Simulation Coordinator
Company : IWK Health
Req ID: 221873
Department/Program: Simulation Program, Professional Practice
Location: Halifax
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Start Date: ASAP
Union Status: Non-union, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $41.9479 - $52.4348 /hour
Closing Date: June 22, 2026 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)
IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.
Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.
The Opportunity
The IWK Simulation Program is administered through the Nursing and Professional Practice Portfolio. Simulation-based education is provided to health professionals and interprofessional teams throughout the IWK as well as to medical and health professions students in the pediatric, neonatal, and obstetrical specialties. Simulation-based education is primarily delivered in either the IWK Simulation Centre or in-situ clinical sites; however, the program may coordinate off-site simulation sessions and consult on simulation activities with internal and external partners. The primary focus of the program is to support excellence in clinical practice by providing simulated clinical experiences for IWK medical and health professions staff and students. The IWK program also works with partners such as Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health, Nova Scotia Health, and others to deliver pediatric/neonatal/obstetrical simulation-based education. The IWK simulation program is one of four programs within the Halifax-based Sim Ed Collaborative.
The Simulation Consultant is the first point of contact for simulation-based learning in IWK Health. They are a skilled adult educator with specific mastery of all aspects of simulation-based learning. The Simulation Consultant provides clinical, operational, and academic leadership related to simulation-based program and curriculum development, oversight of the execution of simulation activities, and evaluation of simulation and program objectives. They have expertise in interprofessional simulation-based learning as well as the use of simulation in emergency response training, patient safety, and environmental development.
Hours of Work
Monday - Friday, Days; Flexible Office Hours. This position will be an on-site role at IWK.
Your Qualifications
• Undergraduate degree in a Health Profession.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Registered health professional with current license or eligible for licensure, applicable to profession, to practice in the province of Nova Scotia.
• Successful completion of a Simulation instructor program or equivalent combination of knowledge and experience.
• Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator an asset (e.g.: Society for Simulation in Healthcare CHSE designation).
• Five (5) years of experience working in an educator role (such as preceptor, orientation, mentorship) with experience in simulation-based learning is required.
• PALS and/or NRP and/or ACLS training required
• Experience in leading projects or displaying leadership in the workplace is required.
• Ability to draft reports, and write and edit grant proposals.
• Experience with professional organizations, interprofessional teams, and diverse learner groups is essential.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to maintain diplomacy and tact.
• Ability to manage conflict in a high-demand environment.
• Displays flexibility and adaptability to multiple competing program requests.
• Competencies in other languages are an asset.
Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.
Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.
This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.
If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.
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