Assistant Director SIM Center

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Job Summary

The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine is currently seeking an Assistant Director of SIM center to join our team of professionals.

The Assistant Director of the Medical Simulation Center plays a critical leadership role in the daily operations, educational programming, and strategic development of the Albert and Debbie Taño Medical Simulation Center. This position assists with leading strategic planning initiatives and establishes goals and objectives for the medical simulation center and aspects directly related to the academic mission of the university. This position reports to the Director of the Medical Simulation Center.

Duties:

• Support the Director in the strategic planning, growth, and evaluation of simulation services across the institution. Monitor and evaluate simulation sessions, learner outcomes, and program effectiveness using data-driven metrics.
• Ensure alignment with accreditation standards, institutional learning objectives, and best practices in simulation-based education. Assists in accreditation efforts and management of projects of major initiatives.
• Assists with the management and oversight of the medical simulation center, ensuring effective execution and compliance for department staffing, budgeting, and programming. Assists with the development, implementation, and evaluation of the organization's strategic vision and plan.
• Ensure that department goals and objectives are communicated and achieved. Identifies opportunities for improvement, innovation, implementation, and integration of simulation resources and methodologies.
• Participates in strategic planning, staffing decisions, policy development, and other key areas. Coordinates proposal reviews, collection and completion of data, and preparation of reports.
• Assist with managing budgets, grants, and financial planning under the direction of the Director. Recommends operating budgetary needs, forecasting expenses, and ensuring cost-effective utilization of resources for the Simulation Center.
• Assists in the administration and interpretation of laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. Enforces guidelines and regulations from the FIU, HWCOM, the State of Florida, and other relevant governing bodies. Recommends department policies and procedures, ensures compliance, and provides training for staff as needed.
• Assists with developing partnerships throughout the University to attain departmental goals and objectives. Responsible for liaison activities among functional areas and other departments. Develops and employs strategies to effectively collaborate across all departments, such as business development, accounting, and scheduling education to facilitate new business, enhance existing business arrangements, manage budgeting, and ensure resources are available to support program coordination.
• Encourage and contribute to scholarly activity, including simulation-based research and presentations/publications. Co-lead faculty development workshops in simulation methodology, debriefing techniques, and curriculum design. Learner orientations and promote interprofessional education initiatives that utilize simulation-based learning.
• Assist with the design and implement innovative simulation-based curricula for UME with collaborative integration across other programs (allied health, GME, and community). Collaborates with faculty and staff to build scenarios and provide technical support and advice.
• Establishes communication for planning purposes with related organizational units to meet operational goals. Helps manage change in accordance with change management plan to control scope, cost, and contracts.
• Assists with articulating expectations, monitoring performance, and providing feedback consistently across areas of responsibility.
• Supervises and coaches professional and/or support staff, establishes goals, identifies professional development opportunities, and evaluates performance. Establish a work environment that fosters teamwork, communication, efficiency, and effectiveness. Oversight of current staffing, including temporary pools, to ensure sufficient staffing, recruiting, and efficiently and effectively scheduling to balance and supplement full-time teams as needed.
• Performs other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and four (4) years of appropriate experience, or Master's degree and two (2) years of experience.

Job Category

Administrative

Advertised Salary

$85,000 - $90,000

Work Schedule

8:30am - 5:00pm

Pre-Employment Requirements

Expanded Background Check

How To Apply

Prospective Employee

If you have not created a registered account, you will be asked to create a username and password for use of the system. It is recommended that you provide an active/valid e-mail account as that will be the main source of communication regarding your status within the process. In this account, you are able to track your applicant status in "My Applications".

To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. All applicants are required to complete the online application including work history and educational details (if applicable), even when attaching a resume.

• This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

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Desired Qualifications

CHSE or CHSOS certification (or eligibility within 12 months).

Experience teaching or facilitating simulations across UME, GME, and allied health professions.

Familiarity with instructional design, curriculum development, and assessment in simulation.

Strong understanding of simulation technologies, manikins, AV systems, and mixed-reality tools.

Master's degree in health professions education, healthcare administration, nursing, public health, or a related field

Minimum 5 years of experience in healthcare education with at least 3 years in simulation-based education.