Immersive Simulation Facilitator - Nursing Faculty
About The Position
The Immersive Simulation Facilitator provides primary educational and operational support for clinical simulation activities at Grand Canyon University’s College of Nursing and Healthcare Professions in Englewood, Colorado. The role supports high-quality learner experiences through simulation pedagogy, including scenario design, facilitation, and debriefing. GCU provides a structured orientation to its simulation model and methods. The facilitator coordinates simulation activities with the Director of Nursing Services, prepares equipment and supplies, oversees training processes, and supports scenario implementation and evaluation. The role also orients faculty, learners, simulation technicians, actors, and volunteers to simulation systems and procedures; provides technical support for simulation and audiovisual systems; and coordinates data capture, video annotation, outcome tracking, and reporting. The schedule is onsite Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with occasional evenings and weekends as business needs require.
Requirements
- Master’s degree (MSN) from a CCNE/NLNAC- or ACEN-accredited program.
- Active, current, and unencumbered Colorado RN license.
- Two years of related experience in healthcare, clinical healthcare education, or healthcare simulation education.
- Support Grand Canyon University’s Doctrinal Statement, Ethical Position Statement, and mission, and provide a positive example to students.
Responsibilities
- Serve as primary educational support for clinical simulation educational activities.
- Coordinate with the Director of Nursing Services in advance to schedule activities and manage equipment and supplies.
- Oversee training processes and ensure systems and equipment are enabled to meet learning outcomes.
- Lead trial, validation, and evaluation processes for implementing scenarios as part of the curriculum.
- Orient, coordinate, and direct simulation technicians, actors, volunteers, and faculty before scenario experiences, facilitation, and debriefing.
- Coordinate and assist designated faculty with concurrent or retrospective video annotation, data capture, outcome tracking, results, and reports.
- Ensure faculty and learners understand the capabilities, limitations, safety, and proper use of simulation manikins, trainers, audiovisual systems, and equipment.
- Manage supplies and equipment related to clinical simulation educational activities.
- Provide technical and operational support for audiovisual systems, data collection systems, human patient simulators, computer systems, and task trainer systems.
- Provide reports or feedback to didactic faculty on student progress or outcomes.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- 401(k) savings plan.
- Generous time-off plan.
- 11 paid holidays.
- Paid time off to volunteer in the community or at GCU-sponsored events.
- Free covered parking.
- Education tuition discount program for full-time employees, their spouses, and dependent children.
- Full benefits portfolio including a tuition package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
