Healthcare Simulation Educator, Simulation Programs, Per diem, Days

The Healthcare Simulation Educator (HSE), supporting The PIH Health Simulation Lab, is responsible for enhancing professional practice and quality patient care by providing evidence-based simulation learning to promote inter-professional competency of clinical and non-clinical staff across the PIH Health System. The HSE collaborates simulation learning activities with their multidisciplinary partners by development, coordination, management, facilitation, implementation and evaluation of simulation-based education programs. The HSE must demonstrate expertise in competency assessment and evaluation of simulation modalities to address practice gaps for identified target audiences. This includes critical thinking, clinical decision making, evidence-based practice, and professionalism. The HSE partners with faculty, educators and staff with preparing for and conducting simulation-based learning experiences while promoting the awareness and effectiveness of simulation-based education at PIH Health System.

PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Hospital - Whittier, PIH Health Hospital - Downey and PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, 27 outpatient medical locations, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services. The organization is recognized by Watson Health as one of the nation’s Top Hospitals, and College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology. PIH Health is certified as a Great Place to Work ^TM. For more information, visit PIHHealth.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

• Candidate must have strong skills and demonstrated expertise in the following areas:
• Work collaboratively with faculty, content experts, staff, customers, stakeholders, and simulation personnel to research, develop, coordinate, review, implement, and evaluate simulation-based learning experiences for respective personnel and departments.
• Participate in event and program planning to provide expertise in facilitation, debriefing, training gap analysis, curriculum development, learning objectives identification, performance checklist development, literature review, and evidence-base best practice standards.
• Identifies and provides opportunities for skill enhancement and mastery.
• Enhance faculty and educator knowledge in simulation-based modalities through course instruction, one-on-one mentoring, as appropriate for advanced simulation techniques.
• Assures educational activities are in compliance with standards by the accrediting bodies.
• Understands adult educational theory and its application to the development of simulation.
• Supports new ideas and innovation
• Creates a supportive environment for research, scientific inquiry, quality improvement and evidenced-base practice.
• Supports a culture of continuous improvement by evaluating and adjusting simulation experiences and programs based on evaluations and feedback.
• Proficient using MS Office suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Must be able to handle numerous tasks simultaneously and efficiently, delegate to appropriate parties, coordinate departments and individuals, and assure classes, conferences, and programs run as planned.
• Experience with program evaluation, data collection, and reporting of results.
• Ability to work independently and in a collegial manner.
• Ability to work with diverse multicultural populations and communities.        

 Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Healthcare, Education or other clinical related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of medical, emergency, or critical care experience (NP, PA, RN RRT, Paramedic).
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in clinical education
• Ability to communicate well in English, both orally and in writing.
• Professional organization membership (CHSE) within one year of hire into the role.

 Preferred:

• Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) through the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH)
• Master’s degree in in Nursing, Healthcare, Education or other clinical related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in clinical education
• Instructor/trainer in adult education.
• Previous experience in instructing basic and/or advanced life support training.
• Experience in simulation operations and training.