Description

Simulation Technician

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, NH

Overview

Provides support services in the preparation, operation and maintenance of educational and assessment equipment, sessions and laboratories of the D-H Patient Safety Training Center (PSTC).

Responsibilities

•        Collaborates with faculty and center personnel to produce, set up, maintain, and organize equipment and materials for specific simulation sessions and events.
•        Prepares and breaks down simulators, task trainers, skills trainers, simulation rooms, and other equipment/props for lab events.
•        Performs day-to-day maintenance and cleansing of equipment, simulators, trainers and simulation rooms.
•        Prepares, programs and operates simulation equipment, and audio-visual systems during simulation events, including maintaining simulators, task trainers, simulation rooms and other equipment/props in functioning order through monitoring of appropriate use.
•        Supports faculty, students and approved visitors in the use of simulation space and equipment.
•        Maintains connectivity to simulation equipment and audio-visual systems, troubleshoot simulation software, hardware and network connectivity issues when needed.
•        Maintains and stocks sufficient inventory of durable and disposable supplies for lab events.
•        Supports/assists in role-playing applications, props placement and moulage set-up with manikins and standardized patients.
•        Inputs daily patient electronic health data for simulated patients in eDH.
•        Programs software to model simulator’s physiological responses to instructor and simulation development specialist’s specifications.
•        Assists Operations Manager and Director in other duties as assigned for optimum functionality of Center.
•        Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

•        High school diploma required. Associate’s degree in technical, computer, or healthcare-related areas or certified EMT preferred.
•        Two to three year’s work experience that demonstrates strong problem-solving skills
•        Ability to independently move equipment (less than 25 lbs) and move manikins (more than 25 lbs) with the assistance of others.
•        Excellent interpersonal communication skills required; capable of taking direction from superiors, and working with students, faculty, staff and other customers
•        Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
•        Excellent problem-solving abilities
•        Ability to adapt to changes in role and schedule in order to best meet the needs of students, faculty, organization and community
•        Technical aptitude with ability to learn simulation programs.
•        Ability to work occasional weekends and evenings required

For more information or to apply online, please visit, https://careers-dartmouth-hitchcock.icims.com/jobs/36791/simulation-technician/job?mode=view&mobile=false&width=789&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-300&jun1offset=-240

EOE.