Director of Nursing Simulation Lab - Hallmark University

• Facilitates the use of simulation for education, performance improvement, research, and equipment evaluation.
• Develops simulation scenarios in conjunction with other educators, nurses, and allied health providers to meet the educational needs of the learners and those of our external partnerships.
• Manages and directs simulation activities.
• Assures compliance with regulatory and professional standards.
• Collects data on the effectiveness of simulation on student learning, critical thinking, and clinical decision making.
• Develops methods to evaluate student and client satisfaction with departmental and simulation center programs.
• Assures appropriate credentials are maintained in specialty areas/disciplines.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement, innovation, and development of initiatives for the integration of simulation in clinical education.
• Investigates and submits proposals for potential grant opportunities to fund new simulation initiatives.
• Creates and delivers professional presentations regarding all aspects of simulation to local, state, and national groups.
• Serves as a consultant/resource regarding simulation issues for center.
• Maintains records of student skills training according to approved policies.
• Provide orientation of faculty, and students to principles of simulation training and debriefing techniques, and provide faculty with related literature.
• Collaborates with IT Manager, Simulation Technicians to Program patient care simulators, prepare scenario props, and create scenario moulage (make-up) to model physiological responses to the clinical and skill objectives. Set up, operate, and manipulate patient care simulators, related media, and computer equipment.
• Explains to students the use of patient care simulators, related media, and computer equipment that will be used during the simulation scenario.
• Ensure student compliance with lab policies, procedures, and safety precautions.
• Supports the short-, immediate, and long-term teaching, research of the University.
• Supports the development of course curricula. Uses technical knowledge of Center capabilities and procedures to ensure that syllabi are accurate and appropriate.
• Performs assigned work safely, adhering to established departmental safety rules and practices; reports to supervisor, in a timely manner, any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients, and visitors.
• Maintains professional knowledge.
• Understand or willing to learn the use and operation of different simulator technologies ranging from anatomic models and task trainers to screen-based simulations to full body patient simulators and virtual reality surgical simulators.
• Attend educational and technical workshops. Establish personal networks.
• Benchmarking state-of-the-art practices. Participating in professional societies.
• Assist with other special projects or initiates as needed. Communicate in a positive, professional manner with faculty, students and other users of the Center.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Demonstrate effective coordination, prioritization and planning skills.
• Demonstrate leadership and professionalism.
• Demonstrate effective problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to multi-task at an extremely high level.
• Demonstrate the ability to exercise discretion and ensure a high-level of confidentiality.
• Demonstrate the ability to use sound independent judgment.
• Demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain effective and harmonious work relations with faculty, staff, students, and the general public.

• PhD in a Nursing or related field or DNP.
• CNE or other related certification preferred.
• Experience with curriculum development and training.  

• Master's Degree in Nursing.
• Current RN licensure in the state of Texas.
• Minimum of 2 year’s experience in an academic, healthcare, or simulation learning environment.
• Experience with curriculum development and training preferred.
• Experience with or willingness to learn Laerdal, METI, Gaumard, Harvey and other simulation systems and equipment.
• Must be able to work nights and weekends.

Hallmark University is a nonprofit university offering degrees in Aviation Maintenance, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Business, and Nursing.