SRC Simulation Specialist/ 2 Vacancies (Contingent II - Grant Funded)

Maryland Connect•Patuxent Riding, MD

14d•$70,000 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

Performs senior-level professional research in support of a major research project. Acts independently in the design of research projects, the development of methods and procedures, the preparation of research proposals and the writing of research findings. Reports to faculty researcher or principal investigator. Performs data collection and reduction.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required
Graduate from an accredited school of nursing and current licensure to practice in a compact state.
Minimum 3 years of nursing practice, teaching, or equivalent experience.
Self-motivated, flexible, and able to work in a team environment with minimal supervision, ability to work shifts during the day, evening, and weekends.
Strong interpersonal skills to interact with students, leadership, and peers.
Excellent written communication and strong verbal communication skills in the English language.
Unencumbered RN licensure
Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook).
Proof of active CPR certification administered by either the American Heart Association

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Nursing, preferred.
Minimum of two (2) years of experience in nursing simulation and use of Laerdal and B-Line equipment, preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide instruction including demonstrations, guided practice, and skill evaluation for nursing students.
Orient full-time, part-time faculty, and students to lab/simulation.
Understand the use of human simulators and how to trouble shoot equipment.
Assist in completing lab inventory and maintaining supplies.
Coordinate nursing skills lab schedule.
Coordinate schedule for open lab, clinical, simulation, and debriefing rooms.
Assist in supervision of lab tutors and lab assistants.
Serve as the department’s point-of-contact resources and provides timely and effective responses to simulation/lab requests from faculty, staff, community partners, etc.
Mentor faculty to ensure effective teaching and curriculum delivery by the entire team.
Assist faculty in simulation scenario development by creating learning objectives based on specific course objectives and outcomes.
Develop simulation objectives focused on the nursing role of data interpreter, coordinator of care, and director of communication.
Organize and structure pre-briefing, scenario, and de-briefing activities.
Set simulation expectations by clarifying learning objectives, skills necessary for success, and evaluation of learning.
Familiarize faculty/students with equipment in the simulation room, review use of communication tools.
Establish simulation as a safe and controlled environment in which faculty/students can perform newly acquired skills without fear of failure.
Adapt teaching methods based on the student’s knowledge level, previous simulation experience, and learning needs.