Nursing Education & Simulation Specialist

Covista•New Orleans, LA

2d•$49,199 - $86,253

About The Position

The Nursing Education & Simulation Specialist collaborates with academic partners, faculty, and staff to provide strategies and academic reinforcement to students throughout their academic programs and as they prepare for the NCLEX-RN exam. The Specialist works with students individually and in small groups to assess learning styles, identify strengths, and determine opportunities for academic development. The role includes creating and implementing personalized remediation plans to support students’ academic and professional success, as well as supporting clinical learning labs and simulated patient care experiences.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Current, unencumbered RN license.
BLS CPR certification.
BLS CPR instructor certification.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate by telephone, computer, and in person.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent attention to detail and proofreading skills.
Ability to work with individuals from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Willingness to be a team player and share and exchange.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Education.
Master’s degree in Nursing.
At least one year of experience in an academic environment supporting classroom instruction or specialized tutoring.
ACLS and/or PALS.

Responsibilities

Facilitate simulation-based experiences and labs, including maintaining equipment, ordering supplies, and setting up and cleaning up.
Maintain current, detailed, and accurate knowledge of concepts tested by the NCLEX-RN and remain current in nursing practice to provide academic support.
Assist in creating Next Generation NCLEX activities and workshops.
Demonstrate service excellence through friendliness and courtesy, maintaining a professional environment, effective communication, and first-class service to students, team members, and external agencies.
Communicate and document students’ academic and co-curricular progress toward student and program learning outcomes for academic leadership, including the retention committee.
Assist in developing and implementing detailed clinically based scenarios for simulated learning experiences, including use of high-fidelity patient simulators.
Coordinate and supervise lab experiences to ensure students have opportunities to meet course objectives.
Staff open lab and provide individual oversight to students practicing or remediating technical nursing skills as required by course objectives.
Provide individual or group tutoring.
Participate in outreach to students with at-risk referrals.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Comply with all policies and standards.