Simulation Specialist - RN

Overview

The Simulation Specialist will manage and administer simulation methodology and sessions used in the Virtual Education and Simulation (VEST) Center and in clinical areas. The specialist will advise and consult with faculty, VEST Center administration, and interdisciplinary partners on best practice for the integration of simulation education. The role requires experiential knowledge of real‑world patient care processes developed through nursing practice.

The specialist independently manages simulation sessions, applying anticipatory clinical reasoning to interpret learner actions, predict downstream physiological responses, and dynamically adjust the human patient simulator’s responses to ensure clinical fidelity and support the learning objectives.

• Facilitates the use of simulation for education, performance improvement, research, and equipment evaluation
• Stays current with developments in the field of simulation technology and clinical practice as well as simulation methodologies and learning theory to support high‑fidelity scenario execution
• Maintains and updates simulation center’s database to include the number of students and facilitators participating in a session
• Develops simulation scenarios in conjunction with department management, coordinators, educators, physicians, nurses, and allied health providers to meet the educational needs of the Christiana Care Health System community
• Manages and directs simulation activities, including independent oversight of scenario flow, timing, and clinical progression
• Assures compliance with regulatory, accreditation, and nursing professional standards
• Collects data on the effectiveness of simulation for student learning, critical thinking, and clinical decision making
• Develops and delivers methods to evaluate student and facilitator satisfaction with simulation programs
• Identifies opportunities for improvement, innovation, and development of initiatives for the integration of simulation in clinical education
• Maintains records of learner training according to approved policies
• Provides pre‑brief and debrief for facilitators and learners of the principles of simulation training and debriefing techniques
• Collaborates with simulation team and faculty facilitators/educators to:
  • Program patient care simulators, prepare scenario props, and create scenario moulage to model physiological responses to the clinical and skill objectives
  • Set up, operate, and manipulate patient care simulators, related media, and computer equipment
  • Explain to learners the use of patient care simulators, related media, and computer equipment used during the simulation scenario
  • Assure student compliance with center policies, procedures, and safety standards
• Accurately sets up and operates patient care simulators/task trainers, related media, and computer equipment, and can create simulation environments for complex medical scenarios (e.g., ECMO, PA catheter management, complex surgical procedures)
• Restores simulation rooms to pre‑scenario conditions in a timely manner and returns items to their designated areas
• Operates instructional media equipment such as video cameras, multimedia computer systems, and audio/video distribution systems used in the VEST Center
• Supports the short‑, immediate, and long‑term teaching, research, and revenue‑generating goals of the VEST Center
• Supports the development of course curricula, using technical knowledge of the VEST Center capabilities and procedures to confirm that curricula are accurate and appropriate
• Administers course curriculum as assigned
• Works as an expert user and trainer of all simulators (high and low fidelity), associated software programs, and the education management system
• Works in conjunction with the Simulation Technology Specialist to maintain the simulation equipment according to manufacturers' recommendations
• Assists and advises management on procurement of hardware, software, and audio/visual equipment, including cost, installation and use, software modification, and user education, training, and orientation
• Provides technical recommendations for simulation improvements
• Analyzes and resolves user…