Job Category:

Medical Education

Work Shift/Schedule:

8 Hr Morning - Afternoon

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

About the Role:

Job Summary

The GME Simulation Educator is under the direction of the NGHS Director of the Clinical Skills and Simulation.   The GME Simulation Educator will be responsible to support simulation-based learning (SBL) and all other immersive learning modalities for the NGHS GME Surgery simulation needs. This includes providing technical and hands-on support for surgical simulation session preparation and delivery, providing strategic support of simulation-specific education, training, research, and other directives as outlined both internally and externally by NGHS Director of Clinical Skills and Simulation   The GME Simulation Educator provides essential communication and networking for the effective functioning of simulation training within the GME Simulation lab and the GME Programs.  The GME Simulation Educator will work in concert with the NGHS Lanier Park Simulation Educators to Develop, coordinate and implement GME Surgery simulation training and other needed simulation training and related courses for the simulation needs of NGHS to ensure that goals and objectives specified for the programs are accomplished in accordance with priorities, time limitations, funding limitations or other specifications.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Licensure or other certifications: Licensed to practice as an RN or other credentials may be substituted for review

• Educational Requirements: Bachelors Degree

• Minimum Experience: Minimum of 2+ years direct experience in surgical and/or trauma education or at least 3+ years as a medical surgical simulation educator in a clinical setting and familiarity with best practices in simulation pedagogy. 

• Other:

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications:

• Preferred Educational Requirements:

• Preferred Experience: Experience working as a standardized patient educator, GME and/or UGME, medical simulation modalities, surgical simulation, and CHSE credentialed. 

• Other:

NGHS Core Competencies

1. I Show Vulnerability when I:

• trust others and assume positive intent.

• am emotionally accessible and transparent without hidden agendas.

• acknowledge weaknesses and accept responsibility for mistakes.

• am comfortable saying “I don’t know” and asking for help.

• seek and accept feedback in a non-defensive manner.

• forgive others and give the benefit of the doubt.

2. I Display Empathy when I:

• seek to know others on a deeper level.

• work to ensure others feel included.

• accept others for who they are without judgment.

• show concern for the well-being and challenges of others.

• consider the human impact before making decisions.

3. I Demonstrate Courage when I:

• do not hold back on anything that needs to be said.

• do the right thing even when that is difficult.

• speak my own truth, even when that means standing alone.

• address potential conflict quickly and directly.

• commit to seeing a difficult conversation through to the end.

4. I Demonstrate Radical Listening when I:

• seek to understand the other person’s viewpoint first, before expressing my own viewpoint.

• listen for the unsaid.

• ask questions to confirm understanding.

• accept others’ perceptions as their truth.

• take action to help others feel fully heard and seen.

• pursue as many different viewpoints as possible and embrace the bearer of bad news.

5. I Promote Teamwork when I:

• treat others in a respectful manner, regardless of their position, identity, and background.

• encourage and support my coworkers.

• value and acknowledge others for their contributions to the success of the team and NGHS.

• put the good of the team and NGHS first.

• strive to find common ground to solve problems for the good of NGHS.

• cut across boundaries to get things done.

6. I Hold Others Accountable when I:

• provide clear, consistent, and frequent communication about what is most