Clinical Learning Specialist-Health Sciences Simulation Center

Under administrative direction of the CHHS Director of Simulation and Digital Health, this position facilitates and supervises clinical lab experiences for students in the Simulation Center supporting health and social care disciplines.

Collaboration

The Clinical Learning Specialist, faculty, health and social care providers, and the clinical agencies will collaborate to deliver a comprehensive and high-quality clinical education experience.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide supervision of students within the simulation lab setting, assist the students to accomplish the clinical learning objectives defined by the course (70%)
• Understand the course and clinical lab objectives of the course to which they are assigned to provide clinical instruction and be familiar with the overall academic program curriculum.
• Provide supervision of students within the simulation lab setting and ensure learning of safe, quality patient or client care in a positive and supportive learning environment.
• Afford clinical simulation lab experiences for each student in the clinical lab group(s) for which they are assigned consistent with course and clinical objectives.
• Evaluate Student Performance (20%)
• Evaluate students' clinical lab practice and provide feedback to students on their accomplishment of clinical objectives.
• Collaborate with course faculty in student remediation plans if necessary.
• Guide students in their growth in the relevant health or social care profession (10%)
• Validate students' understanding of theoretical, scientific, and evidence-based practice to support safe and effective care.
• Aid in the development of clinical decision-making and clinical judgment skills, foster competency in the execution of clinical skills, and promote good communication skills with patients, clients, families, and other members of the health or social care team.

Requirements

• Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience: Master's degree in relevant health or social care discipline and 2 years of experience in the relevant clinical specialty area, or bachelor’s degree with enrollment in a master’s degree program and five years of experience in the relevant clinical specialty area. Unencumbered professional license within relevant State.
• Required Licenses & Certifications: Unencumbered professional license within relevant State.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Strong clinical expertise in nursing practice, effective teaching and communication skills, ability to facilitate student learning in clinical settings, skilled in student evaluation and feedback, proficient in clinical documentation and electronic health records (EHR), ability to model professional behavior and ethical practice, commitment to student success and academic excellence, ability to collaborate with academic and clinical partners.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in clinical teaching/precepting.
• Experience with simulation.

Applicant Instructions

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the My Experience: Resume/Cover Letter section of your application: Resume/CV, Cover Letter. Contact Information for 3 Professional References. Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.

Compensation

Pay Range $47,920.00 - $85,410.00. The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources.