Job Description

 

We're searching for a Simulation Center Education Specialist, someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position you will manage interdisciplinary simulation initiatives aimed at improving clinical performance (including physicians and families), organizational learning, patient safety, and quality care outcomes.

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Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Act as a leader and change agent in continuously improving simulation practice and Performance in the center and across the hospital system.
• Continually identify new and innovative ways to integrate simulation into clinical and organizational learning.
• Develop and maintain effective policies, procedures, and processes to support efficient/effective operations within the Simulation Center.
• Ensure integration of current professional standards, research findings, and best practices into development and ongoing improvement of policies and procedures for simulation across the hospital system.
• Support grant writing, including participating in leadership roles as appropriate.
• Make recommendations for simulation-related operating and capital budgets.
• Provide leadership in center and system-wide marketing efforts and tours.
• Develop, coordinate, and participate in initial training, ongoing development, and coaching of simulation instructors to support professional development of instructors and overall program improvement.
• Program, test, and run simulations and debriefings.
• Maintain technical expertise to effectively manage simulation facilities, equipment, and simulators.
• Partner with Subject Matter Experts (SME), faculty, and leaders to design, implement, and evaluate evidenced-based simulation scenarios, curriculums, and projects aimed at addressing targeted clinical and organizational performance gaps.
• Collect and analyze data for program and financial evaluation.

Skills & Requirements

• Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including any booster dose(s) of the COVID-19 vaccine recommended by the Centers for Disease Control when eligible, is required for all employees unless approved for a medical or religious exemption.
• Required Master's degree clinical, educational, or simulation field
• Required RN - Lic-Registered Nurses by the Texas Board of Nursing or Nursing Licensure Compact
• Required 3 years of Clinical Nursing Experience
• Preferred 2 years as a Preceptor or Educator Experience

Since 1954, Texas Children's has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children's hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S.News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city's Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Children's comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Center for pediatric research; Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children's Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; and Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children's care for communities north of Houston. We have also created the nation's first HMO for children, established the largest pediatric primary care network in the country and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children's Hospital is also academically affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. You can also learn more about our amazing culture at infinitepassion.org .

Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

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