Children’s Hospital Colorado Hiring for Human Factors Intern at Aurora, CO  Full Time

Here, it’s different. Come join us.

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.

The Human Factors Intern participates as a practicum student in the department of Patient Safety. The intern gains valuable exposure to the field of patient safety in a healthcare system through shadowing, participation in meetings, projects, event investigations, and other professional experiences. This position requires introductory level of understanding of the body of knowledge, methods, and skills related to human factors. The intern will use a variety of human factors methodologies, such as observations, interviews, surveys, workflow assessments, and usability testing. The intern will assist in a variety of projects which may include needs assessments, data collection, analysis, report writing, and presentations, and will also act as collaborator on existing projects. Projects often span across multiple departments, requiring teamwork and organization skills. This also includes working with frontline staff to identify system issues and problem solve collaboratively. The intern’s assigned projects are customized towards the intern’s interests in conjunction with the needs of the organization. The intern completes all assigned projects alongside a preceptor. The intern will have mentoring opportunities with other patient safety team members, in addition to their preceptor.

Department Name: Patient Safety
Job Status: Full time, 40 hours per week
Shift: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30 pm. Hybrid

This is a temporary position for 3 to 4 months with no benefits

• EDUCATION – Currently enrolled in a Master’s or Ph.D. program in Human Factors (or related field).
• EXPERIENCE – N/A
• EQUIVALENCY – N/A
• CERTIFICATION(S) – N/A
• LICENSURE – N/A

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

• No direct patient care.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

A student intern 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 student intern may be expected to perform.

• Strategically partners, as assigned, to develop project plans, objectives, outcomes, metrics, timelines, and budgets.
• Completes project related needs analysis and research for projects.
• Effectively coordinates project team members and resources.
• Completes moderate to complex detailed data collection and analysis.
• Creates, reviews, analyzes, and maintains accurate reports and project documents.
• Oversees analysis, evaluation, and communication of project outcomes.
• Ensures project compliance with regulatory, statutory, organizational requirements, policies, and procedures.
• Develops and maintains training and training resources as necessary.
• Gains exposure to various CHCO departments and network-of-care locations to learn about their functions, priorities, challenges, roles, and responsibilities within the organization.
• Attends and participates, as requested, in the preparation, proceedings, and follow-up for event investigation meetings while maintaining appropriate confidentiality.
• Meets with preceptor(s) routinely to discuss insights into the workings of the organization’s operations, strategies, and environmental factors as well as review project participation, and ensure continued appropriate learning.

SCOPE & LEVEL

Guidelines: Trains in the field and assists higher level personnel to acquire learning through practical experience.

Complexity: Performs routine and/or basic tasks common to the field. Procedures, methods, and techniques to be used are well established with options to be considered well defined. Tools, work aids, and materials to be used are specified.

Decision Making: Duties assigned are primarily routine, repetitive, and restricted in intricacy with little or no discretion in how they are carried out.

Communications: Contacts with team members, clients or the public where factual information relative to the organization or its functions are received, relayed, or a service rendered according to established procedures or instructions.

Supervision Received: Under close supervision, the employee receives training to develop skills and abilities in a specific line of work or general occupational area. Work product is subject to close, continuous inspection.

Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Audio-Visual: Hearing: Good
• Audio-Visual: Near Vision: Good
• General Activity: Sit: 2-4 hrs. per day
• Motion: Bend: Up to 1/3 of time
• Use of Hands/Feet: Both Hands – Precise Motor Function (Or Fine Manipulation)
• Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 10 pounds: Up to 1/3 of time

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Exposure: Exposure to chemicals: Occasional.
• Exposure: Exposure to noise/vibration: Occasional.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Independent discretion/decision making.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Makes decisions under pressure.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Manages stress appropriately.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works with others effectively.
• Mental Stress: Multi-tasking, meeting deadlines, prioritizing.

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

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $68,226.41 to $102,339.62
Hourly Salary Range: $32.80 to $49.20

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 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.