Simulation Program Designer & Interprofessional Education Coordinator
Concordia University Wisconsin/Ann Arbor•Ann Arbor, MI
About The Position
The Simulation Program Designer and Interprofessional Education Coordinator leads the development, coordination, and evaluation of simulation-based learning experiences across programs. Responsibilities include aligning curricula, training faculty, writing scenarios, and ensuring activities follow best practices in healthcare simulation. The position is part-time, for 19.5 or fewer hours per week, and supports Concordia University’s mission and values and those of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS).
Requirements
- Master’s degree in a health professions field, education, healthcare simulation, instructional design, curriculum development, or a related field; five years of simulation experience may be substituted for a master’s degree.
- Experience working in a simulation center, clinical skills lab, or academic health professions program.
- Experience planning and facilitating interprofessional education events involving multiple health professions disciplines.
- Knowledge of simulation design, implementation, evaluation, and quality improvement.
- Knowledge of interprofessional education frameworks and collaborative practice competencies.
- Skill in writing realistic, measurable, learner-centered clinical scenarios.
- Skill in facilitating debriefings that promote reflection, clinical reasoning, teamwork, and communication.
- Ability to align simulation activities with course outcomes, program competencies, and accreditation expectations.
- Ability to provide constructive faculty coaching and professional development.
- Support for the mission and values of Concordia University Wisconsin/Ann Arbor and the LCMS.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of best practices from organizations such as the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, INACSL, or related professional bodies.
- Experience with simulation technologies, including high-fidelity manikins, task trainers, standardized patients, audiovisual recording systems, or simulation management software.
- Experience assessing learning outcomes and using evaluation data for program improvement.
Responsibilities
- Organize and facilitate interprofessional education (IPE) events.
- Collaborate with faculty to design simulation activities and align them with curricular goals.
- Develop and review clinical scenarios using evidence-based practices.
- Coordinate simulation schedules across programs.
- Lead faculty development in simulation pedagogy and debriefing.
- Create partnerships with outside entities to use the simulation center.
- Support individual departments in implementing TeamSTEPPS training for students and faculty.
- Perform additional duties as assigned to support the goals of the center.
Benefits
- Tuition benefits are available for employees; no other benefits are associated with this position.
