Clinical Skills and Simulation Lab Technician

This position is for a Clinical Skills and Simulation Lab Technician responsible for supporting daily operations and simulation delivery. Key duties include setting up, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing lab equipment and multimedia systems for nursing education. Requirements include a relevant technical program or university degree with three years of experience, with a preference for experience in a clinical simulation lab environment.

• Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion
• Completion of a relevant technical program or a university degree in a relevant discipline and a minimum three years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. - Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own
• Prefer experience working in an acute care clinical environment or nursing clinical skills lab environment that simulates a real practice setting where responsibilities included setting up the lab and ensuring equipment and supplies for clinical skills teaching and learning activities.
• Familiarity with operational, facilities, and equipment requirements of a nursing skills/simulation laboratory
• Possess working knowledge of handling nursing equipment and supplies.
• The candidate should have the ability to remain flexible in an advanced technical and computerized environment
• possess strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities as they relate to minor repairs of hardware and software, web-based and simulation technology.
• Have a strong familiarity and adaptability with a wide variety of clinical simulation technology products and applications, with a focus on seamless integration and support across different platforms.
• The successful candidate will be proficient in PC and Mac-based computer hardware and software applications as well as effectively use e-mail and Microsoft Office products at an intermediate level (e.g., Teams, Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel)
• Ability to use web-based resources at an intermediate level (e.g. YouTube, social media, searching and retrieval of information)
• Resolves escalated problems of technical support. Identifies root causes. Sets up and integrates new and enhanced information systems
• Ability to learn, build, maintain, evaluate and troubleshoot existing software and develop user friendly software
• Understanding of key trends and players in the simulation industry, particularly with respect to systems and applications.
• Candidates should have knowledge of medical terminology and be able to communicate with that terminology.
• Remains current with technical and professional skills.
• Effective task planning, organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work calmly with frequent interruptions under pressure during busy periods.
• Ability to independently prioritize and use good judgment.
• Capacity of self-direction to execute workflow independently.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment