Health Educator Specialist, Health Education Center

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in education, healthcare, medical discipline or related degree and two years of experience in education/training or healthcare environment

OR

Bachelor’s degree in education, healthcare, medical discipline or related degree and 4 Years of experience in education/training environment or as a standardized patient trainer or relevant experience.

Job Description:  
 

Function:            Recruits, trains, schedules, supervises and monitors educational activities throughout the Health education center that includes human and nonhuman teaching and assessment functions; communicates with faculty, standardized patients, nurses, and staff. Assists with technical, professional, and logistical requirements for all activities involving education and training in the simulated environment. 
 

Scope:                 Provides educational training services for all aspects of simulation education in the health education center.

 Job Duties:

• Recruit, screen, train, and supervise standardized patients for portrayal of standardized “illness scripts” and documentation of student performance.
• Maintain effective communications with staff, faculty, and students associated with human and nonhuman educational activities.
• Assist with case and script development.
• Monitor, Identify, and address areas conducting educational activities for accuracy and quality improvement purposes.
• Assist with all technical and logistic requirements associated with simulation activities within the HEC.
• Collaborate with Director of Simulation, Medical Director, other center staff to maintain a record of high-quality service and educational innovation.
• Responsible for the accuracy and reliability of portrayals, student performance evaluations and feedback during learning/assessment activities.
• Works with faculty to prepare, conduct, and evaluate human and nonhuman simulation training activities.

MARGINAL OR PERIODIC FUNCTIONS:

• Collaborate in research, evaluation, and other scholarly projects involving simulation

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of techniques and strategies for educating/training adults.
• Knowledge of training-materials, training-protocol development.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in multi-tasking, problem-solving, and attending to details.
• Organizational and planning skills.
• Recruiting/networking skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in highly collaborative settings.
• Ability to function well in fast-paced working environment.
• Ability to work comfortably with diverse populations (e.g., lay people, staff, faculty, students, others).
• Adaptability and flexibility.
• Familiarity with basic clinical diagnostic equipment and audio/video recording equipment or willingness and ability to learn.

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge and understanding of use of simulated learning in  healthcare professions education.

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.