Faculty Immersive Simulation Facilitator

Grand Canyon University Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition discount

Free parking

On-site gym

Job summary

Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ seeks an immediate full-time Faculty Immersive Simulation Facilitator to support the College of Nursing and Health Care Professions. The role ensures excellence in the Immersive Simulation learner experience and coordinates with faculty, simulation technicians and staff.

Responsibilities include leading scenario design, facilitation and debriefing, overseeing equipment readiness, data collection and outcome reporting, and maintaining safety and quality

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in nursing from an accredited program.
• Active unencumbered Arizona RN license.
• Two years related experience in healthcare education or simulation.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary support for Clinical Simulation Educational Activities.
• Lead scenario design, facilitation and debriefing for learners.
• Coordinate with directors and simulation staff to schedule activities.
• Ensure equipment readiness and safety for immersive simulations.
• Collect data, generate outcome tracking, and report results to faculty.
• Orient and direct simulation technicians, actors, volunteers and faculty.

Skills

RN licensure AZ

Education

Master’s degree (MSN) from CCNE/NLNAC or ACEN accredited program

Job description

Grand Canyon University! One of Arizona’s leading institutions of higher learning. Located in the Valley of the Sun in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona. GCU is an institutionally accredited, private, nondenominational Christian University. Are you looking to shape the nurses of the future? Have you always thought about teaching? Are you prepared to pass on your knowledge to the next generation of Nurses and Healthcare professionals? We may have the opportunity you have been looking for.

The College of Nursing and Health Care Professions is seeking an immediate full-time Faculty Immersive Simulation Facilitator. The Faculty Immersive Simulation Facilitator serves as faculty to ensure excellence in the Immersive Simulation learner experience.

What you will do:

• Primary support for Clinical Simulation Educational Activities.
• Proactively coordinates in advance with Director of Clinical Operations and Director of Lab and Simulation to schedule activities and manage equipment and supplies for each activity.
• Oversees all training processes and ensures systems and equipment are enabled to meet the learning outcomes.
• Collaborative participation in scenario design, evaluation, implementation into curriculum, and provision of experience to learners.
• Leads provision of entire scenario experience, facilitation and debriefing for learner(s).
• Leads trial, validation, and evaluation processes for implementation of scenarios as a part of the curriculum.
• Orients, coordinates and directs Simulation Technician, actors, volunteers and faculty prior to each scenario experience, facilitation and debriefing.
• Ensures and maintains standards for operations, scenario design, facilitation, and debriefing in alignment with specified immersive simulation training programs policies and procedures.
• Coordinates and assists designated faculty with concurrent and/or retrospective video annotation, data capture and creation of outcome tracking, results and reports.
• Coordinates with Simulation Technician to confirm pre-programming of manikin simulators, task trainers, AV, & data collection are ready for each experience use.
• Coordinates with Simulation Technician to confirm designated pre-sets, staging, and disposable supplies for each scenario are ready for immediate use.
• Ensure Faculty & Learners are oriented to capabilities, limitations, safety & proper use of all simulation manikins, trainers, AV, and equipment.
• Manage Clinical Simulation Educational Activity Related Supplies & Equipment.
• Provide technical and operational support for AV systems, data collection systems, Human Patient Simulator systems, computer systems, and task trainer systems.
• Manage clinical simulation educational activity during practice, rehearsal, and research as it pertains to Immersive Patient Care Management simulation scenarios, skills and task training, standardized patient encounters, and conference sessions according to standardized methodology and techniques and policy and procedure.
• Provide reports or feedback to didactic faculty on student progress or outcomes.
• Attend required faculty meetings and participate in committees.
• Occasionally work evenings and weekends as required by business needs.

What you need:

• Master’s degree (MSN) from a CCNE/NLNAC or ACEN accredited program.
• Must have active unencumbered Arizona RN license.
• Two years related experience in healthcare, clinical healthcare education, or healthcare simulation education.

Bonus:

• Previous experience facilitating immersive simulation.
• Previous experience with simulation debriefing and strategies.
• Previous experience collaborating in immersive simulation scenario design, evaluation and implementation into curriculum.
• Contemporary lab competence and knowledge about simulation both high fidelity and virtual reality as evidenced by relevant continuing education and professional organization affiliation.

Why work at GCU:

• Exceptional workplace benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401K savings plan Generous time off plan and 11 paid holidays.
• Paid time off to volunteer in the community or at GCU sponsored events.
• Free covered parking.
• We also offer full-time employees, their spouses, and dependent children an Education Tuition Discount Program.
• Free on-site gyms on campus.

GCU's Christian worldview has shaped the university's mission and growth for more than 65 years. As a Christ-centered higher education institution, GCU integrates faith, learning and work to connect the GCU community with distinct Christian principles and strong central values.

The University values diversity among its students, faculty and staff, and invites applications from all qualified individuals, including minorities, females, individuals with disabilities and veterans.

At GCU, working professionals may find their purpose in ways marked by compassion, service, integrity and concern for the common good.

Employment is contingent upon the satisfactory outcome (as determined by the university) of pre-employment screening activities, including a background check.