VA Palo Alto Simulation Center Manager/Operator
The Simulation Center at VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) is recruiting a new simulation center manager. The center located within the VA Palo Alto Medical Center and jointly run with the Stanford University School of Medicine is world-renown for mannequin-based patient simulation. The simulation center manager will manage the facility on a day-to-day basis. Job responsibilities will include:
* Scheduling, procurement, and coordination with VAPAHCS services (e.g. environmental management)
* Managing documents, files, video tapes, and updates to the Simulation Center website
* Preparing simulation, clinical, and audiovisual systems for upcoming courses per standardized protocols
* Assisting faculty to conduct courses or exercises, including operating simulation systems under the direction of the instructor(s)
* Conducting simple routine maintenance and simple troubleshooting of Simulation Center equipment
* Conducting tours of the Simulation Center for visiting professionals or simulation staff
QUALIFICATIONS: This unique opportunity will require many different kinds of skills and knowledge, including: clinical, managerial, computer & technological. Applicants should have a four-year college degree or equivalent. Preference will be given to applicants with an Engineering degree. Appropriate candidates should therefore have a background in one or more of the following: health-care including allied health professions; computer science or engineering; audio or video production; professional education. Professional or personal experience in more than one of these areas would be helpful, with the position requiring at least 0-1 year of job-related experience. Preference will be given to applicants with several years of professional experience, anywhere between 2-7 years. Appropriate on the job training will be provided by experts within the Simulation Center.
Also, technical or business knowledge are required such as:
* Knowledge of the operation and troubleshooting of mannequin-based simulation devices and of clinical equipment used in simulation.
* Knowledge of automatic data processing (ADP) equipment, systems
and applications.
* Knowledge of VA administrative procedures and practices.
* Skill to troubleshoot and investigate difficult operation problems with medical, simulator, computer, and audiovisual equipment.
* Knowledge in the use of standard office software and procedures for scheduling, procurement and operations.
* Knowledge to prepare needs analysis and to develop device, equipment and systems specifications and to assist in equipment selection and application.
Interested parties should access the Jobs at Stanford website at: http://jobs.stanford.edu/find_a_job.html
You can search for this job (JOB ID #: 24308)
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Obviously, no one candidate is likely to have experience in every area and on-the-job training will be needed on one area for another depending on the candidate's background.
We see 3-4 possible tracks/backgrounds by which someone could come to this job:
a) clinical -- such as nurse, physician, respiratory therapist, paramedic, EMT, etc.
b) engineering/computer -- typically a biomedical engineer but possibly other
c) educator -- typically from healthcare
d) administrator -- typically from healthcare
