Nursing Education & Simulation Specialist

Covista•Chicago, IL

1d•$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 find opportunities for academic development. They create and implement personalized remediation plans to support students’ academic and professional success. The Specialist also supports clinical learning labs and simulated patient-care experiences. This includes facilitating simulation-based experiences, preparing and maintaining lab equipment and supplies, developing clinically based scenarios, coordinating lab activities, and providing student oversight and tutoring. The role communicates and documents students’ academic and co-curricular progress toward student and program learning outcomes.

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.
Ability to work as a team player and share and exchange information.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Education or 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 equipment maintenance, ordering supplies, and set-up and clean-up.
Maintain current, detailed, and accurate knowledge of concepts tested by the NCLEX-RN and currency 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 clinically based scenarios for simulated learning experiences, including use of high-fidelity patient simulators.
Coordinate and supervise lab experiences so students have opportunities to meet course objectives.
Staff open lab and provide individual oversight during student practice or remediation of 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.