Title: Nursing Simulation Operations Specialist

Position Type: Professional Tech Full time

College: Pikes Peak State College

Location: Colorado Springs

Salary Range: $53,000 - $55,999 annual gross

Who We Are:

Pikes Peak State College is the largest and most diverse college in the Pikes Peak region, serving students with a wide range of goals, experiences, and responsibilities. Our students include recent high school graduates, working adults, military-affiliated students, parents, first-generation students, career changers, transfer students, and lifelong learners.

Our mission is to provide high-quality educational opportunities to all, with a focus on student success and community needs. We fulfill that mission by creating affordable, flexible, and accessible pathways that help students transfer to four-year institutions, enter the workforce, advance their careers, and build better futures close to home.

As the needs of our students, employers, and communities continue to evolve, so do we. PPSC embraces innovation that is human-centered, ethical, and focused on student learning. Through strong workforce partnerships and the thoughtful integration of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, we prepare students not only for today's opportunities, but for what's next.

We're looking for people who are passionate about access, collaboration, innovation, and student success. Whether you work in the classroom or behind the scenes, your contributions help create opportunities that change lives. At PPSC, our vision is simple: Students Succeed at PPSC.

Job Summary:

This is a NON-CLASSIFIED employment opportunity and is exempt from the State Classified Personnel System. Visit the State of Colorado for Classified employment opportunities.   

The primary role of the Simulation Operation and Clinical Lab Specialist is the implementation and delivery of simulation activities through the application of simulation technologies such as computers, mannequins, task trainers, standardized patients, audio-visual, and networking technologies.

This is a Perkins Grant funded assignment, anticipated end date on or before June 30, 2029.


Multi-year grants are funded based on the fiscal years for the full grant period. However, there is no guarantee that funding is available year after year from the awarding agencies. Employment with the college after each grant-funded period is not assured.

Grant-funded positions cannot guarantee a payout of leave benefits. Grant-funded employees are encouraged to work with their supervisor to schedule and utilize annual leave benefits during each grant fiscal year.

Grant funded positions may be eligible for annual increases contingent upon awarded yearly grant budgets and a satisfactory performance evaluation.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for day-to-day operations of the Simulation Center and simulation labs. This includes preparation, set up, execution, and teardown of all simulation activities.
• Training of new simulation technicians in the preparation, set up, execution, and teardown of all simulation activities.
• Training new simulation lab assistants to be standardized participants.
• Training new simulation lab assistants on how to apply moulage to standardized participants and manikins.
• Ability to prioritize, manage and complete multiple projects simultaneously.
• Collaborate with the Simulation Program Director and Associate Dean in scheduling simulations at the ISC.
• Collaborate with the Simulation Program Director, Director of Accreditation, and Associate Dean with Simulation Accreditation.
• Update and maintain simulation reports for Simulation Accreditation.
• Serve as the primary point of contact and resource for the Health Sciences Division.
• Work may require hours before 8am, after 5pm or occasional weekend to support student and Simulation Operations.

Competencies/KSAs:

• Ability to navigate differences effectively and respectfully in the workplace.
• Adhere to college policies and procedures.
• Comprehensive understanding of Pikes Peak State College policies and procedures.
• Work independently in a team environment.
• Ability to travel to multiple campuses to support department needs.
• Maintain confidentiality while working effectively with all constituents.
• Demonstrated ability to employ qualitative as well as quantitative analytical processes to identify and resolve problems.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Ability to express thoughts, ideas, and suggestions through verbal, written, and electronic means in a professional manner.
• Basic computer and technology skills in a Windows-based PC environment.
• Gross and fine motor abilities are required.
• Ability to lift high and low fidelity manikins and equipment weighing 50 pounds.
• Ability to bend, reach, push, pull and lift supplies to obtain supplies from shelves and to restock the supplies.
• Ability to maintain a safe and clean simulation environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

Completed associate’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.
Possess or eligible to obtain Certified Healthcare Simulation Operator Specialist (CHSOS) Certification within 24 months of hire as a condition of employment.

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:

Two years of operational experience in healthcare simulation services, technologies, and software applications such as Laerdal LLEAP software.
• Prior experience in a medical simulation lab.
• Possession of a Society of Simulation Certified Health Care Simulation Operations Specialist.
• Training in applying moulage to standardized participants or manikins.
• Ability to play a standardized participant (live actor).
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment, put simulation equipment together, and provide viable solutions for equipment or supply problems.

Selection Process:

For full consideration, all application materials must be received by 4:00 p.m. MST on  October 30, 2026.

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: 

Pikes Peak State College will conduct reference checks and a criminal background check on the selected candidate. Employment offers and continued employment are contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check. Positions with access to Federal Tax Information require a fingerprint-based criminal history record check as part of the pre-employment process.

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.

Additional Information/Benefits:

Work Life Balance

Pikes Peak State College offers a generous amount of annual leave and sick leave. Depending on your employment category and full or part-time status, Pikes Peak State College offers 15 hours a month of annual leave and 10 hours a month of sick leave accrual. There are paid holidays and alternate paid holidays which allow the college to be closed Christmas Day through New Year's Day. Eligibility is defined by your employment FTE status.

Tuition Reimbursement

Education and your success are a priority at Pikes Peak State College. We encourage you to develop job skills and abilities which will benefit you as well as our college. Eligible employees, their eligible dependents, and spouse/domestic partners may enroll in credit courses at any of the Colorado Community College System. Eligibility is defined by your employment FTE status.

Health, Dental & Vision

Pikes Peak State College offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to provide you and eligible dependents, spouse/domestic partner, with a broad range of employer paid and employee paid benefit options. In addition to medical coverage, the college offers dental and vision insurance plans to choose from. Eligibility is defined by your employment FTE status.

Retirement

Pikes Peak State College participates in Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) contribution rates. State employees are required to a mandatory contribution of a percentage of their salary to the plan, and the college contributes a percentage as well. While you are enrolled in PERA, you do not pay Social Security. In addition, there are supplemental retirement plans available through three other vendors.

Flexible Spending Accounts

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) offer you an easy way to pay for eligible medical and childcare expenses with money that's set aside with a pre-tax benefit. Eligibility is defined by your employment FTE status.

Disability Coverage

Pikes Peak State College offers disability insurance to help you meet needs should you become unable to work due to an illness or injury.

Life Insurance

Pikes Peak State College offers life insurance paid for by the college to eligible employees. Supplemental life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance policies are available for those interested in additional coverage. Eligibility is defined by your employment FTE status.

Additional Leave Programs

Pikes Peak State College offers additional leave programs such as bereavement leave, jury leave, community and parental academic leave, Family and Medical Leave (FML), and Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI).

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