Employment Type:
Full time
Shift:
Day Shift
Description:
Simulation Technician
Status: Full-time, 40 hours/week
Shift : Day, flexibility to cover evenings, as needed for trainings and blitz
REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE
Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required.
Experience: A minimum of 3 years of Patient Care Technician, EMT, Paramedic, direct patient care or 1 year of healthcare simulation experience required.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES
o Ability to work at all satellite locations throughout the region as needed.
o Ability to problem solve and work collaboratively in a dynamic team setting where priorities are subject to change.
o Ability to provide and accept feedback related to team and individual performance.
o Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
o Ability to communicate effectively and professionally under pressure.
o Ability to work as part of an ad-hoc team. Willingness to be flexible in an environment subject to change.
o Ability to stand and walk 90% of the time. Ability to lift 30-45lbs multiple times a day without assistance.
o Ability to push, pull and lift equipment, stretchers, beds, and patient manikins.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
o Conducts pre-simulation activities: Sets up and tests simulation, audiovisual and relevant medical equipment specified in the course materials, places props and assists with moulage. Briefs facilitators and learners, obtains consent to record, ensures all members are signed-in.
o Executes simulation-based education: Records/streams simulation-based education, operates simulated patient vitals, manipulates simulated vitals based on learner actions and facilitator input, assists facilitator in monitoring learner actions. Performs ad-hoc troubleshooting, offers advice for scenario interventions.
o Completes post-simulation activities: Collaborates with faculty about learner performance, assists facilitator with video debrief, participates in event debrief offering recommendations for improvement. Prepares lab for next scenario or event. Collects consents, sign-in sheet, and scenario paperwork.
o Collaborates with team to improve processes: Provides professional, timely feedback to team members including standardized patients, colleagues and management about opportunities to reduce cost, alternative education strategies and process improvement initiatives.
o Responsible for maintaining a clean and organized work environment, including but not limited to activities such as: cleaning tables, stocking gloves, paper towels, making beds, stocking linen, cleaning computer and clinical equipment.
o Participates in community outreach & tours: Assists with tours and demonstrations.
o Maintains good rapport and cooperative relationships. Approaches conflict in a constructive manner. Helps to identify problems, offer solutions, and participate in their resolution. Maintains the confidentiality of information acquired pertaining to patient, physicians, colleagues, and visitors to St. Joseph Mercy Health. Discusses patient and hospital information only among appropriate personnel in appropriately private places.
o Behaves in accordance with the Code of Conduct, Service Excellence Standards, and the Mission, Vision and Values of SJMH. Assumes responsibility for performance of job duties in the safest possible manner to assure personal safety and that of coworkers, and to report all preventable hazards and unsafe practices immediately to management.
OTHER FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Performs other duties as assigned.
Medical Experience Preferred
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran
