Simulation Design

JOB SUMMARY:

Simulation Design and Development Coordinator is responsible for designing, coordinating, and evaluating simulation-based educational programs that align with the INACSL Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice and the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) Standards and Core Competencies. This role supports continuing professional development education (CME, NCPD, CEU), identifies and addresses professional practice gaps, and contributes to strategic initiatives through grant investigation and interprofessional education planning and collaborates across and with external partners to develop, plan and execute simulation-based educational events.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure all educational activities and proposals reflect the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) Standards and Core Competencies and INACSL Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice
• Coordinate and operationalize professional development conferences, workshops, and special events in collaboration with team members
• Collaborates with subject matter experts to effectively design education incorporating diverse teaching methods, technology, and feedback to create accessible, engaging, and impactful learning opportunities.
• Understands and complies with all the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
• Identifies learning gaps through needs assessments, developing learner-centered goals, objectives, and measurable outcomes.
• Research and identify grant opportunities from federal, state, private, and institutional sources aligned with simulation education and the SSH and INACSL Standards.
• Assist in the preparation and submission of grant proposals, including gathering data, writing narratives, and compiling budgets.
• Maintain a database of grant deadlines, submissions, and reporting requirements
• Use a systematic process to create learning experiences that meet the evolving needs of healthcare professionals.
• Incorporates educational design principles and adult learning theory when developing simulation-based education.
• Incorporates principles of adult learning to improve knowledge, skills, and practice.
• Evaluates programs using formal and informal metrics to understand the effectiveness, impact, and areas for improvement of simulation-based education.
• Develop and maintain project timelines, budgets, and documentation
• Manage logistics including location, registration, catering, AV needs, and travel arrangements.
• Complies with copyright guidance and follows the NC AHEC copyright guidelines for presentations.
• Completes documentation and requirements needed for CME, NCPD, CEU, and other requested credits for continuing education events.
• Reviews submitted presentations by subject matter experts and speakers for copyright compliance.
• Teach and Maintain American Heart Association (AHA) Provider status for:  Basic Life Support (BLS). 
• Assists with accreditation processes and research studies as needed.

This role description is a general description of the essential job functions.  It is not intended to describe all the duties the Simulation Design and Development Coordinator may perform.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Communication Skills

Effectively and respectably communicate with other individuals, whether it be a colleague, patient, or patient's family member and appropriately enumerate information in a manner easily understood by all parties. We do this to foster a culture of understanding between all parties, especially in complex and difficult situations, to ultimately provide the best care possible to our patients and their families.

• Decision Making

Ability to make the most appropriate decision in a given situation and then taking the next steps to ensure appropriate and timely completion. This requires conflict resolution skills, critical thinking skills, confidence in your ability to make the right decision in most situations. This also includes ability to prioritize your workday appropriately to ensure the most important tasks are completed on time.

• HealthCare Knowledge

Having the drive to keep yourself abreast and up to date on the new breakthroughs in your area of expertise and communicating them to the rest of the team, as appropriate.  This also includes keeping up with your licensure and yearly training requirements within your area expertise along with MAHEC's organizational training. Finally, the ability to apply the depth of knowledge maintained and gained through this process in real life scenarios as appropriate.

• Interpersonal Skills

Showing the ability to meet difficult situations with grace, professionalism, and understanding. Within your area of expertise, showing respect and showing empathy where appropriate with your colleagues, patients, and their family at all times, even when its most difficult to do so. This is done, in part, by effective listening, being your authentic self, showing responsibility and dependability, and being patient with others.

• Organizational Values

Adherence to MAHEC's founding principles and incorporating them every day. This includes, among others, having integrity and accountability, reverence for other cultures and equitable practices, ability to manage change, and displaying a clear understanding of organizational dynamics. Doing these things creates a culture where people want to do the best for each other and gives personal ownership towards the goal of helping people in their time of need.

• Problem Solving

Having an analytical mind and ability to work autonomously to solve complex problems that may arise. The wherewithal to think logically through a difficult problem and come to an appropriate resolution for a given issue. This helps to drive continuous improvement by thinking through where we can improve in a novel way. Measures success by understanding where we are currently and where we want to go and then applying those new ideas to affect positive change.

SPECIFIED SKILLS

• COMPUTER
  • Excellent skills in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and database applications required.
• FOREIGN LANGUAGE
  • Spanish speaking skills preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Not applicable.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Not applicable.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree in healthcare, education, technology, administration or related field. Ability to improvise, adapt to highly dynamic environments, and learn new skills. Excellent communication, interpersonal, analytical and organizational skills. Ability to move equipment and learning materials (up to 50 pounds). Ability to travel to various other Health Care facilities, as needed

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience with healthcare simulation. Organization and project management experience

REQUIRED LICENSES

SCHEDULE:

Regular attendance on-site is an essential function of this position. Typical business hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (or flexed to best meet the needs of the clients and/or the Division); 40 hours per workweek; weekend, holiday, or evening coverage is occasionally required. Work hours will need to be flexible in order to respond to special work assignments, or evening activities, as requested by the team leader.

POSITION COMPENSATION:

$28.94/hour, full time + full benefits available

At MAHEC, we strive to equip all team members with Total Rewards (pay + benefits) to honor their service, support their health, manage their financial security, build their career, and thrive.

All MAHEC employees and learners will be required to receive the Flu vaccine or have an approved exemption.

MAHEC Talent Management is located at 121 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC Equal Opportunity Employer.

MAHEC is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. Employees who meet federal requirements may be eligible to have remaining student loan balances forgiven after 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time at MAHEC.

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