PRN Yoga Instructor

PRN Opportunity

BJC needs you!

For more than 130 years, St. Louis Children's Hospital has provided exceptional care for children in all 50 states and 80 countries around the world. As a Yoga Instructor, you will work directly with patients focusing on breathing and relaxation techniques, coping strategies, and improving mental and physical well-being. If you have prior experience in a medical environment teaching yoga, this job may be the right fit for you.

Shift:

• Day shift (8a-5p)
• Flexible opportunity with shifts on weekdays. 

Come thrive with BJC HealthCare!

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries. 

St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).

Role Purpose

Coordinate with the healthcare team to deliver yoga services individualized for each child’s medical condition to ensure that yoga plays a complementary role in the overall treatment plan reducing stress and aiding with pain management and relaxation.

Responsibilities

• Coordination with the child life and healthcare team for patient referrals and information and prioritization
• Coordination of yoga sessions with patients and family members individualized to meet medical and treatment needs.
• Data collection and documentation
• Assessment of patient abilities and goals including if the patient presents as stressed or anxious, has any special considerations for fall precautions, any pain, nausea, sleep issues, or digestive issues, dysregulated, and/or uncoordinated and adjusts the yoga session/patient’s breathing to help relieve/treat the symptoms and/or prevent injury. A certification in yoga is needed to assess these needs and provide interventions to alleviate symptoms, provide relaxation, teach coping strategies, provide distraction and improve mental/physical/emotional well-being
• Monitoring use of child life resources including ordering supplies and handouts, maintaining inventory and ordering new supplies. Maintains all infection control protocols to keep resources/props clean and, where possible, reusable.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or GED

Experience

• 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• E-RYT200 Yoga Certification

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

Experience

• 5-10 years

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer