Job Description
This position will lead a Tai Chi class at the Bennett Cancer Center every Thursday from 11:00-12:00pm
Tai Chi Instruction at the Bennett Cancer Center is a program designed to:
- Better manage side effects from chemotherapy and radiation.
- Minimize anxiety depression, and stress.
- Improve muscle strength, balance, and endurance.
- Reduce pain and muscle tension.
- Tap into and experience the power of controlling your breath.
MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES / CRITICAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for performing the contracted integrative oncology modality.
Responsible for assessment of patient's appropriateness for treatment and for tailoring the treatment to meet the patient's needs.
Responsible for administering pre- and post-treatment quality-of-life surveys as appropriate.
Maintains appropriate documentation and record-keeping.
Communicates issues to appropriate coordinator.
Responsible for educational workshops that fall under his or her area of expertise.
Meets Stamford Health System's standards for appropriate professional behavior at all times.
Responsible for maintaining a timely schedule.
Performs other related duties as assigned or requested in order to maintain a high level of service.
Completes required continuous hospital required training and education, including department specific requirements.
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be certified in Original Tai Chi Fundamentals
- Tai Chi Adapted Program certifications
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Stamford, CT |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 2005 |
| Website | https://www.stamfordhealth.org |
About Company
Stamford Health is Healing. Reimagined. A team committed to caring for the whole person in mind, body, and spirit. We provide you with the absolute finest in care, from prevention and wellness, to diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing support. We believe that to heal is to make whole. So we look not only at disease or injury, but more broadly at the complete person and his or her needs.
At Stamford Health, you are at the core of everything we think, feel, and do. Your specific needs and unique life experiences inspire us to:
Put you—our patient—first so we can take caregiving to a level of excellence never known before.
Personalize, humanize, and demystify healthcare for you, your family, and the greater community.
Be a proud member of the Planetree Alliance, a group of hospitals nationwide whose philosophy revolves around putting you at the forefront.
Strive for continued success in partnership with experts at NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
At Stamford Health, you are at the core of everything we think, feel, and do. Your specific needs and unique life experiences inspire us to:
Put you—our patient—first so we can take caregiving to a level of excellence never known before.
Personalize, humanize, and demystify healthcare for you, your family, and the greater community.
Be a proud member of the Planetree Alliance, a group of hospitals nationwide whose philosophy revolves around putting you at the forefront.
Strive for continued success in partnership with experts at NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Skills
- Cancerunmatched
- Chemotherapyunmatched
- Modalityunmatched
- Oncologyunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Patient Assessmentunmatched
- Side Effectsunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Training/Teachingunmatched
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