What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nursing Lab/Simulation Coordinator position at New Mexico Junior College?
This position reports to the Director of Nursing. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
- Coordinate, prepare, and execute simulation scenarios for nursing classes; operate various nursing simulation equipment.
- Evaluate student simulation activities.
- Coordinate, oversee the preparation of, and manage the execution of nursing skills labs;
- Maintain inventory of laboratory equipment and supplies; request purchases as needed.
- Maintain and calibrate equipment, manikins, and other resources for nursing skills labs and clinical simulation activities.
- Develop and participate in the development of clinical scenarios to meet student needs.
- Provide orientation to students and instructors using lab and simulation equipment.
- Develop and implement tools to measure student learning outcomes.
- Maintain documentation of simulation activities; review and analyze data to improve student outcomes;
- Participate in Curriculum Planning Meetings and Faculty Meetings.
- Provide teaching and evaluation in the classroom, clinical, and skills lab settings.
- May serve on various campus committees as assigned.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required.
- Nothing contained herein shall limit the President in assigning the employee to any of the various college activities for which he/she would be qualified in order to meet the needs of New Mexico Junior College.
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) with the understanding that the candidate be successfully enrolled in a nursing Master’s degree program (MSN) within one year from the date of hire and complete that degree within five years.
- Earned graduate degree in nursing (MSN) is preferred.
- All degrees must be from a regionally accredited institution. Candidates must have at least two years of clinical experience and obtain or have a current New Mexico or multi-state nursing license in good standing.
- Prior successful experience in coordination of a nursing simulation lab at the college level preferred.
- Certified Health Care Simulation Certification (CHCSE) credential is preferred, or the applicant must be willing to prepare for and obtain this certification within one year of hire.
- Must willing to attend out-of-town simulation related training(s). Must be willing to attend in and out of clinical experiences with students as assigned.
- Candidates should be able to work within a team-teaching concept.
- Computer proficiency is required, and skills in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Canvas proficiency are desirable.
- Knowledge of College and department policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of operating and maintaining various nursing laboratory and simulation equipment and tools.
- Knowledge of effective teaching strategies. Knowledge of program and learner assessment principles.
- Knowledge of accreditation standards and processes.
- Knowledge of computers and job-related software programs.
- Skill in decision-making and problem-solving.
- Skill in interpersonal relations and in dealing with the public.
- Skill in oral and written communication.
- Skill in working effectively with various constituencies in a diverse community.
- Should be informed and support the value and concept of a Comprehensive Community College.
- Should be informed and expected to participate in educational practices that promote student success.
- Must commit to fully understanding, supporting, and participating in the New Mexico Junior College Assessment of Student Learning Guide.
- Must commit, support, and participate in successful, data-driven, high impact
practices of Student Engagement. - Must commit to the utilization of data and information as a means of inquiry and
improvement of student learning outcomes. - Must embrace Faculty Evaluation and Professional Development systems that support and promote data-driven student improvement.
- Must be willing to support and hold themselves accountable for the outcomes defined as “excellence in education” by New Mexico Junior College.
- Must commit to incorporating academic goal setting and planning into their courses.
- Must commit and embrace early alerts, intervention strategies, and grade reporting through the Canvas system.
- Must have a grasp of assessment and the part it plays in course, departmental, and institutional evaluation and direction.
- Must engage students in the learning process.
- Must address multiple learning styles with a communication style that is stimulating, well-organized, and based on a deep knowledge of the content area.
- Must see creative ways to support and engage part-time students.
- Must meet the needs of a diverse student body.
- Must seek ways to provide supplemental instruction.
- Must have open access to students during office hours.
- Must promote and support the New Mexico Junior College Academic Success Center and the academic coaching it provides.
- Must have openness with, and an interest in, the students in their classes.
- Must design mechanisms to communicate frequently and often with students.
- Must have a grasp of innovative delivery methods.
- Must seek to meet or exceed the institutional, departmental, and course student-learning outcomes.
- Must be of sound character and committed to New Mexico Junior College.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
Salary : $88,849 - $99,849
