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Job Summary: Teach all assigned coursework to Anesthesiologist Assistant students,\nlead the design and oversight of the skills and simulation-based learning activities and\nactively participate in curriculum development in collaboration with the Dean; develop,\nteach, monitor, and evaluates courses in the basic science, clinical, and simulation/skills\ndevelopment aspects of the graduate program; act as a resource for professional and\ncommunity connections for personal and professional development; act as an academic\nadviser for the students and mentor for the comprehensive examinations; remain current\nin professional area of interest and participate in professional societies and activities,\nparticipate in all assigned, required, as well as other related professional services and\nactivities in the MHSA Program: coordinate the simulation-based learning components\nof the Program curricula.\n\nII. Job Duties:\n1. Teaching: Serve as Course Director for, and deliver, an innovative, integrated\n\nsimulation-based skills curriculum and all other coursework as assigned by the\nadministration. Obtain and maintain literacy in your field equivalent to 70% time.\nAs expertise allows, provide instruction in other courses of the curriculum.\n\na. Participate in the evaluation of textbooks and other learning material\nb. Collaborate with the VCOM-Auburn Simulation Center faculty to deliver\n\napplicable simulation-based and skills learning content for the MHSA\nstudents.\n\nc. Assist in maintaining a current curriculum map that ensures coordination\nand relevancy of academic curricula\n\nd. Review, update, and revise course syllabi according to Program policy\ne. Recommend changes in curriculum, policy, and program requirements to\n\nthe Curriculum Committee, as needed.\nf. Teach 40-60 graduate level course hours per year\ng. Instruct student learners in simulation-based skills learning activities as\n\nneeded\nh. Serve as a primary clinical preceptor of Program students\ni. Prepare and deliver assigned courses in an educationally effective manner\nj. Schedule simulation and laboratory skills learning classes, collect and\n\nreview syllabi, and monitor course evaluations\nk. Develop, implement, and modify simulation curriculum\n\nJob Title: Assistant Program Director for Simulation\n\nDepartment: MHSA - AAP Date: October 2026\n\nFLSA: Exempt Work Location: Auburn Campus\n\nEmployee Category: Faculty Work Schedule: 8:00-5:00 M-F\n\nReports to: Program Director, Master of\nHealth Science in Anesthesia Program\n\nPercent Employment: FT 100%\n\nDirect Reports:\n\nl. Design, develop, implement, and evaluate new courses, scenarios, and\neducational initiatives with content experts\n\nm. Provide organization and guidance to faculty in the development,\ndelivery, and coordination of simulation and skills-based learning courses.\n\nn. Maintain online course content\n2. Service: Equivalent to 20% time: Participate in candidate student interviews,\n\nProgram committees and service to the Program as assigned by the Dean.\na. Participate in faculty meetings and faculty development\nb. Assist in the ongoing evaluation of the Program, which includes program\n\nreview and assessment of student learning objectives\nc. Prepare and submit reports on course activities, as directed by the Dean\nd. Evaluate applications for admission, manage personal interviews with\n\napplicants, and make recommendations to the Admissions Committee\ne. Submit an annual Faculty Activity Report as directed\n\n3. General: Equivalent to 10% time: Be familiar with and adhere to the\nadministrative and academic practices, policies, and procedures of the Program,\nVCOM and Bluefield University as set forth in the Faculty Handbook, Student\nHandbook and College Policy Manual.\n\na. Work in a positive and productive manner with the Dean, the Associate\nDean for Academic Affairs, the Medical Directors, and associated faculty\nin all areas of work.\n\nb. Actively participate in all aspects of the program’s strategic plan, program\ngrowth initiatives and market expansion opportunities\n\nc. Maintain standards of clinical performance in accordance with Program\nobjectives, professional standards of practice, regulatory, and\naccreditation agency standards\n\n4. Perform all duties as outlined in the employment contract\n\nIII. Required Qualifications:\nEducation: Completion of an accredited program in Anesthesiologist Assistant, master’s\ndegree or higher, with relevant experience in teaching.\n\nLicensure: Professional certification as an Anesthesiologist Assistant through the\nNational Commission for the Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants (NCCAA);\nvalid professional state license in good standing.\n\nExperience:\n\n• Minimum of five (5) years clinical experience in anesthesiology or closely related\nfield\n\n• Organizational committee participation\n\n• A record of community experience\n\n• Ability to mentor students\n\nSkills required for this position include:\n\n• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills\n\n• Strong team player\n\n• Commitment to institutional mission and values\n\n• Basic computer proficiency\n\nPreferences given to applicants who have the following skills or attributes:\n\n• Have an advanced degree in education or related field\n\n• Familiarity with equipment, monitors and technology routinely used in clinical\nanesthesia.\n\nThe successful candidate must be eligible to work in the United States.\n\nThe successful candidate will be subject to a criminal history background check.\n\nRegular, reliable or predictable attendance is a required function of the job.\n\nIV. Working Conditions and Efforts: The physical demands and work environment\ncharacteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an\nemployee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable\naccommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the\nessential functions. The position requires a rapid pace, some days with long hours to\nmeet expectations, and the ability to organize, interpret, and utilize a large volume of\ninformation.\n\nPhysical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to\nambulate (may be with use of assisted devices); sit, stand (or accommodate for standing);\nuse hands and vision for teaching; use office equipment such as computers; speak to\nlarge and small groups of individuals for teaching; perform moderate telephone and\npoly-com communication/usage; occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 50\npounds; drive distances up to five hours or to fly on occasion to other campuses or\nmeetings.\n\nWork environment: Office environment. Outside travel required 5% of time. The noise\nlevel in the work environment is usually minimal. The pace of the work requires rapid\npace to synthesize and organize large volumes of material while prioritizing duties.\n\nThis position in classified as exempt, at the Professional level, because it requires\nthe advanced knowledge or a “learned professional” in which to meet the job\nduty requirements.\n\nEmployment with VCOM is “at will”. This means employment is for an\nindefinite period and it is subject to termination by the employee or by VCOM,\nwith or without cause, with or without notice, and at any time. Nothing in this\nposition description or any other policy of VCOM shall be interpreted to conflict\nwith or to eliminate or modify, in any way, the “at will” employment status of\nVCOM employees. Employees under contract with VCOM are subject to the\nterms of employment stated within the employment contract.\n\nV. VCOM core values: The employee is expected to adhere to all VCOM polices. As the\nenvironment is a professional college, the VCOM faculty/staff are expected to dress and\n\nbehave in a professional manner at work. VCOM faculty/staff are expected as VCOM\nemployees, to be a person who obeys all laws and professional expectations of an\nupstanding citizen of the community. VCOM expects all faculty/staff to maintain a\npositive attitude in all working relationships with all VCOM departments, employees,\nstudents, prospective students, and colleagues and to treat all others engaged in the\nduties of the employment, with mutual respect.","company":"Vcom","rawCompany":"vcom","city":"Auburn","state":"AL","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-10-24T11:18:01.609Z","occupations":[{"code":"29-1211.00","title":"Anesthesiologists","slug":"anesthesiologists"},{"code":"29-1151.00","title":"Nurse Anesthetists","slug":"nurse-anesthetists"},{"code":"29-1071.01","title":"Anesthesiologist Assistants","slug":"anesthesiologist-assistants"}],"industries":[{"code":"611310","title":"Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools","slug":"colleges-universities-and-professional-schools"},{"code":"622110","title":"General Medical and Surgical Hospitals","slug":"general-medical-and-surgical-hospitals"},{"code":"611210","title":"Junior Colleges","slug":"junior-colleges"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Assistant Program Director for Simulation","description":"I. Job Summary: Teach all assigned coursework to Anesthesiologist Assistant students,\nlead the design and oversight of the skills and simulation-based learning activities and\nactively participate in curriculum development in collaboration with the Dean; develop,\nteach, monitor, and evaluates courses in the basic science, clinical, and simulation/skills\ndevelopment aspects of the graduate program; act as a resource for professional and\ncommunity connections for personal and professional development; act as an academic\nadviser for the students and mentor for the comprehensive examinations; remain current\nin professional area of interest and participate in professional societies and activities,\nparticipate in all assigned, required, as well as other related professional services and\nactivities in the MHSA Program: coordinate the simulation-based learning components\nof the Program curricula.\n\nII. Job Duties:\n1. Teaching: Serve as Course Director for, and deliver, an innovative, integrated\n\nsimulation-based skills curriculum and all other coursework as assigned by the\nadministration. Obtain and maintain literacy in your field equivalent to 70% time.\nAs expertise allows, provide instruction in other courses of the curriculum.\n\na. Participate in the evaluation of textbooks and other learning material\nb. Collaborate with the VCOM-Auburn Simulation Center faculty to deliver\n\napplicable simulation-based and skills learning content for the MHSA\nstudents.\n\nc. Assist in maintaining a current curriculum map that ensures coordination\nand relevancy of academic curricula\n\nd. Review, update, and revise course syllabi according to Program policy\ne. Recommend changes in curriculum, policy, and program requirements to\n\nthe Curriculum Committee, as needed.\nf. Teach 40-60 graduate level course hours per year\ng. Instruct student learners in simulation-based skills learning activities as\n\nneeded\nh. Serve as a primary clinical preceptor of Program students\ni. Prepare and deliver assigned courses in an educationally effective manner\nj. Schedule simulation and laboratory skills learning classes, collect and\n\nreview syllabi, and monitor course evaluations\nk. Develop, implement, and modify simulation curriculum\n\nJob Title: Assistant Program Director for Simulation\n\nDepartment: MHSA - AAP Date: October 2026\n\nFLSA: Exempt Work Location: Auburn Campus\n\nEmployee Category: Faculty Work Schedule: 8:00-5:00 M-F\n\nReports to: Program Director, Master of\nHealth Science in Anesthesia Program\n\nPercent Employment: FT 100%\n\nDirect Reports:\n\nl. Design, develop, implement, and evaluate new courses, scenarios, and\neducational initiatives with content experts\n\nm. Provide organization and guidance to faculty in the development,\ndelivery, and coordination of simulation and skills-based learning courses.\n\nn. Maintain online course content\n2. Service: Equivalent to 20% time: Participate in candidate student interviews,\n\nProgram committees and service to the Program as assigned by the Dean.\na. Participate in faculty meetings and faculty development\nb. Assist in the ongoing evaluation of the Program, which includes program\n\nreview and assessment of student learning objectives\nc. Prepare and submit reports on course activities, as directed by the Dean\nd. Evaluate applications for admission, manage personal interviews with\n\napplicants, and make recommendations to the Admissions Committee\ne. Submit an annual Faculty Activity Report as directed\n\n3. General: Equivalent to 10% time: Be familiar with and adhere to the\nadministrative and academic practices, policies, and procedures of the Program,\nVCOM and Bluefield University as set forth in the Faculty Handbook, Student\nHandbook and College Policy Manual.\n\na. Work in a positive and productive manner with the Dean, the Associate\nDean for Academic Affairs, the Medical Directors, and associated faculty\nin all areas of work.\n\nb. Actively participate in all aspects of the program’s strategic plan, program\ngrowth initiatives and market expansion opportunities\n\nc. Maintain standards of clinical performance in accordance with Program\nobjectives, professional standards of practice, regulatory, and\naccreditation agency standards\n\n4. Perform all duties as outlined in the employment contract\n\nIII. Required Qualifications:\nEducation: Completion of an accredited program in Anesthesiologist Assistant, master’s\ndegree or higher, with relevant experience in teaching.\n\nLicensure: Professional certification as an Anesthesiologist Assistant through the\nNational Commission for the Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants (NCCAA);\nvalid professional state license in good standing.\n\nExperience:\n\n• Minimum of five (5) years clinical experience in anesthesiology or closely related\nfield\n\n• Organizational committee participation\n\n• A record of community experience\n\n• Ability to mentor students\n\nSkills required for this position include:\n\n• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills\n\n• Strong team player\n\n• Commitment to institutional mission and values\n\n• Basic computer proficiency\n\nPreferences given to applicants who have the following skills or attributes:\n\n• Have an advanced degree in education or related field\n\n• Familiarity with equipment, monitors and technology routinely used in clinical\nanesthesia.\n\nThe successful candidate must be eligible to work in the United States.\n\nThe successful candidate will be subject to a criminal history background check.\n\nRegular, reliable or predictable attendance is a required function of the job.\n\nIV. Working Conditions and Efforts: The physical demands and work environment\ncharacteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an\nemployee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable\naccommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the\nessential functions. The position requires a rapid pace, some days with long hours to\nmeet expectations, and the ability to organize, interpret, and utilize a large volume of\ninformation.\n\nPhysical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to\nambulate (may be with use of assisted devices); sit, stand (or accommodate for standing);\nuse hands and vision for teaching; use office equipment such as computers; speak to\nlarge and small groups of individuals for teaching; perform moderate telephone and\npoly-com communication/usage; occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 50\npounds; drive distances up to five hours or to fly on occasion to other campuses or\nmeetings.\n\nWork environment: Office environment. Outside travel required 5% of time. The noise\nlevel in the work environment is usually minimal. The pace of the work requires rapid\npace to synthesize and organize large volumes of material while prioritizing duties.\n\nThis position in classified as exempt, at the Professional level, because it requires\nthe advanced knowledge or a “learned professional” in which to meet the job\nduty requirements.\n\nEmployment with VCOM is “at will”. This means employment is for an\nindefinite period and it is subject to termination by the employee or by VCOM,\nwith or without cause, with or without notice, and at any time. Nothing in this\nposition description or any other policy of VCOM shall be interpreted to conflict\nwith or to eliminate or modify, in any way, the “at will” employment status of\nVCOM employees. Employees under contract with VCOM are subject to the\nterms of employment stated within the employment contract.\n\nV. VCOM core values: The employee is expected to adhere to all VCOM polices. As the\nenvironment is a professional college, the VCOM faculty/staff are expected to dress and\n\nbehave in a professional manner at work. VCOM faculty/staff are expected as VCOM\nemployees, to be a person who obeys all laws and professional expectations of an\nupstanding citizen of the community. VCOM expects all faculty/staff to maintain a\npositive attitude in all working relationships with all VCOM departments, employees,\nstudents, prospective students, and colleagues and to treat all others engaged in the\nduties of the employment, with mutual respect.","datePosted":"2026-10-24T11:18:01.609Z","dateModified":"2026-10-24T11:18:01.609Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Vcom","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Auburn","addressRegion":"AL","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"28b368cf2ea93a818b5b8ffe"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/28b368cf2ea93a818b5b8ffe"}}