Abstract:
As healthcare simulation continues to grow across healthcare and other high-stakes industries, the role of the Simulation Operation Specialist (SOS) has become more important than ever. The SOS professional is foundational to the clinical simulation team to ensure the technical and operational success of the healthcare simulation center. Medical simulation program administrators will need to effectively hire, onboard, and train the SOS team members, focusing on five key areas that make all the difference.
The presenters will discuss the following topics:
- Technical proficiency
- Operational context,
- Team dynamics and communication,
- Problem-solving and adaptability, and
- Structured onboarding.
This webinar will provide healthcare simulation leaders with the tools to identify and nurture appropriate candidate knowledge, skills and attitudes. Additionally, understanding the healthcare simulation center needs and a structured approach to onboarding for program success. Whether your healthcare institution is building a team from scratch or refining a current onboarding process, this webinar session will offer practical tips, real-world examples, and lessons learned to help you set your healthcare simulation operations management team for success.
Learning Objectives:
- List the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for hiring healthcare Simulation Operations Specialists candidates.
- Create a simple and effective onboarding process to help new clinical simulation team members succeed.
- Describe basic training methods to build strong communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills in your medical simulation team.