Nursing - Lab and Simulation Assistant

JOB SUMMARY

This position provides vital support to nursing students and faculty within the skills and simulation laboratory setting. The individual in this role is responsible for preparing and maintaining a safe, organized, and fully functional lab environment, ensuring that equipment is ready and instructional activities run smoothly. In addition, this role provides assistance during clinical experiences as assigned, contributing to a positive and supportive learning environment.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to: Clinical Coordinator and Chief Nurse Administrator

Supervisory Responsibility: N/A

Indirect Supervisory Responsibility: N/A

ESSENTIAL DUTIES - May include, but is not limited to the following:

• • Facilitate simulation and skills lab operations by ensuring a clean, organized, and safe environment.
  • Maintain and troubleshoot simulation equipment, including human patient simulators, electronic simulation devices, task trainers, and audiovisual recording systems.
  • Prepare, set up, and tear down all ADN simulation and skills lab activities, ensuring all equipment and resources are functional and ready for use.
  • Serve as a resource for students and faculty during simulations and skills teaching labs, answering questions about equipment and learning resources.
  • Manage and operate simulation technology, including high-fidelity mannequins and audiovisual systems
  • Maintain accurate supply inventory and order supplies as needed under the direction of the SIM Lab Manager.
  • Monitor student skills practice hours and send required reports to the SIM Lab Manager as directed.
  • Assist in the teaching of clinical skills across the curriculum.
  • Facilitate skills checkoffs across the curriculum.
  • Serve as the fill-in instructor for hospital clinical groups or open labs as needed.

ADDITIONAL/NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES

All remaining duties are considered "nonessential" within the context of the ADA, which means that the function could be reassigned to another employee in order to allow a disabled individual to hold the position. Alternatively, the manager could try to provide a reasonable accommodation so that the disabled individual could perform the function.

LOCATION

Lakeland Main Campus