Medical Simulation Specialist

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About the Position: This position is located at WRNMMC with the Director for Education, Training & Research, Department of Simulation Center in Bethesda, MD. Office and hospital environment.

40 hours per week expected on maxi-flex schedule.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes providing technical assistance for all training equipment; coordinating and managing reservations for the simulation center and equipment; researching emerging simulation technologies; and organizing demonstrations of new equipment.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in education or a subject area related to the position to be filled, such as: Medical and Healthcare Simulation.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. Major Duties:

• Acts as a operator during simulation training, providing guidance on the application and utilization of training simulators and supporting equipment.
• Troubleshoot issues on simulator/equipment and coordinate with supporting activities such as Information Management, Facilities Management, Medical, Maintenance, Logistics, and Audio/Visual.
• Responsible for data collection, paperwork and justifications in support of purchases of new simulation technology.
• Assist with the development and support of authorized research protocols.
• Perform and/or coordinate for calibration and repair of simulators/equipment and arranges for maintenance of instrumentation and equipment associated with each simulator as needed.