Simulation Technician - Health and Public Services

Position Details

Job Title
Part-Time Temporary Health and Public Services - Simulation Tech (Evenings & Weekends)

Campus
DMACC Capitol Center/Des Moines

Job Number
25-T30

Employment Date
As soon as possible

Job Category
Part-time Temporary Staff Positions

Application & Position Information Call
Melody Bethards (515) 697-7824 or [email protected]

Salary Information
$20.55 per hour

Job Summary
Prepare simulation laboratories and assist the instructors in the operation of the lab to facilitate the student learning process at the DMACC Capitol Center on evenings and weekends.

Essential Functions

Ensures that all supplies, equipment, media, computers and materials needed to replicate virtual healthcare are available and all equipment and simulation technology are at optimum operating levels.

• Maintains an inventory of all equipment (e.g. manikins, manikin computers/SimPads, IV pumps) allocated for the simulation lab.
• Performs basic maintenance or repairs of equipment.
• Reports any equipment problems to the Nursing Simulation Coordinator.
• Performs minor repairs or coordinates the repair of lab equipment as required.
• Tracks, orders, and manages consumable lab supply inventory.
• Ensures that supply and equipment storage areas are clean and organized.
• Ensures that linens are clean and stored.

Prepares the simulated clinical settings to facilitate student learning in the simulated environment.

• Prepares scenario props (e.g. simulated medications, simulated body fluids).
• Creates moulage to model physiological responses in a scenario.
• Stocks required consumable supplies ensuring an adequate amount for expected and unexpected student decision making.
• Stocks simulated medications ensuring an adequate amount for expected and unexpected student decision making.
• Prepares scenario forms (e.g. scenario faculty guides, pre-brief worksheets, observation forms, care planning forms, evaluation forms) ensuring an adequate amount for students and faculty use.

Provides technical support to facilitate student learning in the simulated environment.

• Completes basic programming of simulation scenarios.
• Updates simulation software to most current version as needed.

Assists faculty to facilitate simulation scenarios.

• Prepares simulated clinical setting for scheduled scenarios.
• Prepares simulated patients (manikins and standardized patients) per scenario set-up instructions.
• Assists with the operation of manikin software during scenarios.
• Takes-down and sets‐up simulated clinical setting as needed throughout the scheduled simulation time.
• Manages viewing and recording software.
• Restores labs, pre-briefing, and debriefing rooms to pre-scenario conditions after simulations.

Performs other related duties as required.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to read and understand operating instructions.
• Ability to take direction from multiple people, be organized, and multi-task.
• Ability to frequently bend, reach, push and move equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to interact effectively, courteously and impartially with diverse populations.
• Ability to operate Windows-based computer programs and utilize Microsoft Office programs.

Desired Qualifications

• Simulation technician/sim operations specialist experience, systems integration experience and/or healthcare experience.

Work Schedule

To be determined.

Posting Date

12/17/2024

Deadline for Submitting Applications

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

• Resume

Optional Documents

• Cover Letter

• Transcripts