Summary
The School of Nursing is seeking a full-time, non-tenure track Director of Clinical Simulation and Skills Center. Long Island University (LIU) was founded in 1926. The university is committed to providing a high-quality education through teaching excellence and impactful research opportunities. LIU offers 375 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs, educating nearly 17,000 students each year across multiple campuses. The University cultivates academic, professional, artistic, and co-curricular opportunities.
Under the supervision of the Department Chair, the Simulation Director will oversee the incorporation of ongoing curriculum changes into laboratory instructional activities. This role also includes supporting grant proposal development and providing faculty orientation and training on the equipment and technology used in the instructional labs.
Located in downtown Brooklyn, New York, in one of New York City’s most diverse and thriving urban communities, the Harriet Rothkopf Heilbrunn School of Nursing, prepares graduate and undergraduate students for successful nursing careers. In addition to world-class faculty, a vibrant campus life and residence halls, the campus is home to the $45-million Steinberg Wellness Center, which features an NCAA-regulation swimming pool, a 2,500-seat arena, state-of-the-art workout facilities and a rooftop track for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the local community.
Key Responsibilities
- Duties
typically include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Oversees
and coordinates laboratory resources staff to ensure that the proper
equipment and supplies are in the proper rooms at the proper times and in
working order
- Establishes,
administers, and maintains policies and procedures that dictate the
overall operations of the facilities
- Strategically
plans and facilitates utilization, growth, and efficacy of clinical skills
and simulation facilities
- Participates
in interprofessional learning activities that encourage and develop skills
that support patient-centered, team-delivered, and interdisciplinary care.
- Represents
the school on/at university committees, activities, and events, as well as
external user groups, conferences, and other professional meetings.
- Schedules
lab facilities, resources, and staff to support curricular and
extra-curricular use by faculty and students, including working with
advisement and registrar to determine room assignments for each semester’s
clinical classes and labs
- Oversees
database management, partners with faculty and administration to establish
protocols and mechanisms that define, track, and report on utilization and
outcomes
- Administers
inventory controls, supports Purchasing (including requesting quotes from
vendors and suppliers), and facilitates maintaining necessary stocks of
consumables
- Supports
Accounts Payable to facilitate payments to SPs (Standardized
Patients/Participants), vendors, suppliers and support staff.
- Keep
abreast of new equipment/technology used in the field of nursing, and
obtain information on said equipment for consideration of purchasing
- Attainment
and maintenance of accreditation of individual and facility simulation
certifications
- Participate
in the hiring, orienting, and training of personnel, technicians, and
educators in collaboration with nursing leadership.
- Other
special projects, initiatives, related duties as assigned
Minimum Requirements
- Master’s
degree in nursing
- Current
license and Registered Nurse in the State of New York.
- Experience/certification
with high fidelity simulation
- CHSOS,
CHSE, CHSE-A, or comparable certification preferred.
- Knowledge
of Academic Electronic Health Record (AEHR) system.
- Interpersonal
skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships across
all organizational levels among faculty, students, staff, administration,
vendors, contractors and consultants
- One
(1) year in supervisory position.
- Effective
verbal and written communication with, among, and between technical,
non-technical, clinical, non-clinical, and administrative colleagues and
others
- Interpersonal
skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships across
all organizational levels among faculty, students, staff, administration,
vendors, contractors and consultants
- Service
oriented, collaborative, curious, flexible, adaptable, reliable,
professional, quality-driven, internally motivated, self-initiator,
timely, meticulous, and discreet
- Able
to adjust schedule as activities dictate
- Familiarity
with High Fidelity Computer system, AEHR and video recording for
simulation.
- Interpersonal
skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships across
all organizational levels among faculty, students, staff, administration,
vendors, contractors and consultants
- Knowledge
of office computers for scheduling, ordering, inventory, medication
labels, and correspondence.
LIU is an equal opportunity employer. LIU is committed to extending equal opportunities in employment to all qualified candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our academic community. LIU encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital or parental status, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, veteran or military status, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal laws. Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States.