Registered Nurse RN Simulation Specialist

Core Functions

• Serves as an internal consultant for simulation design.
• Designs workforce learning and development outcomes which support facility strategies and initiatives.
• Conducts assessment of current and projected workforce development needs and provides efficient, effective, high quality programs and services in response.
• Provides guidance on clinical issues for various service line areas.
• Serves as a resource for policy and procedures, standards of care, and external agency requirements.
• Covers coordination and assistance in all development of scenarios and training in conjunction with faculty and staff to integrate simulation usage into clinical curriculum.
• Researches, plans, implements and evaluates curriculum content and sequence.
• Incorporates proficient clinical practice, safety, and patient centered care in all educational scenarios.
• Programs, tests and runs scenarios with faculty, assuring that faculty and equipment are prepared for teaching scenarios.
• Directly responsible for the development and delivery of employee development programs and designated learning programs which attract new recruits, retain current staff and improves quality of care.
• Ensures timely delivery and integration between plan objectives and design in order to obtain intended program impact and stakeholder/participant satisfaction while managing required resources effectively.
• Uses advanced knowledge to execute set-up, programming, maintenance, use, disassembly, and troubleshooting of simulation equipment.
• Demonstrates and teaches technical and philosophical aspects of operating and programming simulators to staff.
• Develops a schedule of simulator activities to include periodic review and maintenance of equipment.
• Implements, interprets, and evaluates learning goals and objectives.
• Implements assessment tools to be integrated as competency measures in all aspects of simulation based education.
• Evaluates learning effectiveness using standardized outcome measurements.
• Uses performance measures and workforce needs to drive education plans and learning strategies.
• Manages and leads program development of new systems, applications, software conversions and upgrades, and media integration maintaining partnerships and troubleshooting.
• Identifies opportunities for technology improvement and integration into healthcare education.
• Conducts regular evaluations and critiques of programs, soliciting recommendations from both internal and external customers.
• Provides consultation for research projects; guides and/or directs process.
• Effectively translates research outcomes into actions, working with others to improve overall quality and cost effectiveness of patient care.

Position Summary

• This position implements education programs for several service line workforce needs to achieve successful simulation education and training.
• Plans, designs, implements and evaluates simulation based learning and development outcomes to support the achievement of workforce goals, facility and regional strategies and initiatives.
• Provides expert consultation and critique to simulation development.
• Directly responsible for the development and delivery of employee development programs and designated learning programs which attract new recruits, retain current staff and improves quality of care.