Simulation Specialist - Simulation Learning - Interprofessional Practice & Learning

​Req ID: 171613
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Northern Zone, Cumberland County  
Department: Interprofessional Practice & Learning (IPP&L)
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPE Support Position
Posting Closing Date: 18-Jan-24

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

 

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

 

The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team facilitates and advances person-centered care through evidence-based professional practice and learning strategies and programs that are designed provincially and implemented locally to enhance collaborative learning and practice. The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team takes a leadership role in creating a culture of collaboration with a focus on team-based care, evidence-informed practice, and learning and professional development to improve health outcomes for patients, families and communities. Through strong partnerships with the academic sector, regulators, and government, the Interprofessional Practice and Learning team has an integral role in influencing and operationalizing health system priorities.

About the Opportunity

 

Under the direction of the Manager, Simulation Learning, Interprofessional Practice and Learning, the Simulation Specialist provides technical and educational support (in collaboration with Clinical Nurse Educators and Medical Directors) and supports the preparation of the simulated learning environment, simulation technology and equipment and provides technical management of scenarios. The prime focus of the Simulation Specialist is to maintain the technical “readiness” of the simulation, information, and audio-visual technologies utilized in simulation learning educational activities, support planning and implementation of simulation educational activities, and act as a technical expert as part of the Simulation Program.

 

The Simulation Specialist demonstrates technical competency related to simulation, information, audio-visual and other technologies, knowledge of simulation practices, and has an understanding of health care settings, practice and health professions. The Simulation Specialist exhibits the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors that align with the Interprofessional Practice and Learning Framework. This framework is grounded in theories of adult and concept-based learning, practice development, fundamentals of care and collaborative learning and practice.

About You

 

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

 

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering or equivalent combination of training and experience required
• Two (2) years related job experience required
• Clinical experience in a healthcare environment considered an asset
• Certification in Simulation Specialist or Simulation Educator programs (i.e., CHSOS, CHSE, SLIIC) preferred
• Ability to prioritize own work
• Ability to proactively keep abreast of new and emerging technologies
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to users
• Adheres to standards for simulation program operations
• Ability to troubleshoot IT/AV or Simulation Technology issues
• Ability to lift more than 40 lbs., i.e., patient simulators, cadavers
• Skills and experience in promoting learning cultures that nurture equity, diversity and inclusivity with a focus on intersectional values, analysis, and actions, clinical humility, and the responsible use of power and privilege.
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

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