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Position Number: 3495292
Location: Reno, NV
Position Type: Health and Medical Services

Nursing Simulation Technician

Thank you for your interest in Truckee Meadows Community College. If you need assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please contact Human Resources at (775) 673-7168 or humanresources@tmcc.edu.

Job Description

Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC), located in Reno, Nevada is seeking applicants for a Nursing Simulation Technician.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree

Two years of experience working in a clinical skills lab, simulation labs, or health care environment.

Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist certification or completion within the first semester of hire.

Work a flexible schedule (early mornings, late evenings or weekends, may be required).

Physical Abilities:

Ability to communicate with students and employees
Ability to read documents with normal and fine print.
Ability to sit for extended period.
Ability to reach in all directions.
Ability to lift at least 50 pounds.
Ability to operate a computer and office equipment.

Under the direction of the Director of Nursing, the Simulation Technician (ST) will perform duties independently related to installation, maintenance, upkeep, and operation of Simulation Manikins, simulation rooms, and debriefing rooms. The ST is responsible for simulating medical conditions and responses used in nursing courses. The ST sets up, operates, and manipulates medical, multimedia, computer, and other related equipment used for patient care simulation exercises in nursing courses to create a virtual healthcare setting. The ST works with the nursing faculty to facilitate standardized participant simulated patient learning experiences for nursing students at all levels of learning. In addition, the ST will act as a technical resource to faculty, staff, and students in all aspects of simulation equipment and technology.

Maintains the Nursing Simulation lab in support of instructional programs; installs, relocates, and provides connectivity to existing networks as appropriate.

Programs patient care simulators, prepares scenario props, and creates scenario moulage to model physiological responses to the clinical and skill objectives and specifications identified by instructional staff.

Assists faculty with scenarios and operation of simulators, including during all simulations.

Coordinates with faculty on simulation choices and simulation implementation.

Restores laboratory to pre-scenario conditions, after each scenario.

Installs, operates, and maintains updates, and repairs or oversees repairs to equipment and apparatus as it relates to computer technology and the simulation lab.

Operates instructional media equipment such as video cameras, multimedia computer systems, and audio and video distribution systems specific to the simulation lab.

Maintains inventory, coordinates orders with the Nursing Lab Coordinator, and stocks supplies, materials, and equipment in the simulation lab.

Coordinates with the college information technology, simulator and simulation specific technology support, faculty, staff, and management to ensure the smooth operation of all simulation technologies.

Collaborates with clinical coordinator and nursing faculty to schedule appropriate simulation experiences for students.

Equipment setup and breakdown includes setting up patient simulators, task trainers, hospital equipment, supplies, and audiovisual equipment

Ability to:

Utilize analytical problem-solving skills to resolve issues related to human patient simulation scenarios.

Install, troubleshoot, repair and/or support the operation of computers (PC or MAC), peripheral equipment, audio-visual/multi-media equipment and networks as it specifically relates to the simulation devices.

Work with Microsoft office programs - Excel, Word, Power Point.

Work effectively and collaboratively with Nursing faculty, Laboratory Coordinator I.T department, staff, and students.

Provide technical support and instruction to students and faculty.

Maintain confidentiality of information.

Give clear and concise instructions.

Take initiative and work independently.

Work in a fast-paced environment and meet schedules and deadlines.

Develop and implement a maintenance plan for the equipment and computers in Nursing Simulation Lab.

Procure, install, operate, maintain, and repair Human Patient Simulation and associated computer equipment.

Learn the characteristics of new equipment and update skills to adapt to changing technology.

Salary and Benefits Information:

Salary: $49,076 - $61,345 Initial salary placement will be dependent on education level and years of experience.

Perks of Working at TMCC

Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance
15.5% retirement match, 24 annual leave days, a beginning balance of 30 sick leave days, 11 paid holidays
Life insurance, long-term disability, generous annual and sick leave - NSHE Benefits
Sports and Fitness Center with annual or monthly membership options for employee and spouse/domestic partner.
ComPsych supports employees through life's difficult moments.
Professional Grant-in-Aid: TMCC is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee's spouse or domestic partner.
Free parking on all TMCC campus locations.
No State income tax
All full-time faculty and staff are provided with a variety of discounts and employee purchase programs.

Exempt
Yes

Full-Time Equivalent
100.0%

Required Attachment(s)

Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact humanresources@tmcc.edu.

In order to be given full consideration all of the following must be attached to your application.

1) Resume/CV

2) Cover Letter

3) Contact Information for Three Supervisory References - Please make a note if you do not want your present employer contacted unless necessary to determine your qualifications for the position.

Posting Close Date
10/28/2022

Note to Applicant

Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications. Search committees will use this information to determine that applicants meet minimum qualifications as listed in the job announcement.

This posting will close at 12:00 am on the date listed above. The posting will no longer be available to apply to after 11:59 pm the day prior.

All documents, including unofficial transcripts for academic positions, must be received prior to the closing date listed on the job announcement.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check upon hire.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.

To apply, visit https://nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/TMCC-External/job/TMCC---Truckee-Meadows-Community-College---Dandini-Campus/Nursing-Simulation-Technician_R0132877-1

Truckee Meadows Community College is a comprehensive educational institution located in Reno, Nevada and is part of the Nevada System of Higher Education. TMCCs five instructional sites and numerous community locations serves an increasingly diverse population of more than 11,000 students each semester. TMCC, an HSI (Hispanic Serving Institution), is a progressive institution that celebrates inclusion and diversity while supporting core themes of academic excellence, student success, and access to lifelong learning.

A vital leader in the New Nevadas growing economy, TMCC is located near the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains in an environment rich with a thriving arts, culture, food scene, abundant outdoor activities, and a family-friendly local community. It is only a 3.5 hour drive to San Francisco, CA, a 40-minute drive to Lake Tahoe, and within easy driving distance of four national parks (Great Basin, Yosemite, Lassen, and Death Valley). For more information, please go to www.tmcc.edu or view our virtual tour at tour.tmcc.edu.

The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a persons age, disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race, or religion.