PRIMARY FUNCTION:

The Director of Operations (DOO) partners with a unique team of educators to create a culture of excellence for all simulation academic endeavors. They direct all operations and functions. These include directing the operations of the simulation and standardized patient programs. The DOO evaluates the Centerrsquo;s needs in areas of staffing, training, and physical resources for all simulation and Standardized Patient programming. The DOO is responsible for developing and initiating policies and procedures, preparing and managing the operating budget which includes standardized patients, simulation supplies and equipment and simulation expenses incurred by educational programs and external programs. Also, designs and implements simulations both with and without simulation materials and equipment and clinical teaching/learning that supports the core competencies of enterprise-wide educational programs. The DOO negotiates contracts with vendors and other institutions for programs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Directs the operations of the standardized patient and simulation programs
• Establishes and administers the budget (salaries, capital equipment, medical supplies,etc). Develops and maintains inventory database with cost delineation of supplies, equipment, and projects ongoing maintenance of equipment.
• Directs all staff including recruitment, training, performance appraisals, and terminations of support staff and standardized patients.
• Develops and refines procedures and processes of ongoing teaching and assessment activities. This includes implementing simulations and clinical teaching/learning in partnership with the co-directors.
• Oversees enterprise-wide educational programs and simulation master schedule.
• Collects and analyzes data including center utilization for both SP and Simulation programs, data for evaluation and revenue purposes.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

OTHER FUNCTIONS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Oversees the training and evaluation of standardized patients.
• Directs evaluation of program quality to determine areas of improvement.
• Develops policies for and follows safety standards to maintain a safe environment for students and staff; support the use of proper body mechanics, and reports potential safety hazards.
• Develops and maintains organizational policies and procedures including those associated with (related to) simulation accreditation bodies, federal, state and regulatory agency requirements or standards to ensure compliance.
• Attends seminars, workshops and professional meetings related to job responsibilities including representation on a national level.
• Participate in standardized patient research and scholarship activities.
• Participate in Simulation research and scholarship activities
• Negotiates contracts with simulation vendors and other external institutions for simulation and standardized patient programs to be held at the RCSSC.
• Develops and maintains literature files related to simulation and issues taught during sessions
• Directs the SPCSs in the development of forms for faculty to complete to obtain individualized simulator teaching points and measurable outcomes of case scenarios
• Directs the SPCSs in the development and implementation of simulator research studies and coordinates data management and correspondence for each study.

Bachelorrsquo;s Degree required. Masterrsquo;s degree preferred in clinical, education, social science.

At least 3 years management experience preferred. Previous experience in academic setting and assessment using standardized patients and simulation preferred.

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnetreg;-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jeffersonrsquo;s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold amp; Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jeffersonmaintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.