UNIV - Associate Academic Program Director - Simulation Center

Job Description Summary

Position Description
The Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine offers an exceptional opportunity for a qualified candidate. The MUSC HSC Director has a pivotal leadership role in the strategic, operational, and financial management of the center, ensuring compliance with simulation-based education best practices, the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) accreditation standards, and institutional policies and procedures. They work with many individuals from across the MUSC enterprise and externally, including faculty, students, trainees, healthcare practitioners, technicians, and administrative personnel to provide high-quality simulation-based education and foster innovation, teamwork, and research.

Entity

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Unclassified

Cost Center

CC000982 COM MUSC Healthcare Simulation Center CC

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

University-00

Pay Range

0.00 - 0.00 - 0.000

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Position Description

The Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine offers an exceptional opportunity for a qualified candidate. The MUSC HSC Director has a pivotal leadership role in the strategic, operational, and financial management of the center, ensuring compliance with simulation-based education best practices, the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) accreditation standards, and institutional policies and procedures. They work with many individuals from across the MUSC enterprise and externally, including faculty, students, trainees, healthcare practitioners, technicians, and administrative personnel to provide high-quality simulation-based education and foster innovation, teamwork, and research.

The Director is a full-time position that reports to the College of Medicine Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education and supervises the center’s Operations and Business Managers. They work closely with the center’s Medical Director.

Position Requirements:

• Doctoral degree in a health-related field or education (A Master's degree with experience in leadership, higher education, and simulation-based education may be considered)
• Five years of experience in higher education 
• Three years of experience in healthcare simulation-based education
• Experience in a leadership role (e.g., director, manager, supervisor)
• Experience creating simulation-based education curricula
• SSH Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) or eligible for certification within the first year of appointment

Responsibilities:

Leadership of strategic planning and primary liaison between the simulation center and various stakeholders in the institution and the community, advocating for integration of simulation-based learning across healthcare education and practice. (20%)

Management of MUSC HSC operations and business staff, ensuring adherence to education and institutional standards, policies and procedures. (25%)

Management of the financial health of the center under a cost-recovery model. (10%)

Quality assurance and continuous quality improvement for the center. (10%)

Leadership of education in the center including development of simulation-based learning activities and teaching and assessment materials that adhere to best practices. (30%)

Research and innovation initiatives in healthcare simulation, including grant writing and scholarly work. (5%)

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under pressure
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent interpersonal and team-building skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proficiency in Laerdal LLEAP software (desired)
• Ability to create Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM)-compliant online modules (desired)

About MUSC

Founded in 1824 in Charleston, MUSC is South Carolina’s only comprehensive academic health system, with a unique mission to preserve and optimize human life in the state through education, research and patient care. Each year, MUSC educates more than 3,000 students in six colleges: Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy, and trains more than 800 residents and fellows in its health system. MUSC secured more than $327.6 million in research funds in fiscal year 2021, leading the state overall in research funding and in federal and National Institutes of Health funding with more than $220 million. For informat