Simulation Coordinator

Texas A&M University System • Bryan, TX

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About The Position

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, the Texas A&M University Health Science Center encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery. The Texas A&M Clinical Learning Resource Center (CLRC) trains and educates students with the latest tools and technology in a simulated clinical environment. The CLRC is essential to the training of medical, nursing, pharmacy, and public health students and practitioners across the state. A staff of educational and clinical experts carefully construct scenarios in a simulated clinical environment designed to expose students to situations they will encounter in practice. The CLRC’s Standardized Patient Program and innovative Teaching Associate Programs are at the forefront of national standards for medical education. Multiple national and international studies have proven the value of simulation in greatly reducing the risk of harm to future patients.
The Health Science Center (HSC) is looking for a Simulation Coordinator to serve as a member of the Clinical Learning Resource Center (CLRC) team. We desire an individual who subscribes to and supports our commitment as stated above. The successful applicant will bring one years of related experience in healthcare, education, acting, and/or leadership to the position and understand the demands of supporting students in a high stakes environment. This person must be professional, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, and be able to apply strong organizational skills while being flexible in their daily routine. If this is you, we invite you to apply to become a member of our team.

Requirements

• Associates Degree or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• One year of relevant experience in coordination, event planning, education, simulation, healthcare, or teaching associate program
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written
• Ability to work independently as well as within teams
• Ability to effectively and comfortably interact with a faculty, staff, students, and the community.
• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience direct customer service
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Zoom, and Google Drive applications
• Highly efficient organization and time management skills
• High level of attention to detail

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Three years related experience in simulation, healthcare, or education
• Teaching Associate certified or medical certification or licensure
• Experience in Healthcare
• Experience in education
• Experience in event planning
• Experience with/performing as a Medical Teaching Associate
• Experience working with various individuals and communities
• Participates as a Teaching Associate as needed

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and implements teaching associate program for all campuses including recruiting, training, scheduling, and evaluating teaching associates
• Coordinates implementation of teaching associate encounters, digital audio/video recordings, student debriefings, and evaluation of teaching associates, performances, and checklists.
• Coordinates training classes, workshops, presentations, and quality assurance; provides customer support as appropriate.
• Participates in on-campus and assigned TeleSim events.
• Design, develop, modify, and maintain instructor-led and/or Teaching associate based training classes, workshops, and presentations in alignment with CLRC SP Program mandates.
• Create, modify and/or maintain training materials, resources and presentations related to education of health professions via Teaching Associates, skills labs, and other CLRC educational programs with approval from CLRC administration.
• Maintains the assigned physical space and supplies, if assigned per location
• Collaborates with faculty and Teaching Associate Program Manager for training of teaching associates to specific cases or events; collaborates with faculty and staff for planning of teaching associate events on all campuses and external sites.
• Manages audio/visual recordings for all teaching associate events, schedules recording sessions, troubleshoots issues with A/V system, tracks status of recordings during testing events.
• Coordinates and supports use of SimulationIQ software.
• Maintains the Texas A&M Time Clock System for all teaching associates, providing support, monitoring, and approving monthly time and invoices

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree