Regional Nursing Simulation Education Lead - School of Nursing

Regional Nursing Simulation Education Lead - School of Nursing

Requisition Number: REGIO
008153

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• Posted :
  January 14, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

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AURORA/NAPERVILLE 2363 Sequoia Drive Suite 131 Aurora, IL 60506, USA

MOKENA/TINLEY PARK 8650 W. Spring Lake Drive Mokena, IL 60448, USA

ROMEOVILLE/JOLIET 1400 West Normantown Road Romeoville, IL 60446, USA

ROCKFORD 6000

E. State Street 4th Floor Rockford, IL 61108, USA

OVERLAND PARK 11600 College Blvd Overland Park, KS 66210, USA

Regional Simulation Education Lead - School of Nursing
Rasmussen University

This role will support the IL and KS campuses including Aurora, Mokena-Tinley Park, Romeoville-Joliet, Rockford, Overland Park, and Topeka.

The Regional Simulation Education Lead supports the School of Nursing by cultivating a dynamic simulation environment that aligns with program outcomes and national best practices. This role designs, implements, and evaluates simulation experiences, integrates simulation across curricula, and mentors faculty in effective pedagogy, prebriefing, debriefing, and evaluation. The position provides training in tools such as Docu Care and Clinical Reasoning/Clinical Judgement models, ensures faculty adhere to standardized curricula, and facilitates faculty development opportunities.

In addition, this position coordinates simulation programming at the campus level by leading faculty meetings, assisting with simulation schedules, and providing guidance for faculty and student orientation. Through collaboration with campus and national leadership, this position contributes to accreditation readiness, resource planning, faculty onboarding, and program improvement while maintaining a strong commitment to professional growth and innovation in simulation-based nursing education while adhering to the Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice®.

• Support simulation faculty and program leadership with curriculum development and resources to enhance student learning.
• Demonstrate expertise in simulation standards and pedagogy, including design, objectives, outcomes, prebriefing, debriefing, and evaluation methods.
• Apply theoretical principles of adult learning and educational processes in curricular design.
• Design, develop, implement, and evaluate simulation-based experiences aligned with course/program objectives and Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice™.
• Support integration of simulation throughout nursing curricula, ensuring alignment with clinical, lab, and didactic components.
• Contribute to program improvement by analyzing faculty/student feedback and evaluation data.

• Orient and mentor faculty in simulation pedagogy, including scenario facilitation, prebriefing, debriefing, and evaluation.
• Provide guidance on active learning, Next Gen NCLEX-style strategies, and evidence-based teaching methods.
• Train and mentor faculty in Docu Care use, including course setup, documentation, and barcode medication administration.
• Provide guidance on use of Clinical Reasoning/Clinical Judgement tools in prebriefing and debriefing.
• Monitor and verify completion of required simulation faculty training with campus leadership.
• Facilitate ongoing faculty development with campus-specific training, resources, and mentorship opportunities.
• Serve as mentor to simulation faculty throughout the quarter.
• Establish simulation as a safe, structured learning environment that promotes student readiness and confidence.
• Provide structured feedback to campus simulation staff on program operations and scenario implementation.
• Observe simulation sessions as needed, including equipment setup, moulage, operation, and tear-down.

• Schedule and lead campus-level simulation faculty meetings to align with standardized curriculum and share program updates.
• Ensure faculty deliver simulation scenarios in accordance with the standardized national simulation curriculum sequence.
• Provide direction for student and faculty orientation to the simulation environment, including prebriefing practices and technology use.
• Assist leadership with simulation scheduling, assigning faculty to bays, and ensuring…