Accelerate Clinical Facilitator - Per Diem - Neonatal

Laerdal Medical; United States; On-site; USD 111,000 - 127,000; Part time

Job summary

Laerdal Medical is seeking an Accelerate Clinical Facilitator (Per Diem) to deliver simulation-based education for pediatric and neonatal teams across the United States and Canada. The role requires clinical expertise and strong teaching skills to improve readiness, confidence, and performance in high-risk, low-frequency events.

The position is on-demand with travel up to 70–100%, joining Accelerate’s program to support customer engagements, onsite simulations, education consultations, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a healthcare field is required.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate simulation-based learning experiences for pediatric and neonatal teams.

Skills

Facilitation

Adult education

Clinical excellence

Travel readiness

Customer engagement

MS Office

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Medicine, Respiratory Therapy, or related healthcare field

Master's degree or higher

NRP Provider or Instructor certification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Accelerate Clinical Facilitator - Per Diem - Neonatal

Position Overview

The Accelerate Clinical Facilitator (Per Diem) - Pediatrics & Neonatal is responsible for delivering simulation-based educational programs that improve the readiness, confidence, and clinical performance of pediatric and neonatal healthcare teams. Serving as both a clinical expert and educator, this role facilitates immersive learning experiences focused on enhancing clinical competency, team communication, and patient outcomes during high-risk, low-frequency pediatric and neonatal emergencies.

This is an on-demand, per diem position supporting customer engagements as business needs arise. Assignments may include onsite simulation programs, implementation support, educational consultations, and clinical training events throughout the United States and Canada.

About Accelerate

Accelerate is a comprehensive simulation-based readiness and workforce development program designed to improve clinical competency, team communication, and patient outcomes across healthcare organizations. Unlike traditional continuing education programs, Accelerate combines immersive simulation, facilitated debriefing, competency assessment, and actionable performance insights to help healthcare organizations prepare for high-risk, low-frequency clinical events.

Accelerate facilitators serve as trusted clinical consultants, partnering with healthcare leaders to build sustainable cultures of safety, readiness, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Simulation Facilitation & Educational Delivery

• Facilitate simulation-based learning experiences for pediatric and neonatal healthcare teams.
• Lead structured debriefings that promote reflective learning, clinical reasoning, and performance improvement.
• Deliver Accelerate educational programs in accordance with established clinical and educational standards.
• Adapt educational delivery to meet the unique goals and learning needs of healthcare organizations.

Clinical Expertise & Customer Engagement

• Serve as a trusted educational consultant to physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, educators, and interdisciplinary clinical teams.
• Promote evidence-based clinical practice through realistic simulation scenarios and facilitated discussion.
• Evaluate learner performance and provide coaching and constructive feedback.
• Foster a safe, respectful, and psychologically secure learning environment.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Partner with Accelerate operations, clinical faculty, and customer success teams to ensure successful program delivery.
• Participate in ongoing faculty development, continuing education, and facilitator calibration activities.
• Represent Accelerate professionally while fostering strong customer relationships and service excellence.

Requirements

• Ideal candidate must reside in Arizona or Texas
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Medicine, Respiratory Therapy, or another healthcare-related discipline required.
• Current unrestricted clinical licensure appropriate to profession.
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Provider or Instructor certification required.
• Minimum of 5 years of recent clinical experience in NICU, PICU, pediatric emergency care, newborn nursery, pediatric acute care, or Labor & Delivery with neonatal resuscitation responsibilities.
• Demonstrated expertise managing pediatric and neonatal emergencies.
• Experience educating adult learners in clinical environments.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage customer engagements with minimal supervision.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Valid driver's license.
• Ability to travel extensively throughout the United States and Canada (approximately 70-100%, based on facilitator availability and customer demand). Overnight and occasional weekend travel required.
• Ability to stand for extended periods while facilitating educational programs.
• Ability to lift and transport simulation equipment up to 35 lbs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher.
• NRP Instructor status.
• PALS, CPN, CCRN (Pediatric or Neonatal), RNC-NIC, CHSE, or other relevant specialty certifications.
• Experience leading pediatric or neonatal simulation programs and simulation debriefings.
• Experience implementing interdisciplinary education initiatives.
• Experience working within children's hospitals, academic medical centers, or regional pediatric referral centers.

Simulation Experience Preferred

• High-fidelity and in situ simulation.
• Structured debriefing methodologies.
• TeamSTEPPS or similar teamwork frameworks.
• Competency-based education and adult learning principles.
• Psychological safety in simulation environments.
• Previous experience serving as simulation faculty, NRP instructor, pediatric educator, or simulation center staff.

Daily Rate: $600/daily rate. All travel expenses (flights, meals, accommodations, transportation, etc.) eligible for reimbursement

Please note that this range does not include any other compensation or benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, but not limited to; the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, location, level of education attained, and/or professional certifications, years of relevant experience, special skills, etc.

Laerdal Medical Corporation is committed to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, citizenship status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, martial status, age, genetic information, status as an individual with a disability, status as a protected veteran or any other legally protected status and to affirmatively seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.