SIM Coordinator | 0.1 IPT

Phelps Health is a 2000-employee-strong hospital and healthcare system serving the heart of small-town Missouri. No matter where you start with us, we’re committed to taking our team to the top. If you’re ready for the challenge of providing life-saving care or supporting those who do, read on to find your fit in the Phelps Health family.

The Sim Coordinator oversees and supervises educators and participants in the Sim Grant section of the Clinical Education department, taking a lead role in designing, executing, and refining simulation experiences for learners, collecting feedback and data to assess and support study objectives, and creating reports on grant outcomes.

• Collaborates with nursing departments, nursing faculty, and other inter-professional entities to develop simulation scenarios to promote learning, critical thinking, and clinical decision-making.
• Mentors and coaches content experts in the development of simulation scenarios and debrief processes, modelling best instructional practices in the simulation/skills lab setting based on International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) standards of best practice.
• Sets up simulation experiences and collaborates with content experts to provide simulation scenarios to learners.
• Maintains and organizes simulation equipment according to best practices.
• Coordinates and supervises employees and students to ensure that simulation experiences meet determined outcomes.
• Oversees the collection of evaluation data on learning outcomes for simulation activities and collaborates to disseminate findings.

Bachelor’s degree in nursing required. Master’s degree preferred.

At least three (3) years of clinical experience required. At least one (1) year teaching nursing skills, concepts, and critical thinking with demonstrated record of success required. Experience with developing and implementing education offerings based on needs assessments, generating reports and tracking outcomes, and at least intermediate experience with Microsoft Office suite required.

Current RN license in the State of Missouri or Compact State. ACLS Instructor certification preferred American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS).

Considerable mental concentration required. Lifting up to 35 lbs., turning activities and nearly constant walking required. Standing, turning, carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, crouching, twisting, and reaching.

Teaching environment with office noise and distractions. Potential exposure to infectious disease. Slight possibility of encounter with hostile persons.

Phelps Health serves over 200,000 residents in south-central Missouri. Phelps Health is county-owned, non-tax supported and is overseen by a five-member elected board. Phelps Health employs more than 1,900 people, including 100-plus providers. Phelps Health, which includes a hospital licensed for 240 patient beds, serves a six-county area, with its main campus and several clinics located in Rolla, Missouri. Phelps Health also has clinics in Salem, St.

James, Vienna and Waynesville, Missouri.