Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor / Simulation Lab Coordinator / Clinical Placement Coordinator

Base pay range: $65,000.00/yr – $75,000.00/yr

Reports to:

Dean, School of Nursing

Senior Level: Associate

Employment type:

Full‑time

Job function:
Education;
Industries:
Higher Education, Hospitals and Health Care

Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) offers students a BS in Nursing (B.S.N) degree program to prepare a generalist in nursing with leadership skills, basic research abilities, and a holistic health approach to professional nursing with a focus on the community. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree is the foundation for professional nursing practice.

The Assistant Professor / Simulation Lab Coordinator / Clinical Placement Coordinator is a multifaceted faculty position that includes teaching undergraduate nursing students, overseeing the operation of the simulation and high‑fidelity labs, and coordinating clinical placement experiences for pre‑licensure BSN students. This position supports the School of Nursing’s mission to deliver high‑quality, experiential nursing education and foster academic and professional excellence.

The ideal candidate will have experience in simulation‑based learning, possess strong organizational and interpersonal skills, and demonstrate a commitment to student‑centered, evidence‑based teaching.

The Lab Coordinator ensures the effective and efficient operation of the lab, assesses and provides for meeting programmatic, and student needs, and oversees the operation of high, medium, and low fidelity technology to ensure safe and effective use of the simulation equipment. This individual is expected to maintain the day‑to‑day operations of the laboratory while providing strong customer service that is professional, accurate, and timely.

The Nursing Skills Laboratory Simulation Coordinator reports to the Dean of Nursing.

* This position is funded 100% by the Title III‑B, Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) federal grant. As such, the Nursing Skills Simulation Laboratory Coordinator assists the Dean of Nursing with implementing the objectives established in the Title III Program for this federally‑funded activity.

• Assists program directors, faculty, and students in the lab setting with integration of simulation into the curriculum.
• Supervises and evaluates students’ progress in meeting designated program student learning outcomes (PSLOs) and course student learning outcomes (CSLOs) and reports progress to course faculty and program directors through end of term reports.
• Coordinates and schedules use of labs for all functions, including: regular classes, special class sections, open lab, advanced clinical skills, and clinical skills evaluation.
• Collaborates with the Dean of Nursing to establish, review, and research policies, standard practices, and procedures related to the skills and simulation lab with a focus on continuous quality improvement.
• Collaborates with course faculty in planning, designing, organizing, and delivering lab and simulation activities to meet the needs and schedule of the course.
• Collaborates with the nursing faculty to coordinate the complementary blending of lab practice, simulation, virtual simulation and the clinical experience.
• Researches, develops, updates, collaborates, and refines lab and clinical scenarios for the nursing programs based on student and faculty needs and reflective of current practice standards.
• Ensures safety and maintains OSHA standards within the simulation lab, including appropriate disposal of hazardous waste and sharps.
• Keeps current with safety standards and informs the Dean of Nursing of changes in standards.
• Monitors inventory and orders necessary supplies for the skills and simulation lab, including performing the annual inventory.
• Ensures maintenance of simulation manikins and other equipment in the skills and simulation lab; initiates repair and maintains appropriate warranties.
• Provides orientation to instructors regarding the policies, procedures and use of the simulation lab.
• Assists students and faculty in meeting course objectives through the utilization of the…