Simulation Education Coordinator; SP & Operations

SUNY Upstate Medical University; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY is seeking a Simulation Educator to support curricular, assessment, and educational-design aspects of standardized patient and simulation-based learning. The role involves hands-on simulation operations and maintaining high-fidelity simulators and AV capture systems.

You will collaborate with faculty and leadership to identify educational needs, design and implement complex clinical learning experiences, and recruit, train, and evaluate the SP pool

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a health-related program, education, or a similar field.
• Two (2) years full-time experience in simulation training and/or as an educator/trainer, including experience coordinating learning activities, workshops, or seminars.
• Demonstrated working proficiency operating simulation audiovisual/recording systems and high-fidelity simulators/task trainers, or equivalent technical simulation-operations experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement complex clinical learning experiences.
• Support recruitment, training, and evaluation of the SP pool.
• Configure, operate, and maintain high-fidelity simulators and AV capture systems.
• Collaborate with faculty and departmental leadership to identify educational and training needs.
• Develop and refine simulation case materials.

Skills

Communication skills

Educational design

Independent judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in health-related field

Master's degree in Education or healthcare-related field

Tools

SimCapture

AV recording systems

Microsoft Office / Google Apps

Job description

Job Summary:

As a key member of the Simulation Department, this role supports curricular, assessment, and educational-design aspects of standardized/simulated patient (SP) and simulation-based learning, and integrates the hands-on simulation-operations and technical expertise required to realize those designs. Collaborating with departmental leadership, faculty, and institution-wide stakeholders, the incumbent collaborates with faculty and departmental leadership to identify educational and training needs, designs and implements complex clinical learning experiences, supports recruitment, training, and evaluation of the SP pool, and develops and refines simulation case materials, while also configuring, operating, and maintaining the high-fidelity simulators, audiovisual capture systems (SimCapture), and related equipment on which these experiences depend. The position demands independent judgment on highly complex, self-managed educational events, strong written and verbal communication, and the ability to move between instructional design and technical execution within a fast-paced learning environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a health-related program/profession, education, or a similar field. Two (2) years full-time experience in simulation training and/or as an educator/trainer, including experience coordinating learning activities, workshops, or seminars. Demonstrated working proficiency operating simulation audiovisual/recording systems and high-fidelity simulators/task trainers, or equivalent technical simulation-operations experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree in Education or a healthcare-related field. Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) and/or Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist (CHSOS). Familiarity with teaching and assessment methods and with evaluation of performance and feedback. Experience with SimCapture (B-Line Medical, Laerdal) or a comparable simulation AV/capture platform, moulage, and simulator programming. Proficiency in Microsoft Suite and/or Google Apps.

Work Days:

Weekdays during business hours.