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POSTING DATE:   July 21, 2017

APPLICATION DEADLINE:   July 25, 2017

POSITION #1 :   Lab Demonstrator RSPT 1000, "Respiratory Therapy Instrumentation and Techniques"

  September-December 2017, 10 lab sessions for a total of 40 hours for the term which will include lab time, lab prep, and marking.  There is no lab on Nov. 9th due to the Dalhousie Fall  Study Break.

 Labs are held on Thursdays, 8:30 am – 11:30 am in Room 1036b, Dickson Building

                PAY RATE: $20.00 per hour (This position will not be included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit)

                WORK ASSIGNMENT: The lab demonstrator will co-facilitate the low-fidelity lab component of RSPT 1000 with the Professor of Record which consists of ten lab sessions inclusive of competency testing.  Responsibilities include: set-up and preparation of  equipment and the lab for the learning experience; supervise, stimulate, challenge and monitor student performance   ensuring that all learning experiences in the lab are safe and meaningful; organize cleanup of equipment/ lab and storage       space immediately after the learning experience; and weekly grading of submitted labs

                LAB TOPICS:  non-ventilatory equipment recognition, pipelines/station outlets/flowmetering devices, medical gas cylinders,  oxygen analyzers, patient assessment inclusive of vitals, pulse oximetry, inspection, interview and auscultation, humidifiers  and nebulizers. Competency testing will be completed on medical gas cylinders, oxygen analyzers and pulse oximetry.

                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.

POSITION#2 :  Lab Demonstrator - RSPT 2000, "Principles of Mechanical Ventilation"

Sept. 13 - Nov. 22, 2017, 10 lab sessions for a total of 40 hours for the term which will  include lab time, lab prep, and marking.

There is no lab on Nov. 8th due to the Dalhousie Fall Study Break.

Labs are held on Wednesdays, 8:30 am – 11:30 am in Room 1036B, Dickson Building

                PAY RATE:  $20.00 per hour (This position will not be included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit)

                WORK ASSIGNMENT: The lab demonstrator will facilitate the lab component of RSPT 2000. Responsibilities include: set-up and          preparation of equipment and the lab for the low-fidelity simulation learning experience; supervise, review concepts, guide  and monitor student performance, ensuring that all learning experiences in the lab are meaningful and conducted safely; and organize clean up of equipment/ lab and storage space immediately after the learning experience; and weekly grading of submitted labs.

                LAB TOPICS:  physiology and physiological effects of positive pressure ventilation, optimizing positive end expiratory pressure        (PEEP), control and phase variables, modes of ventilation, ventilator waveform interpretation, application and monitoring of     mechanical ventilation, alarm systems.

                REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: an active license with the Nova Scotia College of Respiratory Therapists; recent critical care experience;  understanding of  mechanical ventilation; knowledge of the respiratory therapy curriculum, enjoy working with  students and have good communication skills. An undergraduate or graduate degree is preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.

Please apply in writing or by email with a current CV, specifying position(s) of interest and three references by the above deadline to:

Irene Fitzgerald, Administrative Manager
School of Health Sciences, Dalhousie University
Bethune Building, Room 629
1276 South Park Street
Halifax, N.S.  B3H 2Y9
irene.fitzgerald@dal.ca

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 Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community.

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for follow-up will be contacted.