Director of the Clinical Learning Center, School of Nursing

Duties & Responsibilities:

VCU School of Nursing invites candidates to apply for the Director of Simulation and Clinical Learning Center position. The Director of Simulation and Clinical Learning Center will lead the integration of simulation throughout the academic programs of the School. The Director will also expand the collaborative efforts throughout the academic health sciences center and should have interests and experience in simulation that complement and expand existing expertise in the School. The Director reports directly to the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.

In this role you will:

• Lead the operation of the Simulation and Clinical Learning Center, including management of personnel, space, equipment and supplies, and fiscal accountability
• Serve as the School of Nursing expert for simulation and clinical learning within the academic health sciences campus and with nursing education/service colleagues at the state and national levels
• Lead curricular integration of state-of-the-art instructional technologies/simulation throughout the academic programs of the School and with IPE initiatives
• Coordinate scheduling of activities in the CLC and facilitate staffing of the activities in the CLC
• Design, implement, and facilitate high-fidelity simulations as well as simulation activities for programs in the School
• Assist faculty in simulations and simulation activity design
• Design and implement educational programs for faculty development in use of clinical simulation and innovations in clinical education
• Support scholarship in the area of simulation and/or clinical learning
• Communicate effectively and work cooperatively with others
• Serve on School of Nursing and University committees and professional organizations, as appropriate