Job Summary

This position is a Simulation Education Specialist (SES) for HealthForce Kentucky in collaboration with Owensboro Community and Technical College. This position will interface with content experts/faculty to help them develop simulation-based training. This individual will be responsible for ensuring simulation standards are being upheld and providing options to the educators to get the most out of the equipment and experiences for their students. Position is grant funded and continuation is contingent upon future funding. Visit our website at https://healthforcekentucky.org/

Job Duties:

• Serve as a simulation content expert with those wanting to use new resources and new instructional methods. Each event will need to have a roadmap developed that is well planned and documented with a purpose and plan. Each event will take special consideration for the age of learner and appropriateness of the content for that learner group.
• Integral in the success of the program is the balancing of resource allocation, availability, managing logistics, and ensuring events are completely prepared.
• To meet accreditation standards while delivering simulation experiences facilitators/faculty must be trained at a functional level of simulation development, facilitation, debriefing, and evaluation.
• This position will collaborate with course facilitators/faculty to develop and design curriculum that integrates best practices of simulation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare or education, and six (6) years of relevant work experience.
OR
• Associate’s degree in healthcare or education, and eight (8) years of relevant work experience.
 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Allied Health licensure.
• Prior experience in delivering simulation.
• Prior experience and certification in patient care.
• Certified Health Simulations Educator (CHSE).

Additional Skills Requested:

Provide technical assistance, support, and training to faculty and staff in the use of simulation methodologies and equipment.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of equipment, curriculum, operations, and services.
• Coordinate with leadership to engage academic, community, and practice partnerships as they relate to the program.
• Collect, interpret, and report data related to learning outcomes of simulation exercises.
• Collaborate with faculty/staff educators on disseminating findings.
• Must be able to professionally and flexibly work independently and collaboratively with others.
• Ability to utilize appropriate and effective communication skills when working with others.
• Must possess excellent organizational, oral, and written communication skills and positive interpersonal skills.
• This position will work with age groups across the lifespan.
• Plan and operate special events such as camps and Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs).
• Skilled in or the ability to learn how to use databases and simulation equipment.
• Frequent travel is possible, up to 75% of the time, and may require occasional overnight stays. Transportation and accommodation are provided or compensated.
• Work may be required outside of usual working hours.
• The job may resemble clinical work occasionally and lifting up to 50 pounds is required.

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Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.