SIMULATION TECHNICIAN

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THE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

One year experience in a Clinical Simulation environment or two years’ experience in a clinical healthcare setting (e.g. Nursing Assistant, Health Unit Assistant, Emergency Medical Responder, etc) or two years’ experience in a related technical setting from which comparable skills can be acquired (e.g. Audio-Visual, Information Technology). An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered as determined by the University.

• Strong technical background and ability to set up, operate, and troubleshoot equipment (AV, IT, and Simulation Technology)
• Proficiency with Windows, OSX and digital AV editing software
• Ability to learn new technologies
• Must demonstrate initiative, independence, reliability, attention to detail, and good judgment
• Ability to communicate with diverse groups including faculty, staff, students, and the public
• Ability to organize and maintain accurate records and to make decisions quickly and effectively
• Ability to use tools and equipment as required
• Must be able to lift and push up to 50 lbs
• Must be capable of walking 5 km per day

• Prepare simulation and debriefing areas, patient care simulators, scenario props, supplies, and equipment to support the clinical and skills objectives and specifications identified by instructional staff.
• Serve as a simulator operator (“driving” the Mannequin) by running scenarios with faculty instructors, ensuring that the facility and equipment are set-up for teaching sessions. Safely work with medical equipment. Prepare/set up medical equipment in the simulation labs, including but not limited to ventilators, monitors/defibrillators, anaesthesia machines, ultrasound machines, and surgical microscopes. Troubleshoot issues as required.
• Safely work with and handle medical supplies including but not limited to sharps (needles, scalpels) and surgical instruments.
• Serve as a resource for faculty utilizing simulation. Assist instructors with the implementation of scenarios; may deliver information to an ongoing scenario or play the voice of the mannequin (patient) from the booth.
• Assist users in identification of equipment and supplies required for their program delivery. Make recommendations as to the appropriate use of simulation resources as well as options available to support meeting their learning objectives; ensure that session set-up requirements are documented for future sessions.
• Complete the set-up, preparation, and tear down of synthetic, virtual, and other trainers.
• Complete the set-up, stocking, preparation, and safe disposal of biological samples including animal and human cadaveric parts used in the Skills Lab.
• Advise the Purchasing Coordinator of deficiencies in supply quality and quantity as well as new requirements. Assist with maintaining storage areas to ensure they are orderly and properly stocked.
• Responsible for the cleanliness of lab space including cleaning and stocking lab instruments, work surfaces, and related equipment. Routinely clean glassware, instruments, and equipment and does basic service and maintenance work on laboratory equipment.
• Ensures instructor and student compliance with lab policies, procedures, and safety precautions.
• Understand the use and operation of different simulator technologies ranging from anatomic models to task trainers to screen-based simulations to full body patient simulators and virtual reality surgical simulators.
• Assemble task trainer simulators and prepares for use.
• Power on high-fidelity human-patient simulators and associated peripherals. Control pre-programmed and “on-the-fly” scenarios for high-fidelity human-patient simulators with the help of a medical professional; may edit trends or enter pre-programmed scenarios to mannequin software.
• Resolve technical problems with systems and equipment through searches in technical manuals and/or consultation with supplier technical support staff.
• Complete equipment assembly, minor repairs and/or adjustments or more specialized repairs (e.g. to Simulation Mannequins, task trainers, etc.)
• Conduct preventative/routine maintenance processes and Simulation/Medical Equipment including tracking and recording of all maintenance conducted.
• Instruct faculty users and students in the operation, safe handling, and use of simulation equipment, medical equipment, and trainers.
• Support the exam day activities.
• Sets up, configure, and control cameras (pan, till, zoom), pagers, recorders, and video routing for the main control room, observation area, debriefing rooms and individual rooms.
• Use custom AV interface to select recording sources, audio sources, and record video to capture learner performance for evaluation and debriefing.
• Conduct initial troubleshooting of specialized audio/video software, provides application support based on discussion with the Simulation Software Vendor (EMS). Refers more complex issues related to server access to the internal IT Department.
• Conduct troubleshooting of the specialized software and hardware related to Simulation Mannequins and virtual simulators, refers more complex issues to the equipment vendor for resolution, and coordinates software and hardware upgrades with the IT Department to maintain functionality as directed by manufacturer support.
• Provide technical support with established guidelines/scripts for computer-based multimedia systems and their components, including operation of digital cameras, video cameras, audio/video mixer, digital/analog converter, and LCD monitors, digital video capture devices, and microphones. Refers more complex issues to IT or A/V technology group for resolution.
• Power on computers. Navigate through the Windows, and Mac OS X operating systems. Conduct basic troubleshooting of computer hardware and general office software. Refer more complex issues to IT Specialists and follows up to resolve issues in a timely manner.