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Lab Demonstrator posting: Health Sciences

Posted by School of Health Sciences on November 30, 2022 in Job Postings

POSTING DATE:    November 30, 2022

APPLICATION DEADLINE:      December 6, 2022

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION(s): School of Health Sciences

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

January 2023 - April 2023

Lab time is scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:00pm – 3:30 pm (with the exception of the Winter study break) throughout the term 

Total hours:  3 hours per week @ 12 weeks (up to 33-36 hours total)

PAY RATE: $23.52/ hour (These positions are not included in the CUPE bargaining unit)

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.

Lab Demonstrator - NUMT 2000, Radiopharmacy

Winter (January 2023 - April 2023) –12 sessions @ 2.5 hours in lab and 1-hour prep and clean up for labs #1-6 + initial and follow up meetings with the course instructor.

Labs are Mondays and Wednesdays 1530 - 1800 ; Room 253 Bethune Building. 

Total 44hrs

PAY RATE: $27.21 per hour (This position is not included in the CUPE bargaining unit)

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 degree or higher preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.

Lab Demonstrator for RADT 1020: Skeletal & Systems Radiography  

January 2023 - April 2023

Lab time is scheduled for Tuesdays & Thursdays 08:30 – 11:30

Location includes:  QEII Diagnostic Imaging Department and School of Health Sciences

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

PAY RATE:  $27.21/hour (This position is not included in the CUPE bargaining unit)

WORK ASSIGNMENT:  The lab instructor will co-facilitate the lab component of RADT 1020, which consists of thirteen lab sessions.  Eight of these lab sessions are clinical labs at the QEII Diagnostic Imaging department where the lab demonstrator will be responsible for orientating students to the clinical area, assigning students to preceptors (where appropriate) and supervising the students in performing basic radiographic procedures.  The remaining labs are learning labs at the School of Health Sciences which involve reviewing and discussing radiographic examinations, reviewing radiographic images and related anatomy, and invigilating an image lab exam.  

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 degree required.

Lab Demonstrator RSPT 1020, Respiratory Therapy Clinical Assessment and  Techniques

January-April 2023, 12 lab sessions @ 3 hours in lab or clinical and 1 hour prep each week for a total of 48 hours. Labs are held on Tuesdays, 08:30 – 11:30 in Room 1036b, Dickson Building. 

PAY RATE: $27.21 per hour (This position is not included in the CUPE bargaining unit)

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.

Lab Demonstrator RSPT 2050, Health Practice for Respiratory Therapy

January-April 2023, 11 lab sessions for a total of 44 hours for the term, which will include lab time, lab prep, and marking. Labs are held on Mondays, 12:30-15:30.   

PAY RATE: $27.21 per hour (This position is not included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit)

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The lab demonstrator will co-facilitate the lab component of RSPT 2050 with the Professor of Record, which consists of eleven 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; weekly grading of submitted labs.

LAB TOPICS:  Airway management (suctioning, bag-valve-mask, intubation, extubation, tracheostomy care and change), invasive vascular procedures (arterial line insertion and blood draws), ventilatory assistance (lung recruitment strategies) and adjunct therapies (bronchoscopy, proning, chest tubes and airway clearance adjuncts). Competency testing will be completed on intubation (adult/peds), suctioning (adult/peds), extubation (adult/peds), tracheostomy care, and tracheostomy change.

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 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.  

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Please apply by email specifying the position(s) for which you are applying.  A current CV is required with the application by the above deadline to:  
 
Irene Fitzgerald, Administrative Manager 
School of Health Sciences

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 Indigenous persons (especially Mi'kmaq), persons with a disability, racialized persons, including persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), women, persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity.

Please note:  Dalhousie’s vaccine mandate has been suspended at this time, and employees no longer need to provide proof of full vaccination.  However, enhanced health and safety requirements (including masks, and full vaccination) continue to apply, in alignment with the health-care sector in general. This includes students, faculty and staff in Faculties that intersect with health-care settings.  In addition, health and safety risks to our community will continue to be monitored and a vaccine mandate may be reinstated if necessary.

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