Simulation Technician

Overview

Monday - Friday. 8:00AM -5:00PM.

DH benefits start the first day of employment.

Provides support services in the preparation, operation and maintenance of educational and assessment equipment, sessions and laboratories of the D-H Patient Safety Training Center (PSTC).

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with faculty and center personnel to produce, set up, maintain, and organize equipment and materials for specific simulation sessions and events.
• Prepares and breaks down simulators, task trainers, skills trainers, simulation rooms, and other equipment/props for lab events.
• Performs day-to-day maintenance and cleansing of equipment, simulators, trainers and simulation rooms.
• Prepares, programs and operates simulation equipment, and audio visual systems during simulation events, including maintaining simulators, task trainers, simulation rooms and other equipment/props in functioning order through monitoring of appropriate use.
• Supports faculty, students and approved visitors in the use of simulation space and equipment.
• Maintains connectivity to simulation equipment and audio visual systems, troubleshoot simulation software, hardware and network connectivity issues when needed.
• Maintains and stocks sufficient inventory of durable and disposable supplies for lab events.
• Supports/assists in role-playing applications, props placement and moulage set-up with manikins and standardized patients.
• Inputs daily patient electronic health data for simulated patients in eDH.
• Programs software to model simulator’s physiological responses to instructor and simulation development specialist’s specifications.
• Assists Operations Manager and Director in other duties as assigned for optimum functionality of Center.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required. Associate’s degree in technical, computer, or healthcare-related areas or certified EMT preferred.
• Two to three year’s work experience that demonstrates strong problem solving skills
• Ability to independently move equipment (less than 25 lbs) and move manikins (more than 25 lbs) with the assistance of others.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills required; capable of taking direction from superiors, and working with students, faculty, staff and other customers
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
• Excellent problem-solving abilities
• Ability to adapt to changes in role and schedule in order to best meet the needs of students, faculty, organization and community
• Technical aptitude with ability to learn simulation programs.
• Ability to work occasional weekends and evenings required

Required Licensure/Certifications

• None