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The Program Director of Health Sciences Simulation assists in the operational oversight and delivery of simulation-based learning across the Interdisciplinary Simulation Center. The position is responsible for supporting the planning, coordination, and execution of simulation experiences in alignment with Health Sciences curriculum objectives, CCCS guidelines, and current best practices in healthcare simulation. The position collaborates with faculty to implement safe, inclusive, and effective learning environments that foster interprofessional education and reflect the continuum of care within healthcare professions.
Minimum Qualifications
- Completed master's degree in a healthcare related field, or education from a regionally accredited institution.
- Two years of experience leading and managing teams while effectively addressing conflict resolution and fostering collaboration.
- Demonstrated knowledge of simulation platforms and the ability to operate and support simulation technology used in educational environments.
- Currently pursuing, or currently hold, the Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) or Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator Advanced (CHSE-A) or ability to complete within 12 months of hire date.
- Demonstrated experience with MS Office or the ability to work with rapidly changing technologies.
Professional level experience is defined by the Colorado Division of Human Resources: A position that involves the exercise of discretion, analytical skill, judgment, personal accountability, and responsibility for creating, developing, integrating, applying, or sharing an organized body of knowledge. Colorado revised statute (C.R.S. 24-50-135(1) allows colleges to exempt positions from the State Personnel Classified System that are determined to be professional level work.
Preferred Qualifications
- Completed a doctoral degree in a healthcare related field, or education from a regionally accredited institution.
- Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) or Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator Advanced (CHSE-A).
- Experience coordinating interprofessional education (IPE) simulations involving multiple healthcare disciplines.
- Familiarity with healthcare accreditation standards.
For full consideration, all application materials must be received by 4:00 p.m. on April 17, 2026. Applications accepted until position is filled.
Pikes Peak State College reserves the right to close the job posting once a sufficient applicant pool has been obtained.
Must be a State of Colorado resident or able to relocate to Colorado prior to first date of employment.
Visa support is not available for this position.
Application Instructions: Application must be submitted online. Incomplete applications may not receive full consideration. A complete application will include:
- Cover letter - Address the minimum and preferred qualifications in the order listed on the job announcement.
- Resume - Reflect experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- Unofficial Transcripts - Unofficial transcripts for all degrees conferred. Official transcripts are required if hired for the position.
- Professional References - Provide names and contact information for three recent professional references who can address your expertise and background for this position.
This position may be eligible for a variety of employee benefits. Pikes Peak State College participates in the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) contribution rates.
Note: Prior submission of application materials will not be considered.
Essential Functions
Administrative Responsibilities
- Develop strategies to enhance programs and services, utilizing available resources to create a realistic learning environment.
- Oversee data collection to evaluate student learning outcomes that comply with academic standards for healthcare education.
- Provide the leadership required to ensure that simulation meets standards of quality assurance for breadth and depth of education, and user expectations.
- Promote the interests of the Interdisciplinary Simulation Center through participation in public relations events, development of new markets for simulation use, community outreaches, and serving on professional/civic service organizations and committee meetings.
- Lead and support instructional initiatives that integrate simulation into curriculum including standardized participants and interprofessional education.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate new models for managing student simulatedbased learning experiences (e.g., scheduling simulations, staffing considerations, etc.).
- Facilitate tours and orientations as needed to promote programs.
- Organize materials to track various projects, maintain files, and follow through with assignments to completion.
Educational Functions
- Collaborate with all healthcare teams to develop and maintain a student rotation schedule for high impact simulated-based learning.
- Design, develop, implement, and evaluate new scenarios and educational initiatives in collaboration with Health Sciences course faculty and content experts.
- Maintain simulation practices in accordance with INACSL Standards of Best Practice for Healthcare Simulation.
- Collaborate with Health Sciences faculty to evaluate and validate existing simulation-based educational modalities, simulation development, and curricular integration consistent with trends in healthcare education and practice in support of the Simulation Accreditation Standards and the Policy and Procedure Manual.
- Provide a safe, supportive learning environment for students that promotes active learning, refinement of critical thinking/clinical judgment skills and reflective practice as an integral component of healthcare education.
- Orient, train, and evaluate new simulation facilitators and/ new standardized participants (actors).
- Maintain and analyze instructor and student simulation evaluation tools to measure learning outcomes.
- Perform data analysis to evaluate learning and report findings to Executive Dean of Health Sciences.
Community Participation
- Actively engage with relevant communities through participation and leadership in organizations such as the International Nursing Association for Simulation and Learning (INACSL), the Human Patient Simulation Network (HPSN), the Association for Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE), and/or the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.
- Serve as the liaison to internal and external stakeholders and/or community partners to promote and facilitate a collaborative approach for supporting safe simulated-based learning opportunities for students.
- Develop and grow a community-based simulation plan for continuing education.
Budget and Personnel
- Supervise Simulation Educators, Standardized Participants, and the Simulation Center Assistant.
- Manage the simulation budget and the use of the simulation center resources including labs and personnel.
- Recommend equipment and resources needed to facilitate effective simulation teaching and learning to Executive Dean of Health Sciences, Discipline Chairs, and Simulation Educators.
General Duties, Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
- Ability to navigate differences effectively and respectfully in the workplace.
- Knowledge and understanding of procurement regulations, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) to interact with and work effectively with other faculty, staff, students, and customers in a positive, helpful, and cooperative working relationship.
- Ability to provide advanced analytical, evaluative, and objective critical thinking skills.
- Ability to read, understand, interpret, and comply with regulatory guidelines, accepted purchasing principles, and College policies.
- Manage and complete multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting critical deadlines and milestones.
- Plan, organize, and measure complex programs and processes.
- Ability to effectively create highly accurate, complete, and professional correspondence and written technical documents.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Work independently as well as work in a team setting.
As part of the State of Colorado, PPSC offers a competitive benefits package:
This job description reflects Pikes Peak State College’s best effort to describe the essential duties and qualifications of the job. It is not an exhaustive statement of all the duties, responsibilities or qualifications of the job. This document is not intended to exclude an opportunity for modifications consistent with providing reasonable accommodation.
EEO Statement: Pikes Peak State College is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Americans with Disabilities Act institution. We value diversity, strive for a more unified campus where all people are valued, treated fairly, and possess a sense of belonging. Pikes Peak State College encourages minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities to apply.
