Simulation Nurse Educator

Emory • Atlanta, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University is seeking a Simulation Nurse Educator to support high-quality simulation-based education, faculty development, learner support, and continuous program improvement. This role serves as an educational consultant and primary support resource for an assigned portfolio of courses. The Simulation Nurse Educator will work collaboratively with course faculty, simulation coordinators, clinical instructors, simulation operations personnel, and School of Nursing leadership to ensure simulation activities align with course and program outcomes, evidence-based standards, accreditation expectations, and institutional priorities. The position also supports open laboratory learning, clinical remediation, faculty and facilitator development, simulated participant training, educational evaluation, accreditation readiness, and dissemination of educational innovations through scholarship and professional contributions.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Nursing.
• Current unencumbered Registered Nurse license.
• Minimum of three years of experience in nursing education, clinical education, staff development, simulation-based education, or academic leadership.
• Knowledge of adult learning principles and nursing education best practices.
• Experience supporting learners, coaching faculty, and contributing to educational evaluation or quality improvement.
• Excellent communication, organizational, collaboration, and project-management skills.

Nice To Haves

• Doctoral degree in Nursing, Education, or a related field.
• Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) certification or eligibility to obtain certification; certification must be earned within two years of hire.
• Experience with healthcare simulation standards, accreditation, curriculum development, competency assessment, remediation, or faculty development.
• Knowledge of the INACSL Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice.
• Experience supporting interprofessional or multi-program simulation activities.
• Experience with educational data, learning management, survey, or project-management systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary simulation education contact for assigned courses.
• Consult with faculty on simulation design, learner preparation, facilitation, debriefing, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
• Review simulation activities for educational readiness and alignment with course objectives, learner needs, and established simulation standards.
• Provide faculty and clinical instructors with clinical skills refreshers, coaching, and instructional guidance.
• Educate and support faculty, clinical instructors, and simulated participants in planning, facilitating, debriefing, and evaluating simulation-based learning activities.
• Develop, facilitate, and evaluate open laboratory and supplemental learning experiences.
• Provide individualized clinical remediation and learner support in collaboration with faculty and academic leadership.
• Mentor and coach faculty and clinical instructors who are new to simulation-based education.
• Support required simulation documentation, outcomes review, quality improvement, and accreditation activities.
• Collaborate with simulation operations personnel to ensure educational requirements are complete before implementation.
• Use learner, facilitator, and program data to guide educational improvement.
• Promote the impact of simulation education and related initiatives through presentations, publications, scholarship, quality improvement, and other professional contributions.

Benefits

• Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.
• Emory University does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training.
• Students, faculty, and staff are assured of participation in university programs and in the use of facilities without such discrimination.
• Emory University complies with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act, and applicable executive orders, federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action (for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities).
• Emory University is committed to ensuring equal access and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level