Description:
Job Description Summary:
TheAdjunct Simulation Educator (SE) operates under the directsupervision of the Director or Executive Director of the HealthSciences Simulation Center. In this role, the SE supportssimulation-based learning (SBL) and other immersive learningmodalities across all Samuel Merritt University (SMU) campuses. TheSimulation Educator plays a critical part in deliveringhigh-quality, experiential education to prepare skilled andcompassionate healthcare professionals.
Simulation Education Primary Responsibilities:
- Ensure best practices are being followed in the implementationof SBL.
- Serve as an accessible resource and support person for SMUfaculty as they integrate SBL strategies into their curricula.
- Provide focused support to faculty from the School of Nursingor entities external to SMU, as assigned.
- Facilitate implementation of simulation scenarios for learners,including debriefing.
All HSSC members are expected to:
- Effectively utilize TeamSTEPPSTM tools and strategies toenhance team performance and communication.
- Engage in community outreach service by participating in orleading educational sessions within the HSSC for community andyouth groups.
I Educator Responsibilities
Implement established SBL Sessions
- Observe SMU faculty who are leading a SBL activity to ensurecurrent, evidence-based standards are met.
- Act as a mentor/coach to SMU faculty during a SBL activity toprovide feedback and suggestions for improvement.
- Mentor faculty in effective debriefing practices that promotereflective learning.
- Collaborate with the Simulation Technology Specialist (STS) inthe implementation of simulation to assure the STS is aware of thenecessary tech support, the SBL plan for the session, and therequired setup for the session.
- Utilize the Educational Management Solutions (EMS) AV anddatabase management systems effectively.
Design-Develop-Implement-Evaluate new SBL Sessions
- Act as an expert resource to faculty in simulation-basedlearning (SBL) design and delivery.
- Collaborate with SMU faculty to develop and implement SBLactivities into their curricula.
- Use evidence-based methods/ SBL theories to design, implement,and evaluate simulation curricula including debriefing andassessment.
- Facilitate university-wide interprofessional education (IPE)activities/initiatives with SMU faculty across programs.
- Collaborate with SMU faculty to develop and/or utilize existingassessment tools to evaluate learner competency.
- Collaborate with the Simulation Technology Specialist (STS) inthe implementation of simulation to assure the STS is aware of thenecessary tech support, the SBL plan for the session, and therequired setup for the session.
- Be accountable for maintaining the library of scenarios used inprograms under your designated oversight (e.g., pre-licensurenursing, graduate nursing programs. PT, etc.)
Develop Simulation-Based Learning Curricula
- Act as an expert resource to faculty in SBL design and delivery, emphasizing thoughtful, cohesive, longitudinalintegration of SBL throughout an academic program’s entirecurriculum.
- Collaborate with SMU faculty to develop and implement SBLactivities into their curricula.
- Demonstrate best practices as identified by the Society forSimulation in Healthcare in their curriculum for Certification inHealthcare Simulation Education.
- Observe SMU faculty who are leading a SBL activity to ensurecurrent, evidence-based standards are met.
- Act as a mentor/coach to SMU faculty during a SBL activity toprovide feedback and suggestions for improvement.
- Mentor faculty in effective debriefing practices that promotereflective learning.
- Facilitate university-wide interprofessional education (IPE)activities/initiatives with SMU faculty across programs.
Assess & Evaluate Simulation Based Learning
- Use evidence-based methods and theoretical frameworks relevantto SBL to design, implement, and evaluate simulationcurricula.
- Observe SMU faculty who are leading a SBL activity to ensurecurrent, evidence-based standards are met.
- Act as a mentor/coach to SMU faculty during a SBL activity toprovide feedback and suggestions for improvement.
- Collaborate with SMU faculty to develop and/or utilize existingassessment tools to evaluate learner competency.
- Actively engage in continuous quality improvement of HSSCservices by:
- Meeting with faculty on a periodical basis to review allcurricular documents of SBL activities currently implemented
- Performing routine critical reviews with faculty of all SBLsession learning objectives, confirming that they are relevant andin alignment with course learning outcomes, program learningoutcomes and Institutional learning outcomes
- Facilitating active, creative brainstorming with faculty groupsaround other SBL activities/scenarios to consider integrating intocurricula
Provide faculty development opportunities
- Act as an expert resource to faculty in simulation-basedlearning (SBL) design and delivery.
- Collaborate with SMU faculty to develop and implement SBLactivities into their curricula.
- Demonstrate best practices as identified by the Society forSimulation in Healthcare in their curriculum for Certification inHealthcare Simulation Education.
- Act as a mentor/coach to SMU faculty during a SBL activity toprovide feedback and suggestions for improvement.
- Mentor faculty in effective debriefing practices that promotereflective learning.
- Collaborate with SMU faculty to develop and/or utilize existingassessment tools to evaluate learner competency.
II. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Advocate for an innovative approach to all HSSC services andproducts
- Be the person who constantly asks, "How might we...? How mightwe improve X...or completely reimagine Y...or find a new way toaccomplish Z".
- Maintain awareness of current trends in teaching and learning,focusing on simulation and other immersive learning modalities forhealthcare professional education.
- Complete critical analyses of academic and lay literature, aswell as vendor/marketing information to make productivecontributions to HSSC team decisions regarding services andproducts.
Support the HSSC Research Agenda
- Engage in scholarly work according to SMU guidelines forscholarship in accordance with Institutional Review Board policiesfor Human Subjects research.
- Collaborate with HSSC team colleagues and SMU faculty in theconduct of research efforts involving the HSSC followingconsultation with the HSSC methodologist to ensure ethical andlegal considerations are met.
- Represent the HSSC through the dissemination of researchfindings at professional conferences and/or publication.
- Negotiate faculty workload hours for individual scholarlyendeavors with HSSC Director.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Master’s degree in a health profession, education orsimulation
- Prefer a minimum of 6 months experience in simulation basedteaching and learning
- Past experience as a Simulation Educator
- CHSE certified preferred
- Ability to collaborate as a team member
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
- Ability to adjust to frequent changes in priorities, projectneeds and workflow.
- Knowledge of computer hardware equipment and softwareapplications relevant to simulator functions preferred.
Employee Status: Contractor
Exemption Status: United States of America (Exempt)
Time Type: Full time
Job Shift: First Shift (United States of America)
Pay Range:
Samuel Merritt University currently provides base salary ranges forall positions-on job advertisements-in the United States based onlocal requirements. Individual compensation will ultimately bedetermined based on a variety of relevant factors including but-notlimited to qualifications, geographic location, and other relevantskills.
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