Senior Manager of Clinical Skills Lab - Nursing Clinical Education & Simulation

In collaboration with the BSN Program Director and the assigned Campus Assistant Program Director, the Senior Manager of the Clinical Skills Lab develops and implements a strategic plan focused on learning activities in nursing practice that allows students to understand, perform, and refine professional competencies at the appropriate program level. The Senior Manager is responsible for and supports program faculty by incorporating practice-focused outcomes that integrate requisite knowledge, skills, and attitudes of the nursing profession. The Senior Manager is responsible for collecting and analyzing data related to simulation and clinical skills outcomes necessary to meet California BRN regulations and accreditation standards. The Senior Manager carries the additional role of a Part-time Faculty member at the assigned campus.

Essential Functions:

• Develop a strategic plan for implementation of clinical skills and simulation into the curriculum.

• Engage in clinical skills validation and simulation.

• Assist students and faculty with laboratory simulation equipment and experiences using high-fidelity simulation.

• Analyze data and identify trends related to clinical skills and simulation.

• Act as a liaison between faculty, students, staff, and administrative team.

• Act as a permanent member of the campus curriculum committee to advise and assist in establishing lab and simulation experiences in each course.

• Coordinate with the Manager of Simulation Operations and/or the assigned campus Simulation Operations Specialist to design and integrate simulation experiences in each course.

• Review, revise and update policies, procedures and protocols that govern simulation and the clinical skills lab.

• Conduct remediation activities to increase student retention and NCLEX pass rates.

• Renew and approve schedules for simulation and clinical skills lab.

• Resolve conflicts with faculty in scheduling simulation and clinical skills lab.

• Orient and instruct faculty (full time and part time) in use of simulation and clinical skills lab.

• Develop annual budget for items related to onsite nursing skills laboratory requirements.

• Serve as a point of contact for vendors and advise the BSN Academic Program Director on financial and budgetary needs.

• Assist teaching faculty with activities to ensure successful completion of courses.

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Requirements:

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (BSN) from a nationally or regionally accredited institution, required.

• Master of Science degree in nursing (MSN) from a nationally or regionally accredited institution, preferred.

• Direct patient care experience within the previous five (5) years in the nursing area to which he or she is assigned, which can be met by:

• One (1) year's continuous, full-time or its equivalent experience providing direct patient care as a registered nurse in the designated nursing area; or

• One (1) academic year of registered nurse level clinical teaching experience in the designated nursing area or its equivalent that demonstrates clinical competency; AND

• Completion of at least one (1) year teaching courses related to registered nursing or completion of a post-baccalaureate course which includes practice in teaching registered nursing.

• Must have a current and unencumbered CA Registered Nursing license.

• Clinical nursing teaching experience preferred.

Competencies/Technical/Functional Skills:

• Successful skills in coaching nursing faculty and students regarding clinical application of nursing care.

• Ability to participate as an active team member of the team and organization and work toward a common goal. Contributes fully to the team effort and plays an integral part in the smooth running of teams without necessarily taking the lead.  Demonstrates an ability to participate as an active team member working toward common goals.

• Actively seeks opportunities to influence, build effective relationships and gain alignment with peers, functional partners and/or external partners to accomplish business objectives.

• Accepts personal accountability, proactively seeks resolution for personal limitations head-on; and supports honesty and respect towards others, the company and oneself.

• Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourages new ideas and innovations; designs and implements new or cutting-edge programs/processes.  Ability to generate and/or recognize imaginative or creative solutions that generate successful outcomes.

• Working knowledge, principles, and practices of office management/systems within a higher education environment, preferred. Demonstrates an understanding of underlying organizational issues.

• Work independently and foster a cooperative spirit within a large and/or small team of diverse cultures, while working in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects, deadlines, and frequently changing priorities.

• Ability to drive towards achieving measurable and challenging goals to support organizational success. Demonstrates the ability to focus on achieving results consistent with the organization’s objectives. As a leader, develops goals based on the organization’s vision, mission, strategic goals, and objectives.

• Anticipates and takes steps to prevent counter-productive confrontations; manages and resolves conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner.

• Actively seeks to influence, build effective relationships, and gain alignment with peers, functional partners and/or external partners to accomplish business objectives. 

• Intermediate use of computers and Microsoft Office Suite Applications such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook.

Location: On-site, Los Angeles

Travel: Some travel may be required, up to 10%.

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