CH&E Specialist; Simulation Specialist - Education Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,Education / Teaching

Position: CH&E Specialist (Simulation Specialist) - Education

Job Description

Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan:
Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health.

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The CAMH Simulation Centre, embedded in Education at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), is seeking a full-time, contract (15 months) CH&E Specialist (Simulation Specialist). Reporting to the Manager, CAMH Simulation Centre, the Simulation Specialist will be responsible for adhering to simulation best practices and accreditation standards to design, deliver, and evaluate high-quality, evidence-based simulation education. The Simulation Specialist will lead the development and facilitation of simulation education programming virtually, in-centre and in-situ for interprofessional healthcare professionals, including nurses, allied health, and physicians at CAMH and external partner sites.

Through needs assessments, planning, implementation, evaluation and research, the successful candidate will exemplify core competencies as an educator, consultant, practice champion and leader.

Informed by adult learning principles and digital learning design, the Simulation Specialist will be responsible for leading trauma-informed, equitable and accessible faculty development and simulation trainings, using a variety of high fidelity (Simulated Participants, manikins, virtual reality, video observation system) and lower-fidelity (tabletop, task trainers) educational tools and modalities. The Simulation Specialist will work closely alongside the digital innovation team to develop asynchronous e-learnings for the Global Learning Academy as well as clinical programs to lead education and training for system-based provincial initiatives.

Responsibilities include:

Advance interprofessional and trauma-informed patient care through simulation

Design, deliver, and evaluate high-quality, evidence-based simulation education

Use adult learning principles and education theories, support on-going faculty learning and capacity in simulation

Analyze current clinical practice gaps through needs assessments, and design simulation initiatives to address clinical gaps

Develop asynchronous digital simulations for the Global Learning Academy

Complete all administrative coordination to ensure successful educational events, including book training times, spaces, equipment and engage in learner recruitment and evaluation strategies

Ensure all simulation initiatives are following best practices and meeting all accreditation requirements

Collaborate with and facilitate meetings between content experts, team members, and other stakeholders;

Utilizing knowledge translation strategies to integrate knowledge into clinical practice for learners and stakeholders

Maintain up to date expertise in the field of medical and mental health simulation, through literature reviews, supporting research, and with support from the manager, participating in continued professional development trainings and conferences

Contribute to knowledge sharing and dissemination activities related to scholarship related to education in mental health and addictions (including poster and paper manuscript preparation, knowledge rounds, etc.);

Actively provide leadership, consultation and subject matter expertise to internal and external stakeholders and committees for curriculum development, simulation best practice and ensuring quality control

Working collaboratively with a variety of key stakeholders on all educational initiatives, rooted in equitable and anti-oppressive practices

Embody the values of the CAMH Simulation Centre and supports the strategic direction, vision, and implementation of the Centre

As an accredited academic health sciences centre, the CAMH Simulation Centre also…


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