"Interprofessional Nurse Educator"

Interprofessional Nurse Educator

Position Number: TN0281
Full Time or Part Time: Part Time
Anticipated Recruitment Range: Commensurate with Qualifications
Position Type: Non-Faculty
Job Category: Non-Faculty Professional

Organizational Unit Overview:

Job Duties:

The Brody School of Medicine Interprofessional Clinical Simulation Program is seeking a temporary Interprofessional Nurse Educator to provide interprofessional clinical, educational, and technical expertise in the development and implementation of simulation activities. This individual will work approximately 1 day per week. A typical day will be 8am-5pm. Occasional work outside normal business hours (8am-5pm required). Specific dates will be assigned based on class schedules (typically 3-6 months in advance).

Duties will include -

Instruction: 90%

• Facilitate and co-debrief interdisciplinary simulation sessions as needed using standards of best practice in simulation.
• Participate in simulation scenarios as an embedded nursing professional to provide an authentic interprofessional experience that reflects real-world clinical practice.
  • Obtain vital signs, medical history, chief complaint, and health history.
  • Assess mental health status.
  • Convey findings to care team.
• Teach procedural skills to medical students and residents, such as ultrasound guided peripheral IV insertion, sterile technique, foley insertion, and others.
• Demonstrate to medical students how to perform an initial patient assessment as performed in clinical settings by a nurse, such as obtain vital signs, medical history, chief complaint, and health history
• Teach medical students and residents appropriate medications for medical interventions in an emergency setting
• Teach appropriate use of medical equipment to medical students and residents, such as how to operate a defibrillator, IV pump, and others.
• Promote simulation best practices and initiatives established by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) and International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL).

Administration (10%)

• Assist simulation team in ensuring correct medical supplies are available for use during scenarios.
• Create mock medications, IVS, and assist with moulage to create realism.
• Attend planning meetings for classes and staff meetings.
• Review scenario case template and facilitator documents.
• Attend dry-runs of scenarios in person or virtually, depending on date of dry-run (dates are variable).
• Attends simulation training sessions through the Office of Clinical Simulation.

Note: Other duties as assigned.

Contingent on availability of funding.

Minimum Education/Experience:

• An active Registered Nurse North Carolina License is required. Active licensure must be maintained throughout employment.
• Masters degree and one (1) year of experience working as a clinical nurse and/or teaching experience in a critical care setting (such as emergency department, intensive care unit); or will accept in substitution a bachelors degree plus at least three (3) years working as a clinical nurse and/or teaching experience in a critical care setting (such as emergency department, intensive care unit).

License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation:

• Registered Nurse North Carolina License is required.

Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education:

• Demonstrated knowledge of Adult Educational theory, methodologies, and delivery.
• Knowledge of fundamentals of care across the lifespan (pediatric, adult, OB, geriatrics).
• Experience teaching using simulation-based education.
• Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator certification (CHSE) from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH).
• Active BLS, ACLS, and PALs certifications.
• BLS Instructor Certification.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a track record of scholarly dissemination in presentation and publication form.
• Proficiency in Microsoft software applications including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Exquisite interpersonal, collaborative, negotiation, team-building and communication skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.

Special Instructions to Applicant:

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

At the time of employment two to four original letters of reference, official transcripts, a criminal background check, and proper documentation of identity and employability are required. Please be aware that if selected as candidate of choice, an automatic e-mail will be sent to the individuals entered by the applicant in the References section of the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system. Letters of reference submitted via the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system will be verified and considered towards meeting this requirement.

Additional Instructions to Applicant:

In order to be considered for this position, applicants must complete a candidate profile online via the PeopleAdmin system and submit any requested documents. Additionally, applicants that possess the preferred education and experience must also possess the minimum education/experience, if applicable.

Job Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Initial Screening Begins: 03/16/2026

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