Assistant Professor/ Coordinator, Simulation and Clinical Skills Lab, Jefferson College of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University, Lehigh Valley Campus

Job Details

The Coordinator of the Simulation and Clinical Skills Lab is responsible for planning, organizing, and overseeing all clinical skills and simulation activities for undergraduate and graduate nursing students at the assigned campus location. This role ensures effective use and ongoing readiness of simulation and skills lab spaces, including managing daily operations, identifying equipment needs, and maintaining inventory and supplies.
The Coordinator provides direct instruction to nursing students at all program levels within the skills laboratory and simulation environment and collaborates closely with course faculty to support curriculum objectives related to clinical skills and simulation.

Essential Functions:
• Coordinate all clinical skills and simulation activities for undergraduate and
graduate nursing students at the assigned campus, ensuring effective
scheduling and appropriate utilization of simulation and skills lab spaces.
• Maintain ongoing readiness of all lab areas by preparing spaces for clinical
skills practice and simulation sessions, securing and staging required
equipment and supplies to support planned learning activities.
• Guide and direct support staff in preparing the simulation and clinical skills
areas to ensure consistent quality and alignment with course and program
needs.
• Manage day to day operational workflows, including identifying equipment
needs for scheduled learning sessions, conducting proactive inventory
assessments, and maintaining adequate supplies through timely ordering.
• Participate in delivery of simulation based education, applying standardized
principles of simulation practice and collaborating with faculty to support
course objectives.
•Communicate effectively with the Director of Simulation, campus simulation
staff, IT support and external vendors.
• Engage in pre semester and post semester planning and evaluation meetings
with faculty for courses involving clinical skills and simulation, contributing to
continuous curriculum alignment and improvement.
•Support Quality Improvement (QI) processes for simulation programs by
participating in evaluation and ongoing program review activities.
• Provide direct instruction to nursing students across all program levels within
the skills laboratory and simulation environment, including participating in the
remediation of students’ skills performance.
• Maintain current knowledge of clinical practice standards to ensure that
simulation and skills instruction reflects contemporary, evidence based best
practices.
• Serve as a professional role model, fostering open, effective communication
and positive working relationships with students, faculty, and staff.
•Participate in relevant meetings and initiatives to support programmatic
continuity and alignment across the College.
• Collaborate with the Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Practice and
Education (JCIPE) to support interprofessional simulation and skills based
learning activities.
• Demonstrate behaviors consistent with the values of Jefferson in interactions
with colleagues, students, visitors, and partners.

In addition to the Essential Functions, the Coordinator of Simulation and Clinical Lab is also responsible for the following:
• Support routine maintenance processes by coordinating repairs, reporting
malfunctioning equipment, and ensuring timely vendor service when needed.
• Provide supplemental orientation and guidance for new faculty, adjunct
instructors, and support staff involved in simulation or skills based teaching.
• Help ensure continuity of simulation programming across campus locations
by participating in communication exchanges, collaborative planning, and
shared resource review.
• Support data collection for program review and internal reporting, including
tracking simulation utilization, student participation, and quality improvement
indicators.
• Demonstrate effective problem solving, flexibility, and the ability to prioritize
needs within a dynamic teaching environment.
• Maintain a professional presence that fosters a supportive learning culture,
modeling accountability, respect, and the values of Jefferson in all
interactions.
• Engage in ongoing professional development to enhance knowledge of
simulation technology, pedagogy, and clinical best practices.

Job Description

Qualifications:

Master’s degree preparation or equivalent experience in nursing

Licensure to practice professional nursing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Experience Requirements:

• Academic appointment at the rank of Clinical Instructor (at a minimum) in a collegiate
   nursing program

• Evidence of experience and engagement with skills labs/simulation experiences

• Evidence of progressive academic responsibilities

• Evidence of effective teaching

• Evidence of ongoing clinical competency

Interested candidates should submit on-line application/CV/Cover Letter detailing specific teaching and clinical experience, and areas of scholarship and service; http://hr.jefferson.edu/human-resources.html then enter in search box Job ID # REQ-0027663

Work Shift

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

3900 Sierra Circle, Center Valley, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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