What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part Time Simulation Support Specialist position at Central Piedmont Community College?
General Function
This position works as part of a team to implement simulation-based education designed to enhance student learning, quality in healthcare, and patient safety. The main focus of a Simulation Support Specialist is to facilitate simulation education for a number of health programs. This includes piloting and editing scenarios, coordinating and working with faculty to ensure best practice, and leading scenario-based sessions. The Simulation Support Specialist works collaboratively with and supports the Director, Simulation Center as well as Simulation Educators and Simulation Operations staff.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Collaboratively implements and edits high quality formative and summative scenarios and skills labs in order to meet student and faculty needs and accreditation standards.
- Assists with course set-up and breakdown of supplies, manikins, task trainers, and environment as needed
- Identify resources necessary for the successful operation of acute care, home health, and outpatient simulation educational experiences.
- Incorporates standards and best practices to continuously update and refine simulation experiences.
- Conduct tours of the facilities and promote the use of the interdisciplinary experience and academic learning center.
- Supports Simulation Educators as needed
- Assists with data collection to evaluate learning for student experiences and satisfaction with services for continuing education experiences.
- Works collaboratively with Sim Ops for technical support and maintenance of high fidelity manikins.
- Speaks and participates in scenarios as a standardized participant when needed.
- Assists with simulation center and program quality improvement initiatives
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements and Preferred Qualifications
Associates Degree from a regionally accredited institution in a relevant health discipline.
Holds a certification in a healthcare field and Two years clinical work experience
Preferred Requirements:
- BSN or Bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution in a relevant health discipline or educational leadership or education.
- Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator
- Simulation experience with various simulation technology and standardized patients
- Multidisciplinary healthcare experience highly preferred
Additional Information
Work Days: Monday -Friday
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Worker Characteristics:
- Knowledge of institution’s policies and procedures
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical and organizational skills
- Instructional design experience, excellent presentation and group facilitation skills
- Utilizes evidences-based practice principles in course or scenarios content design
- Strong computer skills
