Director, Bailen Health Sciences Simulation Learning Center

SPALDING UNIVERSITY•Louisville, KY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of the Bailen Health Sciences Simulation Learning Center (BHSSLC) is the academic and administrative officer responsible for developing, managing, and evaluating laboratory and simulation activities within the School of Nursing. The Director must be knowledgeable about national simulation standards, simulation delivery, and evaluation. This is a full-time, on-campus position reporting to the Chair of the School of Nursing. In the academic role, the Director is a non-tenure-track faculty member with a reduced workload of 14 credit hours per year; rank is commensurate with experience. The stated salary is $70,000 per year, with a comprehensive benefits package. The Director oversees human and non-human simulation activities, including staff supervision, center operations, technology and equipment, supplies, scheduling, budgets, reporting, and continuous quality improvement. The role contributes clinical, training, and educational expertise to simulation and skills-learning activities, collaborates with faculty on curriculum and faculty development, coordinates learning events and access to Center resources, and contributes to scholarly work involving simulation in health education. The Director also fulfills teaching responsibilities of 14 credits per year and maintains satisfactory faculty performance.

Requirements

Active, unencumbered Kentucky RN or Compact License.
Master’s degree in nursing (MSN).
Knowledge of SSH and INACSL accreditation and guidelines.
At least two years of full-time registered nurse practice within the immediate five years.
Interpersonal and human relations skills.
Supervisory skills and abilities.
Organizational, strategic planning, and budget management skills.
BLS Certification.

Nice To Haves

CHSE certification.
Three years of academic experience.

Responsibilities

Oversee all human and non-human simulation activities in the BHSSLC, including educating, managing, and supervising staff.
Refine and implement guidelines and standardized operating procedures for daily activities and Center use.
Ensure the integrity of systems and technology before, during, and after use; maintain adequate supplies and resources.
Implement a centralized, seamless, and equitable scheduling system.
Manage supply inventories and expenditures for the budget, and maintain the simulation equipment inventory, including maintenance, repair, and replacement upgrades.
Prepare reports on program activities, standards, accreditation requirements, external meetings, educational concerns, and student and staff successes.
Raise awareness of simulation resources internally and externally through grant-funded opportunities and peer-reviewed publications.
Contribute clinical and training expertise to simulated-patient, standardized-patient, and mixed-reality learning activities; assess the accuracy and reliability of requests for new learning activities.
Monitor continuous quality improvement with Lead Faculty Content Experts for all areas and existing activities.
Assist with developing applications for Basic Skills Labs, simulators, standardized patients, and mixed- or virtual-reality experiences across school curricula in collaboration with faculty.
Provide educational expertise to clinical faculty for curriculum and instructional development.
Align Center schedules, staff, and resources with educational activities and provide students and faculty access to Center resources.
Oversee staff preparation and setup for basic clinical and procedural skills activities.
Contribute to scholarly work involving simulation in health education.
Coordinate simulation events with faculty, staff, and students, and organize staff to conduct and assist with learning activities throughout the Center.
Assist with educational evaluation of learning events.
Collaborate with faculty content experts across Spalding University on curriculum and faculty development related to simulation learning.
Coordinate Center activities to ensure access for all learners, tours and visits, and activities involving outside entities.
Serve as a liaison to the Spalding University Undergraduate and Graduate Committee.
Help identify and implement faculty development activities that support innovation in interprofessional education and simulation learning.
Fulfill University teaching workload requirements by teaching 14 credits per year and maintain satisfactory faculty performance as indicated in the annual faculty evaluation document.