Nursing Skills Lab and Simulation Coordinator - Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing - Bakersfield

Success Education Colleges (SEC) is a family of institutions comprised of Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing, North-West College, Glendale Career College and Nevada Career Institute. SEC is a leader in allied health education, and has been offering quality and affordable health care training programs for over 58 years.

Our everyday mission is to educate students in short-term and professional programs for gainful employment and career advancement. 

Careers Site: https://www.success.edu/careers-with-sec/

POSITION SUMMARY

Coordinates and manages the college’s skills lab and simulation center. The individual in this position will assure the effective and efficient operation of the lab, assess and provide for meeting program and student needs, and oversee the operation of high, medium and low fidelity technology to ensure safe and effective use of the simulation equipment.

The Nursing Skills Laboratory Simulation Coordinator is hired by the Dean of Nursing and reports to the Dean of Nursing. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops, implements, updates, and monitors simulation and skills lab policies, procedures, use and operation.
• Monitors and schedules use, signing out, and movement of lab equipment.
• Coordinates and maintains the day-to-day operations of the nursing lab for use by all nursing students and nursing faculty.
• Serves as the resource person for faculty and students in any matters relating to the nursing lab.
• Prepare skills lab demonstrations and simulated learning activities in coordination with the Block Coordinator.
• Provide resources in the skills and simulation lab for mastery of psychomotor and clinical reasoning skills.
• Work closely with faculty to plan teaching strategies that will increase the student’s ability to meet clinical skills requirement.
• Maintain a clean, fully equipped nursing skills and simulation lab.
• Manage the room set-up and clean-up for demonstration of clinical procedures and practice.
• Work collaboratively with all faculty in scheduling the skills and simulation lab.
• Develops, presents, evaluates and refines scenarios for simulation experiences, utilizing role planning, props and dialogue to create a realistic learning environment.
• Develops and implements clinical simulation to meet accreditation standards.
• Creates and maintains a respectful and professional working environment, incorporating active learning, reflective thinking, and a confidential debriefing process.
• Performs data analysis to evaluate learning and satisfaction with the provision of services.
• Continuously updates and refines simulation experiences based on identified needs and to serve as a resource for faculty utilizing simulation in classroom/lab activities.
• Maintains the lab inventory, ensures the safe storage and disposal of hazardous materials.
• Monitors and assures appropriate standards of lab cleanliness, provides for equipment maintenance, repair and replacement.
• Orients instructors in lab procedures, location and use of materials, and operation of equipment.
• Responsible for establishing community partners and seeking grants.
• Oversees simulation lab information and technology support.
• Ensures a safe and healthy work environment, complies with college health and safety policies, practices and programs in keeping with occupational health and safety legislation and regulation.
• Models professional standards, including customer service, collaboration, communication, excellence, and