Skills Lab Technician

Skills Lab Technician Salary: $15.80 - $23.20 Hourly Location: Bradenton Job Type: Department: Nursing Job Number: 202300198 Closing: Continuous Description SCF offers many benefits to our eligible employees from obtaining tuition scholarship for employees and eligible dependents, paid Life Insurance, matching Florida Retirement System (FRS) contribution, complimentary access to Wellness activities, paid sick and vacation time, four-day work week during June and July, paid winter break, access for eligible dependents to our on-campus Collegiate School and many more! Visit our https://scf.edu/Administration/HumanResources/Benefits/default.asp for benefit details Job Summary Oversees the management of the nursing skills lab on a college campus. Organizes and maintains equipment and materials, consults with faculty and assists department manager in the general oversight of the instructional laboratory. Provides supervision to lab assistants and student assistants as required. The Technician will be responsible for collaborating with all campuses to ensure appropriate lab utilization across all instructional sites. NOTE: Job descriptions and essential functions are subject to change due to advances in technology, utilization of work force, and other factors which may impact the College's need to modify position requirements. This position is a career-level position and is eligible for veteran preference. If you qualify, please complete the Veteran Preference section of the application and attach a copy of your DD214. Essential Duties and Responsibilities The following listing of essential job duties indicates the general nature and level of work required in this job. This is not designed to be a comprehensive listing of all the activities, duties, or responsibilities that may be required in this job. Individuals assigned to this job may be asked to perform other duties as required. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job. Applicants may be asked to demonstrate any or all of the following duties: 1. Collaborates with Level Coordinators on activities to promote student learning activities throughout the curriculum. 2. Manages the schedule of activities among programs that share space in the Nursing Skills Laboratory. 3. Recommends to the Director of Nursing Programs, operational changes to enhance the effectiveness of the Nursing Skills Lab in serving students and faculty members. 4. Participates with faculty to ensure that the use of the laboratory is supervised. 5. Prepares and sets up for scheduled lab sessions/skill checkoffs and supervised open lab practice sessions. 6. Assures routine cleaning of physical space and equipment. 7. Ability to work a flexible schedule that may include evening and weekend assignments. 8. Interfaces with sales representatives, suppliers of equipment and supplies, and biomedical technicians. 9. Schedules tours of laboratory upon request. 10. Supervises student assistants, tutors, lab assistants, and others assigned to assist in the laboratory as required. 11. Provides appropriate OSHA postings, brochures, and equipment and supplies. 12. Assures disposal of industrial waste according to College and OSHA standards. 13. Facilitates student-learning opportunities through flexible scheduling of laboratory hours. 14. Assists the Director of Simulation to survey faculty annually to determine needs for new equipment and to evaluate operations of the skills laboratories. 15. Under the direction of the Director of Simulation, initiates development of policies and procedures for utilization of lab. 16. Under the direction of the Director of Simulation, completes annual inventory of supplies and equipment. 17. Manages disposal of equipment as per the SCF policy. 18. Performs the duties of Simulation Center Technician as scheduled by the Director of Simulation. 19. Performs other duties as assigned. Job Qualifications The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. • Education/Experience: Associate degree in a related field and two or more years of relevant experience required: or equivalent combination of education and experience. • Supervisory Experience: One or more years as a "lead" employee, with responsibility for scheduling and assigning work, training new employees/student assistants, and assisting others with problems is required. • Language Ability: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. • Math Ability: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumferences, and volume. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. • Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Ability to work with formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc. • Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have advanced knowledge of word processing software, spreadsheets, Internet, e-mail system, and PowerPoint software. Must become efficient with current college database software and other college required software. Must remain current with technology changes. • Certificates and Licenses: None required. A current unencumbered, unrestricted Florida RN or LPN license, or CNA Certification is preferred. Responsibility for People and Property: Oversees inventory, maintenance and repair of equipment. Supports the budget for supplies and equipment. Provides supervision to lab and student assistants as required. Responsibility for Communication: • Internal Contacts: Frequent contact with students, faculty and administrative SCF staff; and support departments. • External Contacts: This position has routine contact with vendors and equipment suppliers. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is moderate. May occasionally be exposed to chemicals and/or toxic waste or fumes. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is routinely required to sit, use manual dexterity, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, and lift up to 45 pounds. Specific vision requirements include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Supplemental Information In addition to satisfactory performance on all of the essential job duties and responsibilities for this job, all State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota employees must fulfill the following basic performance expect