurgery, newborn and pediatric intensive care, oncology and emergency services. Our new tower is part of a landmark expansion that increased the footprint of the Methodist Hospital campus by 445,000 square feet. It includes 150 rooms and a dedicated childrenu2019s imaging department with new, state-of-the art technology. The Level IV NICU, the regionu2019s largest with over 90 beds, has board-certified neonatologists in-house 24/7 to provide the highest level of neonatal care available. The hospital is among the nationu2019s top three providers of blood and marrow stem cell and cord blood transplants for children and is the largest BMT program in San Antonio. In addition, Methodist Childrenu2019s Hospital continues to be nationally recognized for the strongest quality record for patient safety. For more information, please visit our website at and select Methodist Childrenu2019s Hospital under Locations.

Created: 2026-03-09