Assistant Professor/ Coordinator, Simulation and Clinical Skills Lab, Jefferson College of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University, Lehigh Valley Campus

The Coordinator of the Simulation and Clinical Skills Lab is responsible for planning, organizing, and overseeing all clinical skills and simulation activities for undergraduate and graduate nursing students at the assigned campus location. This role ensures effective use and ongoing readiness of simulation and skills lab spaces, including managing daily operations, identifying equipment needs, and maintaining inventory and supplies. The Coordinator provides direct instruction to nursing students at all program levels within the skills laboratory and simulation environment and collaborates closely with course faculty to support curriculum objectives related to clinical skills and simulation.

Essential Functions:

• Coordinate all clinical skills and simulation activities for undergraduate and graduate nursing students at the assigned campus, ensuring effective scheduling and appropriate utilization of simulation and skills lab spaces.
• Maintain ongoing readiness of all lab areas by preparing spaces for clinical skills practice and simulation sessions, securing and staging required equipment and supplies to support planned learning activities.
• Guide and direct support staff in preparing the simulation and clinical skills areas to ensure consistent quality and alignment with course and program needs.
• Manage day to day operational workflows, including identifying equipment needs for scheduled learning sessions, conducting proactive inventory assessments, and maintaining adequate supplies through timely ordering.
• Participate in delivery of simulation based education, applying standardized principles of simulation practice and collaborating with faculty to support course objectives.
• Communicate effectively with the Director of Simulation, campus simulation staff, IT support and external vendors.
• Engage in pre semester and post semester planning and evaluation meetings with faculty for courses involving clinical skills and simulation, contributing to continuous curriculum alignment and improvement.
• Support Quality Improvement (QI) processes for simulation programs by participating in evaluation and ongoing program review activities.
• Provide direct instruction to nursing students across all program levels within the skills laboratory and simulation environment, including participating in the remediation of students' skills performance.
• Maintain current knowledge of clinical practice standards to ensure that simulation and skills instruction reflects contemporary, evidence based best practices.
• Serve as a professional role model, fostering open, effective communication and positive working relationships with students, faculty, and staff.
• Participate in relevant meetings and initiatives to support programmatic continuity and alignment across the College.
• Collaborate with the Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education (JCIPE) to support interprofessional simulation and skills based learning activities.
• Demonstrate behaviors consistent with the values of Jefferson in interactions with colleagues, students, visitors, and partners. In addition to the Essential Functions, the Coordinator of Simulation and Clinical Lab is also responsible for the following:
• Support routine maintenance processes by coordinating repairs, reporting malfunctioning equipment, and ensuring timely vendor service when needed.
• Provide supplemental orientation and guidance for new faculty, adjunct instructors, and support staff involved in simulation or skills based teaching.
• Help ensure continuity of simulation programming across campus locations by participating in communication exchanges, collaborative planning, and shared resource review.
• Support data collection for program review and internal reporting, including tracking simulation utilization, student participation, and quality improvement indicators.
• Demonstrate effective problem solving, flexibility, and the ability to prioritize needs within a dynamic teaching environment.
• Maintain a professional presence that fosters a supportive learning culture, modeling accountability, respect, and the values of Jefferson in all interactions.
• Engage in ongoing professional development to enhance knowledge of simulation technology, pedagogy, and clinical best practices.

Qualifications:

Master's degree preparation or equivalent experience in nursing Licensure to practice professional nursing in the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Experience Requirements:

• Academic appointment at the rank of Clinical Instructor (at a minimum) in a collegiate nursing program
• Evidence of experience and engagement with skills labs/simulation experiences
• Evidence of progressive academic responsibilities
• Evidence of effective teaching
• Evidence of ongoing clinical competency Interested candidates should submit on-line application/CV/Cover Letter detailing specific teaching and clinical experience, and areas of scholarship and service; http://hr.

jefferson.edu/human-resources.html then enter in search box Job ID #

REQ-0027663

About Jefferson Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.