Lab Operations Manager (Temporary)

• Operational Lab Support
  
  
  • Lab Environment:
    
    
    • Adhere to a semester calendar to ensure accurate lab preparation in a timely manner and to independently anticipate preparation requirements for each upcoming lab for designated content in multiple courses each week.
    • Maintain the lab environment: set up and break down labs, including stock and restock supplies; clean and repackage reusable supplies.
      Maintaining equipment and supplies, including inventory lists and tracking.
      Maintaining an orderly and tidy environment in labs, staging/storage areas, and all workspaces
    
    
    
    
    
  • Maintaining Inventory (consumables and equipment):
    
    
    • Monitor equipment: troubleshoot equipment for functionality, perform routine equipment maintenance, and notify Assistant Director of equipment problems.
    • Monitor the inventory of supplies and equipment, forecasting quantity and types of supplies and equipment needed for upcoming semesters.
    • Plan and order supplies for upcoming labs and upcoming semesters in consultation with Assistant Director and Director.
    • Assist with the ordering, preparation, and assembly of student supply bags each year.
    • Using the SON applications database (NurSys), check equipment out and in and send email notices to borrowers.
    • Assist with an annual inventory of supplies and equipment.
    • Assist with set up and break down, and transportation of equipment for simulations.
    
    
    
    
  • Teach and Evaluate Students
    
    
    • Prepare for teaching by reviewing modules, teaching aids, readings, and related audiovisuals.
    • Train (according to developed protocols and procedures) staff, graduate teaching associates, new faculty.
    • Use EISLE approved teaching-learning principles and training materials to teach and evaluate undergraduate nursing students using curriculum and evaluation criteria developed by faculty.
    • Facilitate practice lab times for student review and practice prior to performance evaluations and remediation.
    
    
    
    
  • Data Mining:
    
    
    • Handle security documents in compliance with Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).
    • Data collection of performance on clinical skill evaluations and analysis of data to determine variances in teaching across laboratory sections and to identify gaps in learning.
    • Data collection on inter-rater reliability of evaluators and analysis of data to determine equal and fair evaluation of learners.
    • Track student attendance at mandatory and optional labs. Provide record keeping and review of student tardiness and absences from labs to assure timely completion of assigned lab modules.
    • Attend regularly scheduled EISLE training sessions.
    
    
    
    
  • Other duties as assigned.
  
  
  
  

• Degree in Nursing from appropriately accredited institutions.
• Unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina.
• Minimum of 2 years' FT employment or the equivalent as an RN in direct medical surgical, pediatric, or maternal nursing

• Knowledge and experience in clinical nursing and teaching.
• Comfortable being filmed/photographed demonstrating nursing skills; ability to teach small groups and answer questions while demonstrating nursing skills; ability to provide oversight and answer questions to students who are independently practicing different skills.

• This position requires the ability to perform complex nursing skills and operational activities, ability to read and apply literature related to procedures, ability to interpret data noting patterns of student performance, ability to coordinate multiple projects, ability to train others, ability to document procedures, ability to monitor resources and initiate ordering to maintain inventory within a designated budget.
• This position is responsible for set-up and break-down of skills labs according to the EISLE protocol. This position requires standing, bending, cleaning, and restocking. Moderate to heavy lifting (up to 35 pounds by self, up to 70 pounds with assistance) is required for about 10% of the job, such as moving manikins, equipment, boxes of supplies, and stocking shelves with supplies. Lifting supply boxes overhead will require the use of step stools. Knowledge of lifting techniques, use of lifting equipment, and body mechanics is important.
• With appropriate notice, work at night and/or weekends rarely, if needed.
• Hazards include potential blood and body fluids exposure as the students learn to do finger sticks, injections, and phlebotomy. Proper techniques are taught and proper disposal of sharps and used supplies are stressed to avoid needlestick injury or blood exposure. Disposal of contaminated sharps is part of the employee's job and precautions are taken to prevent inadvertent exposure. Exposure to latex and cleaning materials is frequent.
• Duties to be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

Not Applicable.