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Specialist - Teacher-Fixed Term
Job no : 991673
Work type : Faculty / Academic Staff
Major Administrative Unit / College : College Of Nursing
Department : Nursing 10033616
Sub Area : FAS- Fac. / Acad Staff
Salary : Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location : East Lansing
Categories : Education / Training, Health Care Support, Human Resources, Fixed Term Academic Staff, Full Time (90-100%), Non-Union
Working / Functional Title
Nursing Simulation Educator
Position Summary
The Michigan State University (MSU) College of Nursing (CON) is seeking applications for a Nursing Simulation Educator for our East Lansing campus. This position will be assigned to the East Lansing campus location with the ability to back up the other campus location, Detroit, as needed. This position will assume responsibility for educational activities associated with the operation of the nursing simulation laboratory for students enrolled in graduate and / or undergraduate nursing programs. The East Lansing campus Nurse Simulation Educator will report to the Granger Simulation Lab Manager. Business hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. with occasional nights and weekends dependent on enrollment growth and / or curriculum modification as well as scheduling needs. Occasional travel to and from the Nursing Detroit and / or East Lansing locations may also be required. Additional teaching workload may be considered dependent upon candidate interest and skillset.
Position responsibilities include but are not limited to the following :
- Participates in the planning and evaluation of simulation-based education and skill development activities, ensuring alignment with diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence.
- Trains clinical faculty on simulations and tasks, and their delivery and assessments of competency to promote consistency and understanding related to social determinants of health and health equity.
- Develops simulation and skill related content that is aligned with the various program curriculum emphasizing health equity.
- Develops and updates a map of all simulation and task training by course and across programs such that they increase in complexity and call for increased critical thinking / decision making
- Facilitates simulation activities including communication with stakeholders, training of others involved with activities (i.e., standardized patients and sim operator, etc.)
- Delivers high quality and impactful pre-briefing activities, simulation execution, and debriefing with students
- Provides direct demonstration, practice and assessment of nursing skills, ensuring that students understand how bias, inequality, and systemic disparities affect patient care and outcomes.
- Maintains current knowledge within the field of healthcare simulation and integrates methodologies (human patient simulators, standardized patients, VR / AR, etc.) into learning activities that reflect best practices with diverse populations.
- Participates in the envisioning, discussion, development and implementation of realistic clinical scenarios and events that integrate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), while consulting with appropriate content experts or educational faculty partners
- Masterfully adapts pre-developed simulation scenarios for needed competency achievement that include an understanding of social determinants of health and health disparities (formative and summative)
- Provides standardized patient training
- Collaborates with other Nurse Simulation Educators in the college regarding the facilitation of clinical simulation and skill learning experiences
- Provides input regarding supply and equipment orders each semester and as needed
- Support community outreach events (i.e., GATE, Grandparent's University, Science Festival, Future Docs, etc.) and Office of Student Affairs events by offering demonstrations, conducting tours, etc.
- Provide classroom education and support as necessary
- Requires occasional travel to the Detroit and / or East Lansing campuses.
All team members in the College of Nursing carry a leadership role that fosters a sense of inclusion, belonging and servant leadership. This includes :
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Required Degree
Masters -Nursing
Desired Degree
Doctorate -Nursing
Minimum Requirements
Desired Qualifications
Required Application Materials
Special Instructions
Please address application materials to : Nursing Simulation Educator Search Committee.
Summary of Physical Demands
Ability to lift, pull and push objects weighing 50 lbs. or more.
Website
WWW.NURSING.MSU.EDU
Department Statement
The Michigan State University College of Nursing has been training the next generations of nurses since its founding as the Department of Nursing Education in 1950.
We believe in the power of research, practice and education to affect lasting change and to improve health outcomes in our communities. We do this through recruiting top faculty, staff and students and continuously staying at the forefront of changes in the profession.
MSU Statement
Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.
Advertised : Sep 23, 2024 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close : Sep 23, 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
