Laboratory Specialist- Virtual Hospital

This role is designated to the Virtual Hospital simulation center to assist instructors, staff, faculty and students of the nursing and allied health programs, and coordinate simulation activities. - Support the operational planning, scheduling, and delivery of simulation activities within the Virtual Hospital simulation center, under the direction of the Virtual Hospital Coordinator. - Responsible for record keeping, and policy and procedure documentation. - Responsible for Virtual Hospital scheduling, including: all internal simulation activities, all tour requests from internal and external groups, facility rental requests, part-time Simulation Specialists, and Standardized Patients. - Coordinate and oversee the setup and tear-down of simulation activities based on the approved schedule and the staffing requirements of the program. - Manage simulation supply inventory, including procurement, vendor coordination, and budget-aligned purchasing decisions, in collaboration with the VH Coordinator. - Maintain accreditation-related records and policies, coordinate the annual advisory board meeting, and ensure required documents are systematically stored and kept current. - Serve as primary liaison for external users, coordinating contracts, facility access, and ongoing partnerships in collaboration with legal counsel. - Coordinate assigned and routine laboratory activities, to include preparing laboratory schedules. - Conducts student tours and demos; responding to laboratory-related inquiries via phone or in person; and coordinating requests for equipment and supplies. - Prepare and submit purchase requisitions to appropriate departments or personnel; work may involve updating vendors on order status, compiling bid specification information, and making recommendations for equipment maintenance and purchase. - Assist with developing the departmental budget, to include assessing departmental needs and monitoring expenditures. - Performs other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: - Associates degree\* - One (1) year of work experience \*Minimum Education Qualification can be substituted with an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Knowledge of computers and related software applications - Knowledge of inventory management principles - Skilled in using a computer and related software applications - Skilled in managing an inventory - Skilled in utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, and others sufficient to exchange or convey information Physical Requirements Positions in this class typically require balancing, climbing, feeling, grasping, hearing, keyboarding, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, standing, stooping, talking, visual acuity, and walking. The work is at times sedentary but requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly.