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Chamberlain University

Nursing Education & Simulation Specialist

🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $49K - $86K 💻 Tutoring 🗓️ November 8th, 2026
Nursing Healthcare NCLEX

Edtech.com's Summary

Chamberlain University is hiring a Nursing Education & Simulation Specialist. The role supports nursing students' academic success and NCLEX-RN preparation through individual and small-group tutoring and personalized remediation plans, working alongside faculty and academic partners. The specialist also staffs the clinical learning labs and supports simulated patient care experiences for students.

Highlights
  • Facilitate simulation-based experiences and labs, including equipment maintenance, supply ordering, set-up, and clean-up.
  • Help develop and implement clinically based scenarios for simulated learning, including the use of high-fidelity patient simulators.
  • Coordinate and supervise lab experiences so students can meet course objectives, and staff open lab to oversee practice and remediation of technical nursing skills.
  • Tutor students individually and in small groups, assessing learning styles and building personalized remediation plans that prepare them for the NCLEX-RN.
  • Help create Next Generation NCLEX activities and workshops, drawing on current knowledge of NCLEX-RN concepts and nursing practice.
  • Reach out to students with at-risk referrals and report their academic and co-curricular progress to academic leadership, such as the retention committee.
  • Bachelor's degree in nursing, a current unencumbered RN license, and BLS CPR certification plus BLS CPR instructor certification, with a Master's in Education or Nursing and ACLS or PALS preferred.
  • One or more years of experience supporting classroom instruction or specialized tutoring in an academic environment is preferred.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) along with strong attention to detail and proofreading skills.
  • Pay range of $49,199 to $86,253 for a full-time position in Chicago, Illinois.

Nursing Education & Simulation Specialist Full Description

Opportunity at a Glance
Collaborating with academic partners, faculty and staff, the Specialist provides strategies and academic reinforcement to students throughout their academic program and as they prepare for success with the NCLEX-RN exam. Working with students individually and in small groups, the Specialist assesses learning styles, identifies strengths, and discovers opportunities for academic development. Specialists create and implement personalized remediation plans for our students as they prepare for academic and professional success. In addition, the Specialist supports all clinical learning lab and simulated patient care learning experiences for students.

Responsibilities
  • Facilitation of simulation-based experiences (SBE) and labs to include equipment maintenance, ordering supplies, set-up and clean-up
  • Demonstrates current, detailed, accurate knowledge of concepts tested by the NCLEX-RN as well as currency in nursing practice to provide academic support
  • Assists in the creation of Next Generation NCLEX activities/workshops
  • Demonstrates effective behaviors and accountability in meeting the following standards of service excellence to students, fellow team members, and external agencies: Friendliness and courtesy, professional environment, effective communication, and first-class service
  • Communicates and documents (reporting) students' academic and co-curricular progress toward achievement of student and program learning outcomes to academic leadership (i.e., retention committee)
  • Assists in developing and implementing detailed clinically based scenarios for the simulated learning experiences, including use of high-fidelity patient simulators
  • Coordinates and supervises lab experiences to ensure that students have the opportunity to meet course objectives
  • Staffs open lab; Provides individual oversight to students during practice and/or remediation of technical nursing skills as required by course objectives
  • Individual or group tutoring
  • Participates in outreach to students with at-risk referrals
  • Performs other duties as assigned
  • Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in nursing Required and Master's Degree in Education Preferred or Master's Degree Nursing Preferred
  • 1+ year experience in an academic environment supporting classroom instruction or specialized tutoring support Preferred
  • Excellent communication skills with proven ability to communicate via telephone, computer, and in person.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Must have excellent attention to detail and proofreading skills.
  • Ability to work with individuals from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.
  • Demonstrated working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
  • Must be a team player, willing to share and exchange.
  • Maintenance of a current, unencumbered RN license Required and BLS CPR Required and BLS CPR instructor certification; Required and ACLS and /or PALS Preferred

Additional Information
In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $49,199 and $86,253. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.
Covista offers a robust suite of benefits including:
  • Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
  • 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
  • Participation in Covista's Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
  • 12 Paid Holidays
Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation