Hourly Pay Range:$35.85 - $55.57 - The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate's expertise and years of experience, among other factors.
Position Highlights:- Position: Medical Simulation Specialist
- Location: Evanston, IL
- Full Time
- Hours: Monday-Friday, [hours and flexible work schedules]
A Brief Overview:The Medical Simulation Specialist serves as the primary clinical contact and operations resource for the GCSI, facilitating seamless execution of simulation activities. This role ensures that team members and facilitators adhere to best practices in medical simulation and education to provide high-quality learning experiences. As a key advocate for simulation, the specialist fosters a safe and supportive environment for learners, upholding educational principles that promote active engagement and development.
Key responsibilities include guiding facilitators in creating simulation activities and maintaining operational readiness by ensuring medical equipment, moulage, and clinical context align with scenario objectives. The Simulation Specialist collaborates on educational and quality improvement initiatives across the health system and may participate directly in simulation scenarios when required.
This position also supports operational needs by assisting with scheduling, staffing, and mobile simulations while acting as a back-up for medical simulation technicians. The specialist maintains expertise in standardized curricula such as ATLS and MOCA and provides continuity by managing recurring simulation cases and curriculum. Additionally, the role includes contributing to the maintenance of a clean, organized, and functional lab environment, ensuring it reflects the professionalism and efficiency of the GCSI.
The Medical Simulation Specialist actively participates in committee meetings, promotes continuing education initiatives, and champions simulation throughout the health system. This role requires a detail-oriented individual with strong clinical expertise and a commitment to advancing healthcare simulation to enhance learning and patient care outcomes.
What you will do:- Plans, develops, implements, and evaluates education programs that incorporate simulation
- Participates in planning, implementing and evaluating continuing education programs for all levels
- Drafts proposals for grant submissions and composes reports to funding sources and administrators
- Collaborates with faculty in developing ideas for innovative research, designing study protocol
- Assists in recruitment and training of technical staff and other Simulation Center employees
- Operation of computerized mannequins requiring mastery of its operating software
- Interfacing with Quality Department, Development and Public Relations leadership regarding activities
What you will need:- Education: Bachelors Degree Required
- Experience:
- 3 Years of clinical experience in acute care setting with a bachelors degree
- 5+ Years of clinical experience in acute care setting with an associate's degree or clinical diploma required.
- Simulation experience preferred.
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong understanding of simulation-based education principles, including scenario setup, debriefing tools, and learner-centered methodologies.
- Technical aptitude for maintaining, calibrating, and repairing medical simulation equipment to ensure reliability and accuracy.
- Familiarity with software platforms such as Laerdal LLEAP and SimStation or SimCapture for session management, data collection, and performance evaluation.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting educators and clinical staff in delivering high-quality simulation experiences.
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills to manage equipment inventories and resolve technical issues promptly.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively instruct and assist users in utilizing simulation equipment and software.
Licensure Requirements: Current Illinois licensure in a healthcare profession (RN, RRT, EMT-P, LCSW)
Certification Requirements: - BLS - Basic Life Support (CPR and AED) - American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Required
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) ACLS Preferred And
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) ALS certification Preferred And
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) PALS certification Preferred
Benefits (For full time or part time positions):- Premium pay such as shift, on call, holiday and more based on an employee's job (For eligible positions)
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
- Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
- Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Free Parking
- Wellness Program Savings Plan
- Health Savings Account Options
- Retirement Options with Company Match
- Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
- Community Involvement Opportunities
