Simulation Coordinator Jobs

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Company : IWK Health

Req ID: 164855

Department/Program: Learning , People and Organization Development

Location: Halifax

Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% FTE) x 1 position(s)

Start Date: ASAP

Union Status: Non-union , Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit

Compensation: $ 38.7875 - $ 48.4843 /hour

Closing Date: 18 September 2023 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults, and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicia ns, volunteers, and learners at sites across Nova Scotia . People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values , and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families, and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities that also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportion of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases, and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

The IWK Simulation Program is administered through the People and Organization Development Portfolio. Simulation-based education is provided to health professionals and interprofessional teams throughout the IWK as well as to medical and health professions students in the pediatric, neonatal, and obstetrical specialties. Simulation-based education is primarily delivered in either the IWK Simulation Centre or in-situ clinical sites; however, the program may coordinate off-site simulation sessions and consult on simulation activities with internal and external partners. The primary focus of the program is to support excellence in clinical practice by providing simulated clinical experiences for IWK medical and health professions staff and students. The IWK program also works with partners such as Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health, Nova Scotia Health, and others to deliver pediatric/neonatal/obstetrical simulation-based education. The IWK simulation program is one of four programs within the Halifax-based Sim Ed Collaborative.

The Simulation Consultant is the first point of contact for simulation-based learning in IWK Health. They are a skilled adult educator with specific mastery of all aspects of simulation-based learning. The Simulation Consultant provides clinical, operational, and academic leadership related to simulation-based program and curriculum development, oversight of the execution of simulation activities, and evaluation of simulation and program objectives. They have expertise in interprofessional simulation-based learning as well as the use of simulation in emergency response training, patient safety, and environmental development.

Hours of Work

Monday - Friday, Days; Flexible Office Hours. This position will be an on-site role at IWK.

Your Qualifications

• Ability to maintain diplomacy and tact.
• Undergraduate degree in a Health Profession.
• Experience with professional organizations, interprofessional teams, and diverse learner groups is essential.
• Experience in leading projects or displaying leadership in the workplace is required.
• Displays flexibility and adaptability to multiple competing program requests.
• Registered health professional with current license or eligible for licensure, applicable to profession, to practice in the province of Nova Scotia.
• Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator an asset (e.g.: Society for Simulation in Healthcare CHSE designation).
• Competencies in other languages are an asset.
• Successful completion of a Simulation instructor program or equivalent combination of knowledge and experience.
• Ability to manage conflict in a high-demand environment.
• Three (3) years of experience working in an educator role with experience in simulation-based learning is required.
• Ability to draft reports, and write and edit grant proposals.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Master’s degree preferred.

T hank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials. Additionally, as per Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 Vaccine mandate, any offer of employment will be conditional upon submitting proof of full vaccination status. Medical exceptions or any other kind of requested exception based upon the Health Centre’s obligations pursuant to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis

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