Monday, March 12, 2012

I-TECH seeks Consultant

Applications welcome immediately

The International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH) is seeking a Consultant. There are 24 nursing schools in Haiti (5 public and 19 private) which currently administer a variety of nursing education programs. The Haitian Ministry of Health and Population (MSPP) is interested in standardizing and strengthening pre-service nursing programs, and has prioritized the introduction of a 4-year Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. I-TECH has been tasked with developing a competency-based national BSN curriculum and harmonizing the pre-service nursing programs across the five government-sector schools. I-TECH recently collaborated with the MSPP in conducting a needs assessment of nursing schools to inform the curriculum revision process.

Required Skills:

  • PhD in nursing, or masters in nursing plus experience in curriculum development and/or experience serving as faculty at a nursing school, or equivalent mix of education and experience
  • Experience in developing or managing pre-service (undergraduate) nursing training programs

    Desired Skills:

  • Communication skills in French (reading, writing, speaking)
  • Experience working with nursing programs in developing countries
  • Ability to travel to Haiti (approximately 3 trips of 1-2 weeks each)
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