Program Director Education - Nursing Administration in Alexandria, LA

Summary:

The Program Director Education will have an active role in the overall development of the simulation program. The Director will be a highly motivated individual responsible for managing system-wide operations of the simulation program. The Director will have an active role in designing, developing, implementing and evaluating curriculum and educational programs for a variety of health care professionals.

Responsibilities:

• Develop educational methodology for clinical assessment purposes
• Schedule Simulation Center activities, including training sessions, meetings, and tours as necessary
• Conduct faculty recruitment, management, retention, training, and performance improvement
• Develop or modify clinical cases and assessment tools such as checklists, patient perception surveys, and post simulation station tests
• Work with content experts, learners, and others in the coordination and implementation of educational and assessment activities
• Develop educational materials for use such as training manuals, necessary references, and videos
• Develop, write and execute simulation cases and materials with content experts from all relevant areas
• Participate in teaching-related activities as follows; runs scenarios for participants
• Design and manage simulator program advertising and information dissemination, including brochure and web site development
• Conduct overall planning and implementing educational and assessment activities
• Collect educational and assessment data for analysis
• Utilize a working database of clinical cases, faculty/clinicians involved in clinical assessment and all other relevant information
• Train and educate faculty on the use of simulation as part of educational curriculum
• Develop evaluation tools with special attention to validity and reliability issues
• Produce other materials necessary for educational evaluations and simulation activities
• Participate in planning, organization, and implementation of clinical assessment evaluations
• Ensure accurate maintenance of all education and training records (simulator use, instructor and student hours) assuring compliance with accreditation standards
• Conduct simulator research data collection, management and analysis
• Maintain data confidentiality and security
• Attend, participate, and lead meetings regarding the evaluation and ongoing development of projects
• Co-author publications about projects
• Attend and present at national meetings/forums related to performance assessment and education
• Write technical and annual reports
• Work with faculty on using state of the art simulation tools

Requirements:

• Master of Science in Nursing required 

Work Schedule:

7AM - 5PM

Work Type:

Full Time