Thursday, January 19, 2012

Community Wayfinding (CWF) Concept Development Project

Deadline: January 31, 2012


Sponsor: CDC Healthy Aging Research Network

Professor Basia Belza, PI

Our project is focused on community wayfinding and seeks to examine it from a public health perspective. The overall aims of the project are to: conduct a systematic review of the literature; synthesize theory and existing research; review existing wayfinding measurement/assessments; develop a conceptual framework for community wayfinding in older adults; identify priorities for future research; and define implications for wayfinding relevant policy and practice.

We will be attentive to special needs populations, particularly those of older adults, but will not focus exclusively on these groups. In a similar vein, we do not anticipate investing heavily in the growing literature on individually oriented wayfinding technologies. Nonetheless, these various components are likely to be reflected in the conceptual framework resulting from our work. One or more manuscripts for publication in a peer-reviewed journal will be developed as part of this project. Responsibilities:
  • Assist the UW HPRC project librarian to search the literature using pre-established criteria; locate and organize articles per guidelines.
  • Assist project members with the annotation and summarization of identified literature and other resources.
  • Coordinate all project communications, including the scheduling of local and national project meetings, attending meetings, and taking and distributing meeting notes. National meetings are conducted telephonically and/or through a web-conference format. Some local meetings will be held in person.
Seeking UW undergraduate or gradute student:

Student should have: a scholarly interest in public health, aging, built environment, and/or urban planning; writes clearly; communicates effectively across a variety of platforms, e.g. email, phone and in meeting settings; is a practiced and efficient organizer and works well under deadlines.

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TA Position - NURS 404

Deadline: January 31, 2012


TA 50% Position Spring 2012

A Teaching Assistant is needed in the Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems to provide support for NURS 404: Gerontological Nursing. This undergraduate course provides our students with theoretical and practical information relevant to the nursing care of older adults across the continuum of care and is scheduled from Mondays from 8:30-10:20AM in Genome Sciences 060.

Roles and Responsibilities of the TA include:
  • Working with the instructor to provide assistance and support with class and course materials
  • Web site maintenance and support
  • Attendance during regularly scheduled class time (Mondays 8:30-10:20A)
  • Assisting with small group discussions and activities during class
Qualifications:
  • Must be Nursing Graduate Student in good standing.
  • Recent experience in adult nursing required; strong geriatrics/gerontology background preferred
  • Must have strong Word, Excel and web (Moodle) skills
  • Expertise or interest in working with undergraduate nursing students
  • Teaching experience preferred
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NHSC Loan Repayment Program

Now open!


The Corps loan repayment program now begins with an initial award of up to $60,000 for two years of service. You may receive up to $170,000 in loan repayment for completing a five-year service commitment and, with continued service, may be able to pay off all eligible student loans. More Flexible Options to Complete Your Service. The loan repayment program now offers three options for fulfilling your service obligation - a two-year full-time contract, a four-year half-time contract, and a two-year half-time contract. Increased Credit for Teaching. The service obligation for clinical practice hours has been updated to include a 20 percent credit for teaching and a 50 percent credit for teaching at a Teaching Health Center. Eligibility:
  • U.S. citizen or national
  • Nurse Practitioner (primary care), Certified Nurse-Midwife, or Psychiatric Nurse Specialist
  • Licensed to practice in the state in which I will serve as a Corps member
  • Have unpaid government or commercial loans for school tuition, reasonable educational expenses and reasonable living expenses, segregated from all other debts (that is, not consolidated with non-educational loans).
  • Currently work or am applying to work in a facility that is: A NHSC-approved facility, or located in a Health Professional Shortage Area, and is applying to become a NHSC approved site.
How to Apply: http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loanrepayment/.

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Thursday, January 12, 2012

VA Learning Opportunities Residency Program (VALOR)

Deadline: February 24, 2012


Sponsor: VA Puget Sound Health Care System

For more than 20 years, the VA Puget Sound Health Care System has offered this exciting, year-long clinical residency for BSN nursing students, between their junior and senior years. VALOR is designed to increase participant's clinical skills, clinical judgment and critical thinking while caring for our nation’s Veterans.

Clinical assignments available in a variety of specialties: acute medical surgical units, critical care, home health, renal dialyses, emergency department, mental health, outpatient surgery and rehab unit. Students have the opportunity to rotate to more than one clinical setting throughout the course of the year. This is a ten-week paid summer program, June 18 - Aug. 24, 2012. The hourly wage is $21.21, and a bus pass subsidy is also available.
  • A limited number of $10,000, tax free tuition scholarships are available if a student opts to apply.
  • One-week general orientation including classroom, computer training to introduce students to the VA; specific unit orientation follows thereafter.
  • VALOR Students work 40 hours per week during the summer program which includes clinical practice with an RN/Preceptor coach along with other planned educational experiences. Students are expected continue to work during the school year as their schedule permits.
Eligibility:

Be currently enrolled in an NLNAC or CCNE accredited BSN program. Have a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, with no grade lower than a B in any nursing course. Have completed the final semester or quarter of your junior year and must graduate by June 2013. Have had at least one clinical experience in a medical center or hospital. Be a U.S. citizen and meet physical examination standards at the time of entry into the VALOR Program.

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TA Position - NURS 405

Deadline: January 25, 2012


TA 50% Position Spring 2012

A Teaching Assistant is needed in the Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems to provide support for NURS 405: Adult/Peds. Assist in all aspects of teaching a large undergraduate nursing course, addressing acute care of ill adults and children. Run review sessions with students, tutor and mentor students, prepare tests, coordinate activities with instructors, lecturers, faculty, and students. Manage course website. Please visit the UW Time Schedule for specific times and days that the class is offered; must be available on Mondays from 10:30‐2:30p and Wednesdays from 8:30‐12:30p.

Roles and Responsibilities of the TA include:
  • Grading problem sets and other assignments
  • Taking answer sheets to upper campus for grading
  • Course record-keeping
  • Moodle website maintenance and support (posting of materials, etc)
  • Course support activities such as communications with faculty, guest faculty, and students
Qualifications:
  • Must be Nursing Graduate Student in good standing.
  • Must have strong Word and Excel skills
  • Must have strong organizational skills
  • Acute care clinical experience as an RN
  • Teaching experience
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