Clinical Simulation Specialist

About the company

Vanderbilt University

Higher education · 1,001 to 5,000 employees

What you'll do

• Design and refine simulation experiences in consultation with Program Directors and Simulation Educators
• Share simulation pedagogy and Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice®.
• Provide professional development around prebriefing, facilitation, debriefing, and comprehensive simulation evaluation of participant, facilitator, and program outcomes.
• Perform a needs assessment using outcome data and accreditation requirements to identify priority simulation content and sequencing.
• Construct measurable objectives that build upon students' foundational knowledge.
• Create relevant, interactive, and innovative simulation and skills experiences that aim to enhance the curriculum, standardize student experiences, and promote readiness for practice.
• Build simulation-based experiences to align with modality and learning objectives.
• Partner with Simulation Operations Technician, Simulation Educators, and additional VUSN faculty to implement high-quality simulations and skills experiences.
• Pilot test simulation-based experiences before full implementation.
• Evaluate simulation and skills teaching strategies.
• Enforce policies and safety procedures to maintain a milieu of physical and psychological safety
• Support simulation throughout the Master of Nursing (MN), Post-Master's Certificate, and Master of Science in Nursing program.
• Program and operate patient simulators, audio/visual equipment, and computer software for simulations.
• Troubleshoot equipment for simulation and skills experiences.
• Reset the room for the next simulation in a timely manner.
• Assure utilization of equipment, supplies, services, and materials is cost-effective.
• Act as voice for mannequins and others in simulation using a script and operate the simulation session.
• A senior-level Clinical Simulation Specialist may facilitate prebriefing and debriefing with students across programs.
• In collaboration with Program Director and faculty, design prep work.
• Deliver a briefing before each simulation.
• Overview of experience.
• Acknowledge physical and psychological safety and expectations.
• Assign student roles.
• Ensure observers are in the correct location and can see and hear the simulation.
• Carefully observe the simulation, noting correct and incorrect aspects.
• Guide the Simulation Operations Technician in managing the fidelity and the responses based on the participant's actions and the simulation template.
• Ensure observers and participants are actively engaged in debriefing.
• Provide feedback and support students' reflection using the Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice®.
• Evaluate systems integration with SimCapture, medication dispense system, and modality-specific hardware/software for continuous quality improvement.
• Plan and implement interventions to mitigate risk in the simulation ecosystem.
• Plan an evaluation process to determine the quality and effectiveness of simulation-based experiences including feedback from students, faculty facilitators the Assistant Dean for Simulation, and larger VUSN academic programs that guides resource allocation.
• Professional Integrity - uphold and honor the Healthcare Simulationist Code of Ethics.
• Additional Responsibilities - performs additional duties as necessary.
• Bachelor's Degree is required.
• Master's Degree in a healthcare related field is preferred.
• Certification as a Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist (CHSOS) required within first year of employment.
• Experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Two years of experience in a related field with a systems-integration focus.
• Experience with biomedical technology and biomedical equipment preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of medical terminology, human anatomy, and human physiology preferred.
• Certification as a Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist (CHSOS) preferred.
• Proficiency utilizing computer software (Microsoft Office, Adobe), laptop computers and tablets is required.

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