Gaming Technology Specialist

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Parental leave

403b employer match

Education benefit

Annual bonus program

Job summary

Children's Hospital Colorado is seeking a Gaming Technology Specialist to lead gaming system implementation and therapy support within the Child Life team. You will install, test, and maintain XR devices and gaming peripherals across inpatient and outpatient settings to enhance patient engagement and therapeutic play.

The role involves training staff, developing programs, collaborating with clinicians, and documenting outcomes while advancing the Extended Reality Program across the hospital.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Two years of related experience in gaming and/or health care settings.
• Experience with gaming systems and XR technologies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides gaming implementation, strategy, training and support to the program.
• Leads gaming system installation, upkeep, and troubleshooting.
• Coordinates with clinicians to develop care plans involving gaming.
• Trains Child Life team and other departments in operating gaming tech.
• Leads projects involving XR tech and presents to stakeholders.

Skills

XR platforms

Gaming systems

Technical training

Patient engagement

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

XR platforms

3D printers

Laser cutting

Digital fabrication tools

iPads

Job description

Job ID: 107872

Location: Aurora

Job Overview

The Gaming Technology Specialist builds relationships with patients and their families through gaming system and recreational play therapy. The Specialist develops, coordinates and implements gaming related programs that support Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO)'s Child Life and Seacrest Studio goals and objectives.

The Gaming Technology Specialist is part of the Children's Hospital Colorado Child Life team and is responsible for providing overall gaming implementation, strategy, training, and technical support (various XR platforms, PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox, PC, iPads, etc.). This role also supports and leverages STEAM-focused technologies and makerspace equipment, including 3D printers, laser cutting machines, plotting devices, digital fabrication tools, and other emerging creative technologies that enhance patient engagement, learning, and therapeutic experiences. The position leads the installation, testing, maintenance, troubleshooting, and support of gaming systems, makerspace technologies, peripherals, and related hardware within the context of the Child Life Department, along with documenting and assessing the use of these technologies in clinical applications (from recreational play to procedural support and everything in between). The Gaming Technology Specialist serves as part of the Extended Reality Program, a group of multidisciplinary leaders spearheading the use of XR technology and other innovative digital experiences throughout the hospital.

Duties & Responsibilities

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

• 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.

• 1. Provides overall gaming implementation, strategy, training and technical support to the program.
• 2. Creates and leads the life cycle of system implementation and upkeep, including the installation, training and technical support
• 3. Utilizes industry knowledge to implement best practices on all applicable gaming systems, equipment, and emerging technologies
• 4. Disseminates technical knowledge, including formal training across the Child Life team and other individuals and departments across the hospital
• 5. Coordinates the development and maintenance of departmental resources
• 6. Installs, maintains, troubleshoots, updates and repairs gaming systems and related peripheral equipment
• 7. Coordinates with clinicians to develop care plans related to gaming in both inpatient and outpatient setting
• 8. Works closely with patients and families to deploy appropriately-assigned gaming technologies
• 9. Collaborates with team members on research related to gaming system implementation and outcomes with relation to patient care
• 10. Serves as a representative of the program between program, department, CHCO and community partners.
• 11. Leads special projects involving gaming and XR technologies, including but not limited to presentations for leadership, donors, partners, and other key stakeholders

SCOPE & LEVEL

• Guidelines: Fully qualified, full performance or journey level. 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: Performs work with minimal supervisory oversight. 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Experience
  • Two (2) years of related experience in the gaming field and/or health care setting.

Schedule/ Shift

• 40hrs FT
• M-F 8-430p

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Hourly Range: $29.18 to $43.78

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.

EEO Statement

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.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Estimated Close Date

10/02/2026