What are the responsibilities and job description for the Healthcare Simulation Educator position at AtlantiCare?
POSITION SUMMARY
The Healthcare Simulation Educator (HSE), supporting AtlantiCare Simulation Center, is responsible for enhancing professional practice and quality patient care by providing evidence-based simulation learning to promote inter-professional competency of clinical and non-clinical staff across the AtlantiCare Health System. The HSE collaborates simulation-learning activities with their multidisciplinary partners by development, coordination, management, facilitation, implementation and evaluation of simulation-based education programs. The HSE must demonstrate expertise in competency assessment and evaluation of simulation modalities to address practice gaps for identified target audiences. This includes critical thinking, clinical decision-making, evidence-based practice, and professionalism. The HSE partners with GME faculty, educators and staff with preparing for and conducting simulation-based learning experiences while promoting the awareness and effectiveness of simulation-based education at AtlantiCare Health System.
Required Skills
- Candidate must have strong skills and demonstrated expertise in the following areas :
- Work collaboratively with faculty, content experts, staff, customers, stakeholders, and simulation personnel to research, develop, coordinate, review, implement, and evaluate simulation-based learning experiences for respective personnel and departments.
- Participate in event and program planning to provide expertise in facilitation, debriefing, training gap analysis, curriculum development, learning objectives identification, performance checklist development, literature review, and evidence-base best practice standards.
- Identifies and provides opportunities for skill enhancement and mastery.
- Enhance faculty and educator knowledge in simulation-based modalities through course instruction, one-on-one mentoring, as appropriate for advanced simulation techniques.
- Assures educational activities complies with standards by the accrediting bodies.
- Understands adult educational theory and its application to the development of simulation.
- Supports new ideas and innovation.
- Creates a supportive environment for research, scientific inquiry, quality improvement and evidenced-base practice.
- Supports a culture of continuous improvement by evaluating and adjusting simulation experiences and programs based on evaluations and feedback.
- Proficient using MS Office suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Must be able to handle numerous tasks simultaneously and efficiently, delegate to appropriate parties, coordinate departments and individuals, and assure classes, conferences, and programs run as planned.
- Experience with program evaluation, data collection, and reporting of results.
- Ability to work independently and in a collegial manner.
- Ability to work with diverse multicultural populations and communities.
Required Experience
Preferred :
RESPONSIBILITIES
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION : BS degree in a health related field or equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum of three (3) years of medical, emergency, or critical care experience (NP, PA, RN RRT, and Paramedic). MS in health related field preferred.
LICENSE / CERTIFICATION : Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) required within two years of hire date.
EXPERIENCE : Minimum two years' experience in healthcare simulation as a clinician, educator or simulation technician. Knowledge of medical terminology and human anatomy / physiology and understanding of adult learning theory. Mechanical skills to competently maintain and use equipment in the simulation center, preferred. Ability to meet challenges of adult learners with diverse backgrounds. Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) to interact with and work effectively with other faculty, staff, students, and vendors in a positive, helpful and cooperative working relationship. Familiarity with PC and Mac platforms with experience in MS Office and the ability to learn additional software programs, including audiovisual and computerized simulation equipment. Knowledge of operation of standard audio-visual equipment : projectors, microphones, portable screens, media players, etc. Organizational and time management skills to keep materials in order, track various projects, maintain files, and follow through assignments to completion. Ability to create complex schedules. Ability to maintain confidentiality of information. Ability to learn quickly new technology. Ability to express technical information clearly and simply to non-technical persons. Physical ability to lift, move, maintain and set up computer, audio-visual and simulation lab equipment weighing up to 50 lbs. with assistance.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Potential for exposure to blood borne pathogens along with infectious diseases. (Refers to Blood Bourne Pathogen requirement)
Essential functions of this position are listed on the Assessment and Evaluation Tool.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP
The above statement reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the principle functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the position.
