Assistant Professor - Nursing Lab and Simulation Coordinator

Location: Lowell, MA Category: Full-time Faculty Posted On: Wed Apr 16 2025 Job Description:

Title: Assistant Professor - Nursing Lab and Simulation Coordinator

Unit: MCCCDay Faculty

Department: Health

Reports to: Senior Director of Nurse Education

Date: May 13, 2025 (Reopened December 2, 2025)

General

Summary:

The Assistant Professor/Nursing Lab and Simulation Coordinator is a program leadership position responsible for providing academic leadership and coordination over laboratory and simulation activities within the Nursing Program. These duties are performed in the fall and spring semesters, with two reassigned times per semester as well as stipends for duties that must be performed outside of the 10-month contract.

The Assistant Professor/Nursing Lab and Simulation Coordinator has wide-ranging knowledge of healthcare simulation and works with the course faculty, program coordinators, and the Senior Director of Nurse Education in the leadership, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the nursing program. While participating in college service as well as student advisement, the Nursing Simulation/Lab Education Coordinator is committed to inclusive excellence, equity, diversity, and continuous professional development.

• Assist the Senior Director of Nurse Education and program coordinators by contributing expertise in the evaluation of adjunct faculty in the laboratory or simulation setting.
• Establish and maintain policies, processes, and procedures to guide student learning and use of laboratory and simulation spaces.
• Coordinate staffing for the lab/simulation area in collaboration with the course faculty, program coordinators, and the Senior Director of Nurse Education for all programs and program options.
• Maintain current best-practice with regard to International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation in Nursing (INACSL) simulation guidelines and standards.
• Collaborate with course faculty, program coordinators, and the Senior Director of Nurse Education to establish annual goals for lab/simulation development that support the nursing program and enhance student learning.
• Collaborate with course and program coordinators to organize, develop, and schedule student lab and simulation experiences in each program and in each program option.
• Develops simulation applications and scenarios in coordination with nursing curriculum outcomes.
• Assist in the development of clinical and lab simulation student guidelines and related documents in accordance with national standards.
• Schedule and lead meetings for the lab and simulation faculty.
• Work collaboratively with the Senior Director of Nurse Education and program coordinators in the resolution of faculty, or student concerns as they relate to the lab/simulation areas.
• Serve as liaison between lab faculty and the courses in each program and all program options.
• Communicate effectively with faculty to ensure consistency of laboratory and simulation activities aimed at meeting student learning needs.
• Monitor the communication process between referring faculty and lab faculty with regard to lab referrals (tutoring) to ensure faculty have adequate information to provide targeted tutoring and clinical faculty receive timely feedback regarding student progress towards meeting learning outcomes.
• Orient current and new faculty to the laboratory spaces and equipment, and train, or assist with obtaining training of faculty in the use of the simulation spaces, equipment, and technology as applicable.
• Facilitate resource allotment (faculty, supplies, equipment, time) to support student learning.
• Maintain laboratory environment to assure lab security, cleanliness, organization, and safety.
• Monitor lab and simulation equipment and perform routine assessments including preventive maintenance to ensure proper functionality.
• Coordinate and requests the purchase of supplies and equipment.
• Receive, audits, and manage supplies in designated locations, and updates lab directories.
• Submit written and verbal reports to the Senior Director of Nurse Education at conclusion of each semester.
• Participates as Nursing Program representative on college FSA committees.
• Other duties within the program/department as needed or as assigned.

• As a full-time faculty member, responsibilities include Laboratory/SIM instruction, didactic presentations, demonstrations, use of simulation technology, skill remediation, and evaluation of skill competence.

• Compliance with of Massachusetts Board of Regulations in Nursing 244 CMR 6.04(2)(b).
• Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse license in good standing.
• Master's Degree in Nursing.
• Minimum of two years full‑time experience in nursing, or its equivalent, within the last five years and evidence of clinical competence in the area(s) of clinical instruction.
• Develop and maintain competence appropriate to teaching responsibilities including, but not limited to a) orientation and mentoring to the nurse…