Sr Simulation Education Specialist

Nemours is seeking a Senior Simulation Education Specialist to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Wilmington, DE.

The Senior Simulation Education Specialist is responsible for managing day-to-day educational activities and operations of the Simulation Center.  This position reports to and supports the Medical Director of Simulation by providing input to overall program development, budget, supervision of simulation support staff, and supervision of simulation-based educational activities.  The Senior Simulation Education Specialist will also 1) coach, mentor, and develop Nemours Institute for Clinical Excellence educators and simulation facilitators; 2) lead the advancement of innovative simulation-based educational curricula; and 3) maintain professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends.

Essential Functions

1. Coordinate the educational activities of Nemours Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and prioritize current resources to ensure that the mission, vision, and goals of Nemours and NICE are achieved.
2. Coordinate scheduling of simulation-based education programs by working with department leadership to establish high level priorities and maximize operational time.
3. Oversee and support the development and advancement of curricula that align learning objectives, simulation-based principles, technology, and outcome measures. 
4. Audit participant records to ensure that standards are met.  Utilize feedback from participants and instructors to improve scenarios, courses, curricula, and programs.
5. Lead staffing efforts and conduct interviews to hire new employees for needed roles.
6. Supervise simulation support staff, ensuring that all work meets deadlines and standards for quality and accuracy.   Coach, mentor, and develop staff across functional areas.  Coach staff on professional development. Conduct regularly scheduled staff performance reviews.
7. Support NICE’s growth and help advance NICE’s immediate and long-term teaching/education, systems integration, assessment, and academic goals.
8. Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from time to time by employee’s supervisor.

Qualifications

Master's Degree required; education concentration preferred

Basic Life Support (BLS) certified through the American Heart Association is required within 90 days of start date.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certified through the American Heart Association is required within 90 days of start date.

• Preferred licensures and/or certifications here and provide specifics:
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor certification
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor certification
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Instructor certification 
• Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) 

Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org.