Simulation Education Specialist - On Site

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. Organization: CELA - Staff Job Summary: In your pivotal role as Simulation Education Specialist, you will develop and deliver healthcare simulation conducted by the Simulation Technologies Program, CELA, which includes courses at STP, in-situ courses at VUMC and offsite locations, as required. You will prepare, operate, repair, and troubleshoot low to high fidelity simulators, patient mannequins, virtual reality trainers and partial task trainers. You also will help develop curriculum in association with primary faculty and plan and coordinate program activities for medical students, graduate students, residents and/or fellows, allied health professionals, and nurses in accordance with program goals and objectives. Additionally, you will coordinate courses/events; maintain evaluation system; complete reporting requirements. [The labs include low to high fidelity simulators, patient manikins, and virtual reality trainings in response to risk reduction, quality, and safety initiatives]. PLEASE NOTE: Applications will be immediately reviewed, on a rolling basis, in the order they are received and the position will be filled once a suitable candidate has been identified. This application cycle will close in 4 weeks.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent experience
5 years of relevant experience

Responsibilities

Operates Virtual Reality and Human Patient Simulator mannequins
Sets up individual clinical simulations, including simulators, clinical equipment, and "studio set" as required
Takes down equipment and materials used for simulation learning activities
Operates simulator during clinical simulations
Maintains knowledge of task trainers, human patient simulators, audiovisual systems, simulation technologies, and related applications
Works effectively with internal and external customers from different disciplines and levels of training
Develops and delivers medical simulation courses
Interacts and communicates with faculty to develop and implement educational activities.
Assists faculty in curriculum development
Reviews, tests, and revises scenarios to meet educational objectives
Develop and establish apprenticeship-training programs for simulation instructors in conjunction with the STP Director, Operations Manager and simulation faculty
Coach's faculty and staff in effective simulation techniques, simulation training technologies, and evaluating the learner's experience/ instituting appropriate refinements as essential
Assists with debriefing simulation sessions as related to teamwork and crisis management
Coordinates and conducts offsite, high fidelity, simulation experiences in conjunction with Director, Operations Manager and faculty
Train faculty and staff to run their own simulation learning experiences, and participate in related research
Researches, designs, and builds necessary props and simulator augmentations in support of simulation projects
Conducts needs analysis and researches commercially available solutions
Creates necessary items independently or as part of an engineering team
Installs, tests, calibrates, and maintains various simulation, medical equipment and computer hardware
Installation, testing, calibration and maintenance are completed according to manufacturing and industry-accepted guidelines and in a timely manner
Act as Level 2 Technical Support
Assist faculty and staff in the scheduling and proper use of equipment
Troubleshoot and perform preventive maintenance on computer hardware (both PC and Macintosh) and other electronic and mechanical equipment
Preventative maintenance completed according to manufacturers' guidelines and timeframes
Troubleshooting completed in timely manner, with the problem normally solved
Ensures necessary parts and equipment are available when needed
Maintain inventory database and restock supplies as needed
Order parts and equipment according to departmental and institutional guidelines
Contact vendors to obtain information on specifications, availability of parts, and price
Designs, creates, and updates educational video and web materials
Directs, shoots, and edits educational videos using principles of cinematography
Conducts all pre- and post-production activities as necessary, including scripting, storyboarding, editing, character generation, animation, special effects, etc.
Designs and maintains STP website and e-learning modules