Assistant Dean, Simulation Hospital

Miami Dade College•Miami, FL

31d

About The Position

The Assistant Dean, Simulation Hospital provides leadership and vision to the Simulation Hospital. The position is responsible for leading multidisciplinary activities involving academic and student support. The Assistant Dean partners with course leaders and program coordinators to develop innovative educational courses, simulation courses and simulation scenarios. The position oversees and implements human patient simulators and medical and multimedia equipment College-wide. This is a Professional Exempt Contractual (PEC) position for which an annual contract reflecting the base salary within the fiscal year (July 1st to June 30th) will be issued after ratification by Miami Dade College's District Board of Trustees.

Requirements

Master's degree in a health care discipline such as Nursing or related field with five (5) years of relevant experience; or Bachelor's degree in health care discipline such as Nursing or related field and nine (9) years of relevant experience
Florida license as a Registered Nurse, Physician Assistant or related field
All educational degrees must be from a regionally accredited institution
Knowledge and understanding of College organization, goals and objectives, and policies and procedures
Knowledge and experience in managing and providing expertise in the installation and support of high fidelity human patient simulators, medical equipment, complex medical systems, and simulation applications
Knowledge of instructional technology, operating systems, application software, and distributed client/server administrative, academic and support personnel
Skilled with technical hardware, operating systems and demonstrated ability to specify, plan, and manage application projects
Knowledge of virtualization technologies (VMware, vSphre, Hyper-V, etc)
Ability to communicate effectively (both verbal and writing) and efficient organizational skills
Ability to understand and clearly relate to other members of the organization technical manuals, software specification and general methods of network operations, clinical applications and support systems
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents
Knowledge of OSHA guidelines, Joint Commission (TJC) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Ability to work well in a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural environment with students, faculty and staff

Responsibilities

Strategically plans and facilitates simulation, utilization, growth and departmental effectiveness related to student growth and success
Provides leadership with technology innovation and application related to human patient simulation systems, medical systems and supporting technology
Develops and implements a multidisciplinary clinical simulation curricula in order to meet accreditation standards for the School of Nursing and the School of Health Sciences
Collaborates with faculty and staff in the development of lecture and clinical simulation immersion methods, integration of simulation resources, application of new instrumentation tools and their implementation in the Simulation hospital
Leads an interdisciplinary team of facilitators, technicians, and faculty in creating and solving complex medical scenarios involving human patient simulators, complex medical equipment and systems in support of the educational needs of students
Manages the allocated budget and supervises expenditures for equipment, supplies and materials
Develops and implements technical training in simulation technology, medical equipment and software systems for faculty and staff
Develops, integrates and encourages College-wide cross program utilization and application of simulation technology
Creates, secures and fosters funding opportunities such as grants and community opportunities
Represents the College at user's group meetings and other relevant organizational meetings at the local, state, and national level
Performs other duties as assigned