Simulation Specialist

Union: Non-Union
Number of vacancies: 1
New or Replacement Position: New
Site: Toronto General Hospital and  Toronto Western Hospital
Department: UHN Acute Resuscitation Simulation Program
Reports to: Clinical Director
Salary Range: $34.87 - $43.59 per hour
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Shifts: Days
Status: Temporary Full Time (Contract End Date: March 31 2027)
Closing Date: August 27 2026

Position Summary

This role is intended to provide dedicated implementation capacity for the first phase of a UHN Acute Resuscitation Simulation Program. The role should combine strong operational coordination with simulation interest or expertise stakeholder engagement and a data-informed quality improvement lens.

The Simulation Specialist will play a pivotal role in designing implementing and evaluating a new Acute Resuscitation Simulation Program across Toronto General and Toronto Western Hospitals. The successful candidate will lead operational rollout coordinate simulation activities across multiple clinical programs and sites build relationships with frontline teams and support development of a sustainable enterprise-wide simulation strategy.

This role combines project leadership clinical education simulation coordination stakeholder engagement quality improvement and operational problem-solving. The Simulation Specialist will work collaboratively with physician leaders nursing leaders educators operational leaders respiratory therapists unit managers and data specialists to support simulation-based education focused on acute patient deterioration resuscitation and code response.

Duties:

Key Responsibilities

• Program Development and Implementation
• Lead implementation of the Acute Resuscitation Simulation Program across TGH and TWH.
• Translate approved program objectives into an actionable implementation and rollout plan.
• Develop standard approaches for simulation delivery documentation evaluation and reporting.
• Identify and prioritize participating units and clinical areas for program deployment.
• Support development of simulation scenarios aligned with organisational priorities and identified educational needs.
• Establish processes tools and resources required for sustainable simulation operations.

Simulation Coordination and Delivery

• Coordinate planning scheduling and execution of simulation activities across multiple sites and clinical areas.
• Collaborate with educators Advanced Practice Nurses physicians respiratory therapists and other subject matter experts in simulation design and delivery.
• Support facilitation and debriefing activities commensurate with experience and qualifications.
• Ensure appropriate equipment space and logistical supports are available for simulation activities.
• Coordinate procurement deployment storage maintenance and operational use of simulation equipment as required.

Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management

• Develop strong partnerships with unit managers educators physician leaders clinical teams and operational stakeholders.
• Act as a liaison between participating units and program sponsors.
• Engage clinical leaders to identify educational priorities and opportunities for simulation-based improvement.
• Support establishment and ongoing coordination of a simulation advisory group and governance structure.

Quality Improvement Evaluation and Data

• Work with Decision Support Quality Improvement and program stakeholders to establish a measurement framework.
• Develop processes to collect and analyse program metrics outcomes participation data and qualitative feedback.
• Identify recurring knowledge gaps system issues and opportunities for improvement identified during simulation activities.
• Produce reports presentations and updates for program leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Contribute to future proposals supporting long-term program sustainability.

Project and Administrative Management

• Develop and maintain project plans timelines workplans and status reports.
• Coordinate meetings action plans communications and deliverables associated with the program.
• Track milestones and ensure implementation activities remain on schedule.
• Support recruitment and onboarding of program participants and collaborators as needed.

Qualifications :

• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience in an acute care environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading projects quality improvement initiatives or educational programs.
• Strong organisational communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and virtual collaboration platforms.

Preferred

• Experience in simulation-based education.
• Experience facilitating clinical simulations and debriefings.
• Certification or formal training in simulation education.
• Experience in critical care emergency medicine resuscitation or acute care environments.
• Experience with data collection quality improvement methodologies and outcome evaluation.
• Knowledge of hospital operations and change management principles.

Additional Information :

Why join UHN

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world UHN offers a wide range of benefits programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor allowing you to find value where it matters most to you now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel restaurants parking phone plans auto insurance discounts on-site gyms etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHNs attendance management program to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates.  Please ensure you check your email regularly. At University Health Network (UHN) artificial intelligence technologies may be used to assist in the screening assessment and selection of candidates for this position.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading inaccurate or incorrect UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract