Job Description

Job SummaryJOB SUMMARY
This position is responsible for the assessment, planning, development, implementation, management, coordination, and ongoing evaluation of human patient simulation programs. This position will be responsible for identifying program needs and appropriate learning strategies, reviewing learning options, testing learning tools, debriefing teams, and evaluating program learning effectiveness.

Groups Served are medical students, nursing students, allied health students, educational and training program leadership, and affiliated institutional representatives.

Requirements:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
PEOPLE 20%
1. Integrates audience learning abilities, adult learning principles and debriefing techniques into program activities (EF)
2. Facilitates implementation of standardized patient encounters, structured debriefing for small multidisciplinary groups of adult learners after completion of simulation training (EF)

FINANCE 10%
1. Utilizes department resources/supplies efficiently and identified cost savings or revenue opportunities.

QUALITY/SAFETY 25%
1. Evaluates standardized patients' performances and checklists.
2. Demonstrates keen problem identification, skills resolution, and ability to prioritize program activities.
3. Gives and accepts feedback on simulation program initiatives to obtain desired outcomes.
4. Maintain clinical skills competency.
5. Follows all safety rules while on the job. Reports accidents promptly and corrects minor hazards.
6. Manages audiovisual recordings for all events in the SP training facility, schedules recording sessions, inputs student learners into the system. Troubleshoots issues with A/V system, and tracks status of recordings during testing events.

SERVICE 25%
1. Collaborates with faculty for training of standardized patients to specific cases for performance.
2. Provides learners with a positive environment ensuring appropriate understanding of equipment and process for simulation.
3. Maintains optimum communications with all hospital departments to facilitate appropriate scheduling and coordination of simulation laboratory/courses.
4. Assists with set up/cleanup of rooms for simulation scenarios or training and implements scenarios to ensure readiness.
5. Maintains equipment and supplies for education course offerings involving simulation and the standardized patient program.

GROWTH/INNOVATION 20%
1. Develop, evaluate, and maintain simulation program activities for style, content, cognitive skill training, application into practice and team training.
2. Implements standardized patient program including recruiting, training, scheduling and evaluation of standardized patients.
3. Generates and communicates new ideas and suggestions that improve quality and/or service
4. Identifies unique and creative ways to assure accessibility and availability of clinical education programs to staff via simulation form improving/evaluating competency.

This position description is not intended to be all inclusive, and the employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and other management as required. The Houston Methodist Hospital reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

Qualifications:

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
High School

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
5 years of simulation technician experience
Familiarity with Laerdal and METI HPS. preferred
Experience with programming for standardized patient simulations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED
Simulation Certification preferred