Medical Simulation Technician — High-Fidelity Education Labs

University at Buffalo; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

University at Buffalo is seeking a Simulation Technician to support the Behling Human Simulation Center and the Margaret L. Wendt Clinical Competency Center at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

You will set up and run simulation sessions for medical students, residents, and faculty using high-fidelity simulators and audiovisual systems. You will program simulators with faculty to meet learning goals, troubleshoot real-time technical issues, and maintain medical equipment

Responsibilities

• Set up and run simulation sessions for medical students, residents, and faculty, using high-fidelity simulators, task trainers, and audiovisual systems.
• Program simulators with faculty to match each scenario's learning goals.
• Troubleshoot simulator, computer, network, and audiovisual problems in real time during live sessions.
• Maintain and repair simulators and specialized medical equipment, and build educational aids such as task trainer pads.
• Keep simulation rooms clean, organized, and stocked with consumable supplies.
• Teach faculty and facilitators to operate simulators and audiovisual systems.
• Work with the Office of Medical Computing to support the centers' computers and networked devices.

Job description

University at Buffalo is seeking a Simulation Technician to support the Behling Human Simulation Center and the Margaret L. Wendt Clinical Competency Center at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

You will set up and run simulation sessions for medical students, residents, and faculty using high-fidelity simulators and audiovisual systems. You will program simulators with faculty to meet learning goals, troubleshoot real-time technical issues, and maintain medical equipment