Nursing Simulation & Education Specialist

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Job Description

Are you ready to make the leap into nursing academics? Do you have a passion for shaping the next generation of nursing students by advocating for their success? Chamberlain University is looking for a Nurse Student Learning Specialist to assist students with the mastery of material including didactic and clinical learning concepts, as well as patient care simulations. This role is similar to a tutor or a campus-based hospital preceptor and is great for nurses who want to gain higher education and academic experience with the possibility of transitioning into a faculty role in the future. Collaborating with academic partners, faculty and staff, the Specialist provides strategies and academic reinforcement to students throughout their academic program and as they prepare for success with the NCLEX-RN exam. Working with students individually and in small groups, the Specialist assesses learning styles, identifies strengths, and discovers opportunities for academic development. Specialists create and implement personalized remediation plans for our students as they prepare for academic and professional success. In addition, the Specialist supports all clinical learning lab and simulated patient care learning experiences for students. This is a full-time on-campus position located in Houston, TX.

Responsibilities

Supports instruction, remediation and evaluation in didactic and clinical learning concepts including patient care

Demonstrates current, detailed, accurate knowledge of concepts tested by the NCLEX-RN as well as currency in nursing practice to provide academic

Demonstrates current, detailed, and accurate knowledge of University programs and accurately communicates academic policies and regulations to

Demonstrates effective behaviors and accountability in meeting the following standards of service excellence to students, fellow team members, and external agencies: Friendliness and courtesy, professional environment, effective communication, and first class service

Communicates and documents (reporting) students’ academic and co-curricular progress toward achievement of student and program learning outcomes to academic leadership

Prepares and maintains labs and simulated patient care environments with equipment, supplies, media, computers, and materials needed to replicate a simulated healthcare setting.

Collaborates with course coordinators and faculty to ensure preparation of lab supplies and equipment based on faculty requests and course schedules

Assists in developing and implementing detailed clinically- based scenarios for the simulated learning experiences, including use of high-fidelity patient simulators.

Operates and maintains computerized and non-computerized simulation

Contributes to and attends national academic and clinical learning conferences (either University or External Organizations/Associations.

Coordinates and supervises lab experiences to ensure that students have the opportunity to meet course objectives.

Provides individual oversight to students during practice and/or remediation of technical nursing skills as requested by course

Participates in planning and scheduling learning spaces for students and faculty by ensuring open lab and structured lab utilization times are available, communicated, and appropriately resourced.

Performs other duties as assigned

Complies with all policies and standard