Nursing Education & Simulation Specialist
About The Position
Collaborating with academic partners, faculty and staff, the Specialist provides strategies and academic reinforcement to students throughout their academic program and as they prepare for success with the NCLEX-RN exam. Working with students individually and in small groups, the Specialist assesses learning styles, identifies strengths, and discovers opportunities for academic development. Specialists create and implement personalized remediation plans for our students as they prepare for academic and professional success. In addition, the Specialist supports all clinical learning lab and simulated patient care learning experiences for students.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in nursing Required and
- Maintenance of a current, unencumbered RN license Required and
- BLS CPR Required and
- BLS CPR instructor certification; Required and
- Excellent communication skills with proven ability to communicate via telephone, computer, and in person.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Must have excellent attention to detail and proofreading skills.
- Ability to work with individuals from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
- Must be a team player, willing to share and exchange.
Nice To Haves
- Master's Degree in Education Preferred or
- Master's Degree Nursing Preferred
- 1+ year year experience in an academic environment supporting classroom instruction or specialized tutoring support Preferred
- ACLS and /or PALS Preferred
Responsibilities
- Facilitation of simulation-based experiences (SBE) and labs to include equipment maintenance, ordering supplies, set-up and clean-up
- Demonstrates current, detailed, accurate knowledge of concepts tested by the NCLEX-RN as well as currency in nursing practice to provide academic support
- Assists in the creation of Next Generation NCLEX activities/workshops
- Demonstrates effective behaviors and accountability in meeting the following standards of service excellence to students, fellow team members, and external agencies: Friendliness and courtesy, professional environment, effective communication, and first-class service
- Communicates and documents (reporting) students’ academic and co-curricular progress toward achievement of student and program learning outcomes to academic leadership (i.e., retention committee)
- Assists in developing and implementing detailed clinically based scenarios for the simulated learning experiences, including use of high-fidelity patient simulators
- Coordinates and supervises lab experiences to ensure that students have the opportunity to meet course objectives
- Staffs open lab; Provides individual oversight to students during practice and/or remediation of technical nursing skills as required by course objectives
- Individual or group tutoring
- Participates in outreach to students with at-risk referrals
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Complies with all policies and standards
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
- Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
- 12 Paid Holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
