Simulation Educator

POSITION TITLE: Simulation Educator

DEPARTMENT: Borra College of health Sciences

REPORTS TO: Director, Clinical Simulation Education Center

POSITION SUMMARY:

Position Function: This individual will educate, coordinate, and integrate all curricular simulation and lab activities.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Simulation Educator is responsible for planning, designing, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating simulation-based learned activities.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Collaborating with the Director, Clinical Simulation Education Center to create and facilitate all Simulation-Based Experiences (SBE) of the Simulation Center and skills labs.
• Facilitating the learning process that creates a safe and supportive student learning environment.
• Educating and teaching students in the simulation center and skills lab as needed.
• Serving as the primary educator for students in open labs requiring additional support.
• Providing individual teaching and support for students for practice and remediation of technical skills and competencies, as requested by faculty and students.
• Evaluating student performance in the simulation and skills lab in coordination with the Director of Simulation and course faculty.
• Serving as the lead facilitator of orientation and training of all adjunct faculty and standardized patients as needed and overseeing performance and development.
• Providing all simulation and skills labs are set up, torn down, and maintained on a schedule to meet the learning objectives of students.
• Incorporating International Nursing Association of Clinical and Simulation Learning (INASCL) Standards of Best Practices and continues to ensure compliance each semester.
• Providing technical support for all equipment within the simulation center and skills labs.
• Assisting with faculty development, support, and training related to the use of simulation.
• Maintaining the simulation center and skills labs to meet CCNE and other relevant health professional accreditation standards and site visits.
• Aiding faculty in the development of simulation competencies and evaluation tools to achieve student learning outcomes.
• Recommending and researching the need to service and/or purchase additional equipment and supplies for the simulation center and nursing skills labs.
• In collaboration with the Director of Simulation, creating and maintaining a weekly schedule that ensures adequate coverage for all simulation and lab activities throughout the academic year.

Educational Requirements:

• Earned Master''s Degree in Nursing, or other health professional degree.
• Minimum of 1-2 years'' experience working in Simulation and skills lab teaching
• .Minimum of 1-2 years'' experience working in Simulation and skills lab teaching.

Required Technical Skills:

• Familiarity with PC and MAC platforms and the ability to learn additional software programs, including audiovisual and computerized simulation equipment.
• Familiarity with the Canvas platform.
• Advanced proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Exceptional planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to take initiative and ownership of projects.
• Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive issues and maintain confidentiality.
• Proven ability to perform duties with a high level of professionalism, flexibility, discretion, judgment, diplomacy, and tact.
• Ability to multitask, adapt to changing priorities, and meet deadlines.

Desired Competencies:

• Communication.
• Time Management.
• Collaboration.
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility.
• Flexibility/Adaptability.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Exceptional planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to take initiative and ownership of projects.
• Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive issues and maintain confidentiality.
• Proven ability to perform duties with a high level of professionalism, flexibility, discretion, judgment, diplomacy, and tact.
• Ability to multitask, adapt to changing priorities, and meet deadlines.

Desired Competencies:

• Communication.
• Time Management.
• Collaboration.
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility.
• Flexibility/Adaptability.

Physical Demands

Preparing for simulation programs involves constant set-up/tear-down of furniture and/or equipment. The position also involves transporting heavy equipment; lifting over 50 lbs.

Salary and FLSA Status

• Salary: $56,000-58,000 annually
• FLSA Status: Exempt (salary), Full-time

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement plan with employer matching contributions
• Professional development opportunities
• Tuition remission for employees and their dependents
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Generous paid time off (PTO)

Employment at Dominican University is contingent upon the successful completion of a background investigation.

About Dominican University

Dominican University is a Catholic, comprehensive teaching university located in River Forest, a suburb of Chicago. Dominican University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission as a baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degree-granting institution. It is highly regarded for its academic rigor and thoughtful accompaniment of students, its intentional affordability and values-based, relationship-centered learning environment. Dominican currently enrolls over 3,300 students, which includes 2,280 undergraduates and 1,027 graduate students. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of our undergraduate students identify as Latinx, 5% are Black or African American, and 3% are Asian. Under-represented minority students, make up 77% of the DU undergraduate enrollment and 38% of the graduate enrollment. Over 90 percent of undergraduates receive some type of financial aid. Nearly half of all undergraduates are first-generation college students; over half are federal Pell Grant recipients, illustrating their families' level of income; and 58% are eligible for low-income MAP grants from the State of Illinois. Recognized since 2011 as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), a federal designation of the U.S. Department of Education, Dominican is committed to expanding and enhancing educational opportunities for Latinx students and all students from historically underrepresented groups. see www.dom.edu

Expectations for all Dominican Employees:

To support the University''s mission of preparing students to pursue truth, to give compassionate service, and to participate in the creation of a more just and humane world.

Institutional Statement

Dominican University is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic community. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Dominican University is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.