VP of Simulation

VP of Simulation

The National Director of Simulation provides strategic leadership and oversight of simulation-based education across all Unitek Learning campuses and affiliated hospital partnership programs. This role sets the vision for simulation excellence systemwide, ensuring consistency, scalability, and alignment with Unitek's mission, academic priorities, and clinical preparation goals. The Director leads national initiatives that standardize simulation practices, integrate best-in-class pedagogy, and foster innovation to advance student learning outcomes across VN / PN, ADN, BSN, and direct-entry master's nursing programs.

Responsibilities include establishing and advancing a systemwide simulation philosophy, serving as the national subject-matter expert on simulation for curriculum design, accreditation standards, and regulatory compliance, assessing existing campus simulation practices, evaluating cost-effectiveness of equipment and programming, leading systemwide quality improvement efforts, documenting standard operating procedures for simulation operations, partnering with Deans and Faculty Development to design and deliver training, guiding the development of simulation cases, scenarios, and debriefing methodologies, assessing campus simulation practices to identify strengths, gaps, and opportunities for alignment, developing, implementing, and maintaining national Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for simulation operations, monitoring and implementing advancements in simulation pedagogy, technology, and regulation, collaborating with procurement, campus leadership, and vendors to evaluate cost-effectiveness, long-term sustainability, and standardization of simulation resources, ensuring equitable resource distribution and operational consistency across all locations, participating in budget planning, resource allocation, and reporting for simulation programs at the national level, identifying advancements in the industry related to regulation, delivery, and implementation of simulation across programs and states, leading, mentoring, and overseeing simulation staff across multiple campuses, providing leadership in pursuing and managing national simulation accreditation. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications include minimum of 5 years' experience working in simulation, minimum of 2 years' experience as a simulation director or similar position, proficient in Microsoft Office products including MS Word, PPT, Excel, and OneDrive, excellent oral and written communication skills, committed to diversity, as defined by the California law, ability to work collaboratively with external and internal stakeholders, experience in supervision, planning, and budget preparation for simulation programming, expert knowledge of a variety of manikins and simulation equipment, master's degree in nursing or related areas; preference for terminal degree, multi-state compact licensure and eligibility for California Registered Nursing License, Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) Experience working remotely in a self-motivated role, experience leading and managing large, cross-functional teams across geographic locations.

We Offer (for Full Time) : Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment, 2 Weeks' starting Vacation per year. Increasing based on years of service with company, 12 paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holiday, 401K with a Company Match, Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x's your annual salary, Leadership development and training for career advancement, Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program.