Assistant Director of Simulation

Title: Assistant Director of Simulation

Salary Range: $85,000 - $95,000

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Owensboro Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Owensboro Community College

Department: HealthForce KY

Total Rewards

Owensboro Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks of Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Provides general management and supervision of simulation personnel, resource management, professional development, and facility operations for HealthForce Kentucky. Using the Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice™ this individual will be responsible for the logistics and operations to ensure proper planning for events. This position reports to the Director of Simulation.

Job Duties:

• Ensure efficient use of space, schedules, and equipment to support progressive programming needs.
• Support audiovisual equipment, inventory, maintenance and setup, software, and hardware support.
• Support operations of HealthForce Kentucky program at the land-based center and on mobile learning labs.
• Supervise and develop staff.
• Provide simulation related professional development offerings.
• Supervise and participate in committees and special projects as assigned.
• Represent the program within the community.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in healthcare or related field and three years related work experience, or equivalent. 

Preferred Qualifications:

Additional Skills Requested:

• Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist (CHSOS or CHSOS-Advanced) upon hire or within one year.
• Problem Solving: Problems are different and unexpected. Develops new solutions that have not been previously applied and has the discretion to implement them.
• Supervisory Responsibilities: Functions as a leader within the department and typically supervises personnel and indirectly supervises staff under this job’s line of authority.
• Oversight and Direction: Receives only broad administrative guidance. Assignments are in terms of setting objectives within strategic planning goals. Employee is responsible for planning, designing and implementing programs, projects, and sets goals for their team.
• Knowledge of capability and limitations of various computer operating systems and terminology related to computer hardware, software, network, and peripheral equipment.
• Operating knowledge of audio-visual equipment.
• Quickly and eagerly learn new technology.
• Ability to understand and process technical information clearly and simplify to non-technical persons.
• Actively seeks new technologies and stays current on simulation and educational technologies.
• Learn set-up, troubleshoot and operate technology.
• Must possess a strong commitment to excellence in healthcare simulation training while working with a diverse population.
• Interact and communicate professionally.
• Work collaboratively and cooperatively with diverse teams.
• Express technical information clearly and simply.
• Work with internal and external individuals from different disciplines and diverse levels of training needs.
• Manage multiple concurrent activities.
• Knowledge of computer and software technology and hardware to operate and assist in the development of future needs.
• Travel up to 30% of the time with occasional overnight stays.
• Valid driver’s license is required.