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Lab Demonstrators (3)/Student Lab Demonstrators (3)

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: School of Health Sciences

POSTING DATE:  October 31, 2016

POSTING DEADLINE:  November 4, 2016

1. Position: Lab Demonstrator - NUMT 2000, Radiopharmacy

 Winter Term, January 2017 - April 2017 –14 sessions @ 2.5 hours in lab and 1 hour prep and cleanup for labs #1-6 and 30 min for lab #7

Mondays 1530 - 1800 Room 253 Bethune Building

Total 48hrs

PAY RATE: $20/hour

WORK ASSIGNMENT: Set-up/prepare equipment and/or site for the learning experience. Supervise, stimulate, challenge and monitor student performance in a nuclear medicine lab setting, ensuring that the lab exercise is as safe and as effective a learning experience as possible. Clean up of equipment/site after the learning experience.

 Lab topics: operation of a dose calibrator, preparation and quality control of lyophilized kits using radioactive material, dose calculation, assay and dispensing techniques, organization of a radiopharmacy daily plan, receipt and storage of radioactive shipments and associated maintenance of records, contamination monitoring of workspace and personnel, in addition to dispensing and delivery of interventional medications.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Relevant education and experience in nuclear medicine technology.  Good interpersonal skills required to work with students. Above average understanding of radiopharmacy subject matter. Current CAMRT certification.

Undergraduate or master’s degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.

2. Position:    Lab Demonstrator--RADT 1020: Skeletal & Systems Radiography

January 2017 - April 2017

 Lab time is scheduled for Tuesdays 8:30 am – 11:30 am

 Total time:  13 sessions @ 4 hours = 52 hours (3 hour lab plus 1 hour prep each week)

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION(s): School of Health Sciences QEII Diagnostic Imaging Department and Practice Room

PAY RATE:  $20.00/hour

 WORK ASSIGNMENT:  The lab instructor will co-facilitate the lab component of RADT 1020, which consists of thirteen lab sessions.  Seven of these lab sessions are clinical labs where the lab instructor will be responsible for orienting students to the clinical area, assigning students to preceptors (where appropriate) and supervising the students in performing radiographic procedures.  The remaining labs include demonstrating/coaching students through positioning skeletal radiographic examinations, reviewing radiographic images and related anatomy, and co-invigilating a lab test.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Certification in radiological technology, current membership with national and provincial professional associations, recent clinical experience and experience precepting students are required.  Excellent understanding of general radiographic procedures and imaging equipment is also required. Previous teaching experience is desirable. The successful applicant must have knowledge of the radiological technology curriculum, enjoy working with students, and have good communication skills.  

Undergraduate and master’s degree preferred.

3. Position:   Lab Demonstrator--RSPT1020, Respiratory Therapy Clinical Assessment and Techniques

January-April 2017, 10 lab sessions @ 3 hours in lab or clinical and 1 hour prep each week= 40 hours.

Labs are held on Tuesdays, 8:30 am – 11:30 am in Room 1036b, Dickson Building. The first lab is scheduled for January 10th 2017 and the final lab is scheduled for April 4th 2017. There is no lab on February 21st 2017 as it is reading week. 

PAY RATE: $20.00/ hour

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The lab demonstrator will co-facilitate the low-fidelity lab component of RSPT 1020 with the Professor of Record which consists of ten lab sessions inclusive of two clinical mornings at Capital Health and competency testing. Responsibilities include: set-up and preparation of equipment and the lab for the learning experience. The lab demonstrator will supervise, stimulate, challenge and monitor student performance ensuring that all learning experiences in the lab or clinical are safe and meaningful and organize cleanup of equipment/ lab and storage space immediately after the learning experience.

       LAB TOPICS:  oxygen and aerosol therapy for adult and pediatric/neonatal populations, hi-flow nasal prongs, complete adult patient assessment inclusive of vitals, pulse oximetry, inspection, interview, palpation, percussion  and auscultation, incentive spirometry,

        introduction to bedside spirometry, preparation for clinical practicum I inclusive of non-invasive airway management, emergency resuscitation kits, intubation assist, patient transport and CPR review. Competency testing will be completed on above skills.

       REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: a current active practicing license with the Nova Scotia College of Respiratory Therapists; recent clinical experience in respiratory therapy practice; good understanding of fundamental respiratory therapy instrumentation subject matter; knowledge of the respiratory therapy curriculum, enjoy working with students and have good communication skills. An undergraduate or master’s degree is preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.

4. Position:         Student Lab Demonstrator - DMUT 2030, Sonography of Abdomen and Superficial Structures II

January-April 2017, Total commitment – 40hrs (approximately 3 hrs/week for 13 weeks, +1hr orientation)

Lab time: Fridays, 800 - 1100         

Location: Room #252, Bethune Building

 WORK ASSIGNMENT: Set-up/prepare equipment and/or site for the learning experience. Supervise, stimulate, challenge and monitor student performance in an ultrasound lab setting, ensuring that the lab exercise is as effective a learning experience as possible.

       Cleanup of equipment/site after the learning experience.

       REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Good interpersonal and leadership skills required for working with students. Relevant training/experience in Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound.  Completion of DMUT 3010 is required.  Previous undergraduate degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is an asset.

5. Position:          Student Lab Demonstrators (2) for HSCE 1010: Clinical Skills for Health Sciences

January 2017 - April 2017

Lab time is scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:00pm – 3:30 pm with the following exceptions (January 19th & 26th, February 2nd & 9th lab time will be 1535-1655)

Total hours:  3 hours per week @ 12 weeks (up to 36 hours total)

PAY RATE:     $15.65/ hour

WORK ASSIGNMENT:  Lab demonstrators will co-facilitate the lab component of this course.  They will be responsible for demonstrating, teaching and assessing students in the following patient care skills fundamental to all professional streams

        of the BHSc program:    communication methods, vital signs, patient interview, oxygen therapy, patient transfer and body mechanics, patient care support equipment, standard precautions, isolation and sterile techniques, drug administration and venipuncture. 

        REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION:   Demonstrated proficiency in the above listed clinical skills is required (senior RSPT and NUMT students are encouraged to apply).  Successful applicants must be familiar with the BHSc curriculum, enjoy working with students and

        have good communication skills.  They should hold current certification of a Standard First Aid Course and CPR-C. 

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE ABOVE POSITIONS, PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING, SPECIFYING THE POSITION AND COURSE NAME, WITH A CURRENT CV AND THREE REFERENCES BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO:

Irene Fitzgerald, Administrator

School of Health Sciences

Dalhousie University

Bethune Building, Room 629

1276 South Park Street

Halifax, N.S.  B3H 2Y9

irene.fitzgerald@dal.ca

Note: Lab Demonstrators at the School of Health Sciences are not be included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit.

All offers of employment as a part-time academic are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the courses and approval by the University.

Dalhousie University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The university encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of minority sexual orientation and gender identities, and all qualified candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community.

We would like to thank all applicants, however only successful candidates will be notified.