Assistant Dean of Clinical Skills
- Employer
- Northeastern University
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Dec 17, 2024
Job Details
Assistant Dean of Clinical Skills & Simulation Education
About the Opportunity
ABOUT NORTHEASTERN
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.
Our locations-in Boston; Arlington, Charlotte, North Carolina; Miami; London; Portland, Maine; Oakland; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant-are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.
Northeastern's comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs- in a variety of on-campus and online formats-lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.
The Bouve College of Health Sciences has over 250 faculty members, with approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 2,400 graduate students. It is the leading national model for education and research in the health, psychosocial and biomedical sciences and supports the University's mission of educating students for a life of fulfillment and accomplishment and creating and translating knowledge to meet global and societal needs.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
Reporting to the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, the Assistant Dean of Clinical Skills & Simulation Education will provide innovative educational and administrative leadership to Bouve College of Health Sciences (BCHS)-operated educational spaces and technologies including: the human anatomy laboratory, skills lab classrooms and the Goldstein simulation center. This person would have the opportunity to extend leadership throughout the Northeastern University global network, including Massachusetts, North Carolina, and California campus locations among others. The position will expand the use of immersive technologies to augment and extend learning across the college network. Programs will span the continuum of skills-based lifelong learning including undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education (credit bearing and non-credit levels).
At Northeastern University, we embrace a culture of respect, where each person is valued for their contribution and is treated fairly. We oppose all forms of racism. We support a culture that does not tolerate any form of discrimination and where each person may belong. We strive to have a diverse membership, one where each person is trained and mentored to promote their success.
Leadership and Strategy:
- Contribute to the formulation of BCHS strategy in experiential
learning, with a focus on achieving goals in the areas of clinical
skills training and simulation including the use of virtual reality
platforms, interprofessional activities, and other media and
technologies in health professions education.
- Implement a framework for the BCHS experiential learning
strategy to be implemented across Northeastern's global university
system as appropriate.
- Forge partnerships across sectors and institutions to advance
the BCHS strategy.
Educational programs:
- Develop unit-based faculty expertise and implement models to
deliver high quality education via courses and programs in the
human anatomy labs, clinical skills labs, simulation training
centers, and other learning spaces throughout BCHS and across the
NU global network.
- Oversee the college-wide Standardized Patient (SP)
program.
- Assist in developing policies and procedures of relevant areas
within BCHS.
Research and Funding:
- Seek grant funding to support experiential and skills-based
programming in the college and across the global
network.
- Engage in research or scholarship in area of
expertise.
- Participate in philanthropic opportunities to support the BCHS
strategy.
Administrative and Personnel Management:
- Supervise the Boston-based Director of BCHS Simulation and
simulation faculty leads and staff in network campuses including
Charlotte NC, Burlington MA and other sites as
developed.
- Collaborate with department chairs and unit leaders to optimize
faculty and staff participation in college anatomy, simulation and
skills lab spaces.
- Manage staff by defining job expectations; planning,
monitoring, and appraising performance; actively participate in
employees' on-boarding, mentoring and professional
development.
- Optimize inventory management and equipment maintenance
processes used across BCHS skills lab and simulation
spaces.
- Provide information and/or prepare reports as and when
needed.
Teaching Expectations:
- Teaching in the context of simulation is expected as part of
this position. Additional opportunities are available based on the
candidate's interest and unit affiliation.
General Operations:
- Ensure adherence to the University's information security and
The Office of Academic and Research Safety policies and procedures,
and report breaches or other security safety risks
accordingly.
- Ensure coordination with other departments to facilitate the
accomplishment of tasks and responsibilities, as and when
needed.
- Perform other tasks as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
Qualified candidates must have expertise in, or a demonstrated commitment to, working with diverse student populations and/or in a culturally diverse work and educational environment.
Education and Experience:
- Doctoral degree in a health care discipline, education or
related field or four years of experience in healthcare
education.
- Experience working with standardized patient/patient
actors.
- Experience with human cadaver lab teaching and/or
management.
- 1+ year experience working in an academic simulation lab
environment or related medical/pharmacy education lab.
- Experience using simulation and/or clinical skills tools and
technologies such as Laerdal SimCapture, LLEAP, human patient
simulators, medical equipment, AV equipment and/or virtual reality
technologies.
- Current certification in simulation education or willingness to
obtain certification within 12 months of start date.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Knowledge of applicable strategies and approaches used in
contemporary health sciences skills education
- Excellent oral and written communication skills including
public speaking
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, including
in a leadership role, with multiple disciplines (such as PT, PA,
Nursing, Speech, Counseling, Pharmacy, EMT and Public
Health).
- Ability to coordinate activities with multiple faculty, staff,
and learners
- Skill in analysis of performance data, identification of gaps,
and development and implementation of quality improvement plans as
they relate to skills education, simulation and the use of
standardized patient actors
- Ability to troubleshoot technical procedural
concerns
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Successful faculty at Northeastern are dynamic and innovative scholars with a record of research and teaching excellence and a commitment to contributing to improved equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. Thus, strong candidates for this faculty position will have the experiences, knowledge, and skills to build their research, pedagogy, and curriculum in ways that reflect and enhance this commitment.
Interested candidates should apply here with a curriculum vitae describing experience with skills-based education and other listed qualifications.
In a cover letter, please indicate how your experience, knowledge, and skills have prepared you to contribute in this position. Please outline your experience with lab teaching and medical simulation training. Please describe your leadership experience and style and outline your commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
Some faculty candidates may not have substantial past activities. If that is the case, we recommend focusing on future plans in your letter. A more developed and substantial plan is expected for senior candidates.
Position Type
Academic
Additional Information
Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.
Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.
Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.
To apply, visit https://northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/job/Boston-MA-Main-Campus/Assistant-Dean-of-Clinical-Skills---Simulation-Education_R129043
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