TITLE: Simulation/Lab Coordinator

DEPARTMENT: School of Nursing

REPORTS TO: Chair of School of Nursing and Health Sciences

CLASSIFICATION: Staff-12 months

EFFECTIVE DATE: TBD

STANDARD WORK HOURS: 37.5 hours per week

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-Time

EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

JOB SUMMARY:

Overall management and operations of the Clinical and Virtual Laboratories. Under the leadership of the Director, Undergraduate Programs, facilitate quality learning experiences that provide:

• A risk-free environment for student learners that reinforce critical thinking and decision making and opportunities to enhance caring behaviors towards peers and patients.
• Enhance student's ability to promote patient safety and quality health care, and clinical competence through selected critical thinking scenarios.
• Improve performance, communication, and efficiency in clinical setting.
• Promote evidence-based decision making for professional practice, empowerment of the student in preparation for the clinical setting.
• Facilitate debriefing and positive feedback to enhance student learning
• Encourage students to self-analyze their performance and use critical thinking during the reflection process.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Assist faculty with demonstrations of professional nursing skills and virtual laboratory experiences.
• Work with faculty to develop skilled protocols as new equipment becomes available.
• Maintain equipment in working order.
• Review equipment and media catalogs to recommend new purchases.
• Monitor use and stock of supplies; develops schedules with faculty for use of skills and virtual laboratories on quarter-to-quarter and week-to-week basis.
• Maintain records of lab sections and student activities.
• Manages all activities of the skills and virtual laboratories.
• Collaborate with the Director of Undergraduate Nursing Programs, and faculty on activities to promote student learning activities throughout the program's curricula.
• Facilitate student-learning opportunities through flexible scheduling of simulation hours.
• Initiate development of policies and procedures for utilization of simulation/lab.
• Assume responsibilities for completion of annual inventory of supplies and equipment and submit requests for supplies and/or equipment to the SON Chairperson or designee.
• Survey faculty annually to determine needs for new equipment and to evaluate operations of the skills laboratories.
• Maintain records of acquisition of new supplies, material, equipment, etc.
• Produce follow-up reports on laboratory activities including an annual report at the end of the academic year.
• Develop and implements a database for tracking student utilization of the laboratories.
• Conduct tours and simulation sessions for internal/external groups and/or individuals.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Knowledge of equipment and the latest nursing technologies.
• Ability to set priorities on own initiative.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to accommodate change.
• Advanced technology expertise. Commitment to the concepts of innovation and excellence in nursing education.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

OTHER DUTIES:

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree in nursing, MSN preferred.
• Unencumbered license to practice registered nursing in Kentucky or eligibility to apply for Kentucky licensure.
• CPR endorsement.
• Strong general nursing knowledge with a minimum of two (2) years current professional clinical nursing practice.
• Experience in organization and management.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work with faculty and students.

Licensing and Certifications: NA

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Ability to sit at a workstation for extended periods.
• Occasional ability to lift, carry, and put away parcels weighing up to 35 pounds.
• Physical mobility, which includes movement from place to place on the job taking distance and speed into account.
• Physical agility, which includes ability to maneuver body while in place.
• Physical strength to handle routine office materials and tools.
• Physical dexterity of hands and fingers.
• Physical coordination, including eye-hand, hand-foot
• Physical endurance.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. At this time, Kentucky State University is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa

Internal candidates are encouraged to apply.

KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The functions, qualifications, knowledge/skills, and physical requirements listed in this job description represent the essential duties of the job, which the incumbent must be able to perform either with or without reasonable accommodation. The Job Functions listed do not necessarily include all activities that the individual may perform.