Job Description:
The Simulation and Clinical Lab Education Educator's primary role involves overseeing the planning, execution, assessment, and improvement of simulation and clinical lab experiences based on evidence-based practice guidelines, course objectives, and curriculum standards. The educator will create a lab environment that replicates real clinical settings, promoting active learning, critical thinking, effective communication, and the development of the skills and confidence needed to deliver safe patient care.
Example of Duties:
Collaborate with the Director of the Center for Clinical Education and Research (CCER) to drive ongoing quality enhancement across clinical lab and simulation activitiesMinimum Qualifications:
Master’s Degree in Nursing or current enrollment in a graduate nursing program, and at least three years of adult or pediatric acute or critical care nursing experience is required. Current Massachusetts RN license and Basic Life Support certification are required. Ability to accommodate a flexible schedule, which includes evening and weekend hours. Within 2 years of hire, obtain status through the Society for Simulation in Healthcare as a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator.
Preferred:
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification. Experience participating in or facilitating high-fidelity simulation in nursing practice or education. Academic and/or clinical teaching experience.
Knowledge of state and federal regulations governing nursing practiceApplication instructions:
To Apply: applicants must submit a curriculum vitae (CV) and a cover letter that includes a summary of research/scholarly interests and a teaching/mentoring statement.
UMass Boston is the third most diverse university in the country, with more than 60% of our undergraduate students coming from minoritized communities and groups and more than half of our students are the first in their families to attend a college or university. Thus, our students come to us from richly diverse life experiences and backgrounds; they bring to our classrooms and research settings the robust range of perspectives growing out of the socio-cultural, economic, and historical contexts in which they have lived, along with the challenges they encounter, engage, and strive to overcome.
Given this context, please articulate how your approach to teaching, advising, and mentoring:
will engage with the diverse life experiences of studentsFor more information, please contact: Rosemary Samia (Rosemary.Samia@umb.edu) Nursing Simulation Faculty Search Chair. The positions will remain open until filled.
UMass Boston is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact HRDirect@umb.edu or 617-287-5150.
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