Program Director of Health Sciences Simulation

Job Description

Job Description

Title: Program Director of Health Sciences Simulation

Position Type: Professional Tech Full time

College: Pikes Peak State College

Campus: CHES Campus

Location: Colorado Springs

Salary Range: $80,000 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 Program Director of Health Sciences Simulation Operations shall assist in the operational oversight and delivery of simulation-based learning across the Interdisciplinary Simulation Center. The position is responsible for supporting the planning, coordination, and execution of simulation experiences in alignment with Health Sciences curriculum objectives, CCCS guidelines, and current best practices in healthcare simulation. The role shall collaborate with faculty to implement safe, inclusive, and effective learning environments that foster interprofessional education and reflect the continuum of care within healthcare professions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Completed master's degree in a healthcare related field, or education from a regionally accredited institution.
• Minimum of 1 year working with simulation platforms and the ability to operate and support simulation technology used in educational environments.
• Two years of experience leading and managing teams.
• Currently pursuing the Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) or Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator Advanced (CHSE-A) or ability to complete within 12 months of hire date.
• Demonstrated experience with MS Office or the ability to work with rapidly changing technologies.

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:

• Completed terminal degree in a healthcare related field, or education from a regionally accredited institution.
• Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) or Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator Advanced (CHSE-A).
• Experience coordinating interprofessional education (IPE) simulations involving multiple healthcare disciplines.
• Familiarity with healthcare accreditation standards.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Administrative Functions
• Develop strategies to enhance programs and services, utilizing available resources to create a realistic learning environment.
• Oversee data collection to evaluate student learning outcomes that comply with academic standards for healthcare education.
• Provide the leadership required to ensure that simulation meets standards of quality assurance for breadth and depth of education, and user expectations.
• Promote the interests of the Interdisciplinary Simulation Center through participation in public relations events, development of new markets for simulation use, community outreaches, and serving on professional/civic service organizations and committee meetings.
• Lead and support instructional initiatives that integrate simulation into curriculum including standardized participants and interprofessional education.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate new models for managing student simulated based learning experiences (e.g., scheduling simulations, staffing considerations, etc.).
• Facilitate tours and orientations as needed to promote programs.
• Organize materials to track various projects, maintain files, and follow through with assignments to completion.
Educational Functions
• Collaborate with all healthcare teams to develop and maintain a student rotation schedule for high impact simulated-based learning.
• Design, develop, implement, and evaluate new scenarios and educational initiatives in collaboration with Health Sciences course faculty and content experts.
• Maintain simulation practices in accordance with INACSL Standards of Best Practice for Healthcare Simulation.
• Collaborate with Health Sciences faculty to evaluate and validate existing simulation-based educational modalities, simulation development, and curricular integration consistent with trends in healthcare education and practice in support of the Simulation Accreditation Standards and the Policy and Procedure Manual.
• Provide a safe, supportive learning environment for students that promotes active learning, refinement of critical thinking/clinical judgment skills and reflective practice as an integral component of healthcare education.
• Orient, train, and evaluate new simulation facilitators and/ new standardized participants (actors).
• Maintain and analyze instructor and student simulation evaluation tools to measure learning outcomes.
• Perform data analysis to evaluate learning and report findings to Executive Dean of Health Sciences.
Community Participation
• Actively engage with relevant communities through participation and leadership in organizations such as the International Nursing Association for Simulation and Learning (INACSL), the Human Patient Simulation Network (HPSN), the Association for Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE), and/or the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.
• Serve as the liaison to internal and external stakeholders and/or community partners to promote and facilitate a collaborative approach for supporting safe simulated-based learning opportunities for students.
• Develop and grow a community-based simulation plan for continuing education.
Budget and Personnel
• Supervise Simulation Educators, Standardized Participants, and the Simulation Center Assistant.
• Manage the simulation budget and the use of the simulation center resources including labs and personnel.
• Recommend equipment and resources needed to facilitate effective simulation teaching and learning to Executive Dean of Health Sciences, Discipline Chairs, and Simulation Educators.

Competencies/KSAs:

• Ability to navigate differences effectively and respectfully in the workplace.
• Adhere to college policies and procedures.
• Cultural competence and demonstrated evidence, understanding, and commitment to the concepts of diversity, multiculturalism, and their application in the workplace.
• Knowledge and understanding of procurement regulations, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) to interact with and work effectively with other faculty, staff, students, and customers in a positive, helpful, and cooperative working relationship.
• Ability to provide advanced analytical, evaluative, and objective critical thinking skills.
• Ability to read, understand, interpret, and comply with regulatory guidelines, accepted purchasing principles, and College policies.
• Manage and complete multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting critical deadlines and milestones.
• Plan, organize, and measure complex programs and processes.
• Ability to effectively create highly accurate, complete, and professional correspondence and written technical documents.
• Maintain learner confidentiality.
• Work independently as well as work in a team setting.

Selection Process:

For full consideration, all application materials must be received by 4:00 p.m. on August 13, 2026. Applications accepted until position is filled.

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: 

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).