Laboratory Manager jobs in Richmond, KY

This position requires managing the Nursing Clinical Skills Laboratory, orienting and supervising Nursing Student Clinical Skills Lab Teaching Assistants and any students in labor positions at CHI St. Joseph Berea, assisting faculty in setting up equipment and supplies for clinical skills including simulation experiences, and providing CPR recertification for nursing students and faculty.

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree with current unrestricted Kentucky license
• Training or willingness to train as a Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist
• Training or willingness to train as a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) instructor

• At least one year (1) year of recent nursing clinical skills laboratory experience
• At least five (5) years of experience in a variety of acute care settings with proficient level of skill competence

• Maintain current CPR certification for health care providers
• Valid Driver’s License

• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
• Skills lab equipment (e.g., Alaris pump, hospital beds, suction, manikins, monitors)
• Pyxis Med-Station

1. Manage the Nursing Skills Laboratory and Simulation Center

• Orient, supervise, train, and evaluate Nursing Student Clinical Lab Teaching Assistants and any students with labor positions at CHI St. Joseph Berea
• Coordinate scheduling of the skills lab
• Conduct annual inventory of equipment and supplies
• Assist with purchase of equipment and supplies
• Maintain proficiency in use of equipment and supplies

• Recommend, order and purchase lab supplies for nursing courses and department activities
• Orient faculty, staff, and students (e.g., procedures, use of materials, equipment operation)

• Follow standard operating procedures including safety regulations
• Ensure safe storage and removal of hazardous materials and waste including sharps
• Provide training and enforcement of safety procedures to faculty, staff, and students

• Work respectfully with Berea College’s diverse student population
• Promote a safe, positive learning environment in the lab
• Ensure TAs send weekly lab use reports to faculty for their students
• Ensure students follow the dress code, policies, and procedures of the lab

• Coordinate simulation and lab schedules with faculty and staff

• Assist with setting up equipment and supplies for clinical skills and simulations

• Ensure supplies are stocked in simulation rooms for scenarios

Founded in 1855, Berea College achieved national distinction as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls 1,600 students from 43 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them a no-tuition promise, valued at more than $178,000. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and many are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only nine federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College was again named one of the nation’s “Best Institutions for Undergraduates to Earn their College Degree” in the 2022 edition of The Princeton Review’s book, The Best 387 Colleges. Berea also appeared on four other lists within the publication: Best Colleges in the Southeast; Best Value Colleges; Best Green Colleges; and Tuition Free Schools. Berea College is ranked #148 by The Princeton Review – the highest-ranked Kentucky college, and the #3 “Best Value College” in the nation. Berea is one of only two private institutions ranked in the Top 10 for Value in the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education (THE) 2022 College Rankings. The Washington Monthly ranks Berea College #13 among the nation’s liberal arts colleges, recognizing Berea for maintaining “consistently high rankings thanks to their economic diversity, relatively strong graduation rates, and commitment to meeting students’ financial need.” U.S. News and World Report Rankings lists Berea as #30 among National Liberal Arts Colleges, including ranking Berea #1 in Service Learning, #2 for Most Innovative Schools, #3 in Co-ops/Internships, #4 in First-year Experiences, and tied for #13 in Best Undergraduate Teaching.

Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.

Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.

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