Nursing - Lab and Simulation Assistant

Nursing
- Lab and Simulation Assistant

FL
- Main Campus
- Lakeland, FL 33801

Level Experienced Position Type Full Time Education Level Bachelor's Degree Travel Percentage None Category Nurse

This position provides vital support to nursing students and faculty within the skills and simulation laboratory setting. The individual in this role is responsible for preparing and maintaining a safe, organized, and fully functional lab environment, ensuring that equipment is ready and instructional activities run smoothly. In addition, this role provides assistance during clinical experiences as assigned, contributing to a positive and supportive learning environment.

Reports to:

Clinical Coordinator and Chief Nurse Administrator

Supervisory Responsibility: N/A

Indirect Supervisory Responsibility: N/A

Essential Duties
- May include, but is not limited to the following:

• Facilitate simulation and skills lab operations by ensuring a clean, organized, and safe environment.
• Maintain and troubleshoot simulation equipment, including human patient simulators, electronic simulation devices, task trainers, and audiovisual recording systems.
• Prepare, set up, and tear down all ADN simulation and skills lab activities, ensuring all equipment and resources are functional and ready for use.
• Serve as a resource for students and faculty during simulations and skills teaching labs, answering questions about equipment and learning resources.
• Manage and operate simulation technology, including high-fidelity mannequins and audiovisual systems.
• Maintain accurate supply inventory and order supplies as needed under the direction of the SIM Lab Manager.
• Monitor student skills practice hours and send required reports to the SIM Lab Manager as directed.
• Assist in the teaching of clinical skills across the curriculum.
• Facilitate skills checkoffs across the curriculum.
• Serve as the fill-in instructor for hospital clinical groups or open labs as needed.

Lakeland Main Campus

Education

Required

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Preferred Education:

Master's degree in Nursing

Licenses/Certifications

Required
- Active Florida RN license

Experience

Required:

A minimum of at least two (2) years professional, current experience in bedside nursing in a fast-paced environment is required.

Preferred:

Three (3) years or more professional, current experience in bedside nursing.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Required:

• Knowledge of nursing procedures and processes
• Personal commitment to teach in a Christian university and be in agreement with the mission of Southeastern University

Preferred:

• Knowledge of lab processes and procedures

All employees are responsible for maintaining an environment that is free from discrimination, intimidation, harassment, including sexual harassment.

• This position is considered Non-Emergency for the purposes of Emergency Response.

Mobility & Stamina:
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods (often 2–4 hours continuously) during demonstration and student assessment.

Lifting & Carrying:
Frequent lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying of equipment, supplies, and simulation mannequins, at least 25 pounds.

Physical Dexterity:
Fine motor skills sufficient to demonstrate delicate technical procedures (e.g., intravenous insertion, catheterization, sterile dressing changes).

Positioning & Flexibility:
Frequent bending, stooping, reaching, kneeling, and crouching to assist students with skills at various bedside heights.

Sensory Abilities:

• Vision:
  Near vision sufficient to read fine print on medication vials, computer monitors, and evaluate student techniques accurately.
• Hearing:
  Ability to hear student questions, audio alarms from equipment, and heart/lung sounds during simulation.
• Speech:
  Ability to speak clearly and loudly enough to communicate instructions in a busy lab environment.

Environmental Exposure:
Ability to work in a classroom/lab setting with potential exposure to simulated body fluids, medical waste, latex, and chemical agents used in cleaning equipment.

25% (locally)

Weeknights and weekends

All new hires and employees transferring into a new position will have a 90-day probationary period within which to learn the functions of the job and to be evaluated. Following the probationary period, the employee can transition to regular status, have the probationary period extended in order to receive more training, or employment can be terminated. Required compliance training is as follows:

FERPA

Lab and Simulation equipment

• SEU promotes a safe working environment. Employees are responsible for completing assigned tasks safely and efficiently, and supervisors are responsible for creating and maintaining a safe work environment.
• Employees must report any unsafe work conditions or practices, as well as any near-miss incidents, to their supervisor and Risk Management.
• Work-related injuries must be immediately reported to Security and Human…