TA Position Available - NURS 303

Deadline: March 6, 2012

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TA 50% Position Spring 2012

A Teaching Assistant is needed in the Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, for NURS 303 Foundations of Professional Nursing: Exploration of the profession of nursing, including past and present work of nurses, the experience of being ill and seeking health care, and the U.S. health care system. Class meets on Tuesdays, 9:30-12:20 [Faculty: Dr. Stephen Padgett]

Roles and Responsibilities of the TA include:

• Evaluation of class assignments
• Development of educational and testing material
• Literature search, duplication and distribution of educational material
• Assist in preparation of course materials, and assist in presenting course content when appropriate
• Assist in keeping track of student assignments, attendance and other matters related to administrative tasks
• Assist in grading papers or tests, helping students as necessary with course work and assignments
• Other duties as assigned when needed

Qualifications:

• Must be Nursing Graduate Student in good standing
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team; ability to solve problems creatively
• Ability to provide feedback and guidance to students in writing and library-research projects
• Experience setting up laptops and LCD projectors for digital projection
• Experience posting and updating course material on the web
• Experience grading papers and tests

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RA Position - Patient & Partner Intervention - ICD study

Deadline: open until filled

RA 25-50% Patient and Partner Intervention After an ICD study Mid-Spring 2012

This RA position encompasses participation in an intervention research study to test two (2) nursing interventions in patients who have an implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). The job responsibilities include data entry, data tracking, using SPSS for data analysis, conducting health histories by telephone, tracking medical records, participation in team meetings, other.

The RA is reserved for doctoral students who have an interest in CV disease and want to get their dissertation research using data from the grant.

The position will begin in mid-Spring quarter as an hourly position, with the possibility that it will become 50% in summer quarter. The position will last for one (1) academic year and can be extended.

For more information, contact Cindy Dougherty:

Cynthia M. Dougherty ARNP, PhD, FAAN

Biobehavioral Nursing & Health Systems

University of Washington, Box 357266

Seattle, WA 98195-7266

(206) 221-7927 phone

cindyd@uw.edu

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UWRA Scholarships/Fellowships, and Hartford Geriatric Fellowships

February 23, 2012, 3:00 - 4:00 pm

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Scholarship Application Workshop

Barbara Cochrane, Director of the de Tornyay Center, will discuss her experience with the development and review of student applications for de Tornyay Center Healthy Aging Research Scholarships, UWRA Scholarships/Fellowships, and Hartford Geriatric Fellowships. This will be an excellent opportunity for students to ask questions about compelling ways to write about a gerontology-related research idea for funding. Every year the de Tornyay Center is honored to offer Healthy Aging Scholarships to support and nurture students pursuing research in the field of gerontology. These scholarships provide unrestricted funds for UW BSN, MN and doctoral (both DNP and PhD) students. We encourage students from the Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma campuses to apply. For the application please see the website.

The de Tornyay Center Website

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Mary Mahoney Professional Nurse Organization Scholarship

Deadline: February 15, 2012

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Spring 2012

The Mary Mahoney Professional Nurse Organization is now accepting scholarship applications for the academic year 2012-13. The organization provides scholarships to African Heritage students who are pursuing a degree in professional nursing. Scholarship applications need to be postmarked by February 15, 2012. For the application please see more information.

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TA Position - NURS522

Deadline: February 21, 2012

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TA 50% Position Spring 2012

Provide support for NURS 522 Legal and Ethical Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing: Focus on construction and analysis of research-based philosophies and theories related to nursing practice at the community, population, and systems levels. Synthesize and apply knowledge about social and environmental justice, determinants of health, and human health responses to populations and communities. Examine and evaluate leadership roles for nurses in community settings. Class held on Wednesday afternoons from 1:30-4:20p. Students are baccalaureate nursing students in second year of curriculum.

Roles and Responsibilities of the TA include:

• Attending class: NURS 522 meets from 1:30-4:20pm on Wednesdays throughout Spring quarter
• Posting and updating course material on the course web page
• Assistance in grading papers, tests and in-class assignments
• Duplication and distribution of educational material

Qualifications:

• Must be Nursing Graduate Student in good standing.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent literature search skills and writing skills
• Ability to work independently
• Enrollment in the PhD program and former teaching experience

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TA Position - NURS 404

Deadline: January 31, 2012

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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!

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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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TA Position - NURS 405

Deadline: January 25, 2012

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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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Rural Remote Training Grant

Deadline: December 12, 2011

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SA 25-50% Position Winter 2012

Provide Student Assistant support for the Rural Remote Training Grant: The purpose of this training grant is to strengthen and expand advanced nursing education in Western Washington’s remote and rural areas. With this grant renewal, we aim to continue to strengthen faculty technology-enhanced distance learning (TEDL) skills; improve/evaluate TEDL techniques; expand rural/remote community partnerships; and recruit, enroll, and graduate rural/remote students.

Roles and Responsibilities of the TA include:

• Attend CREATE meetings and assist with agenda preparation and action items.
• Assist with Rural Remote website development.
• Assist with sustainability plans for Rural Remote and distance learning collaborations with TIER.

Qualifications:

• Must be Nursing Graduate Student in good standing.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Have excellent literature search skills and writing skills.
• Have the ability to work independently.

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Targeting Everett’s Health Disparities

Deadline: December 12, 2011

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SA 25-50% Position Winter 2012

Provide support for Targeting Everett’s Health Disparities (TEHD) Training Grant: Project objectives are to: (1) Reduce health disparities in Snohomish County by increasing access to and quality of primary care services, with particular emphasis on expanding and strengthening geriatric, pediatric, and mental health services. (2) Expand undergraduate and graduate nursing education experiences, improving student knowledge and skill in providing culturally sensitive care for MU groups. (3) Establish consultative and advisory structures to guide expansion of clinic education and services, establishing financial stability and long term sustainability. (4) Recruit Snohomish County residents into nursing education programs.

Roles and Responsibilities of the SA include:

• Assist with student clinical placements and project identification at PEHC, as needed.
• Attend a monthly grant/clinic meeting (in person or via phone).
• Assist with patient data collection.

Qualifications:

• Must be Nursing Graduate Student in good standing.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Have excellent literature search skills and writing skills.
• Have the ability to work independently.

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Tenure track professorship - University of Michigan

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This professorship was established by Dr. Suzanne Feetham and her husband to make it possible for a stellar junior faculty member to build her or his program of family research. This is a 4-year tenure track professorship that will convert into a regular appointment after the four years of dedicated time to family research. It would be ideal for a new PhD or postdoctoral graduate.

Qualifications:

• PhD required.
• Expertise in child/family nursing preferred.
• Collaborates with faculty regarding visionary educational programs.
• An admirable record of academic, professional and community service related to child/family nursing.

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RA Position - Psychosocial Intervention Study

Deadline: October 4, 2011

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RA 50% Position Autumn Quarter 2011

Work as part of a research team to carry out a psychosocial intervention study for community-dwelling individuals with depression following a stroke. The primary tasks of the research assistant will include subject screening, recruitment and enrolment, tracking, follow-up, and data collection and entry

Roles and Responsibilities of the RA include:

• Maintain a dependable work schedule.
• Strong organizational skills and able to implement protocols as written.
• Course record-keeping.
• Able to work daytime and evening hours when needed to carry out screening and follow-up.

Qualifications:

• Must be Nursing Graduate Student in good standing.
• Medical-surgical nursing experience.
• Experience with the care of individuals following stroke desired.
• Knowledge of psychosocial research process desired.
• Able to work independently and demonstrate initiative in scheduling and carrying out duties.

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Teaching Assistant - NURS 401

Deadline: Oct 28, 2011

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TA 50% Position Winter Quarter 2012

A Teaching Assistant is needed to provide support for NURS 401: Care in Illness I. This course is core content in the undergraduate curriculum emphasizing nursing care of acute and chronic health conditions, particularly including in-patient care. NURS401 Instructor: Dr. Karen Thomas, Department of Family and Child Nursing.

Roles and Responsibilities of the TA include:

• Working with the instructor to provide assistance and support with class and course materials.
• Attending most lectures (Mon 8:30-11:20, Wed 9:30-11:20).
• Conducting individual & small group help sessions with students.
• Transporting exams to Office of Educational Assessment.

Qualifications:

• Must be Nursing Graduate Student in good standing.
• Current nursing licensure in State of Washington.
• Experienced in medical-surgical and/or pediatric acute care nursing.
• Recent clinical experience in acute care nursing.
• Teaching experience preferred.

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NLN Foundation for Nursing Education

Deadline: August 31, 2011

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The National League for Nursing Foundation for Nursing Education Scholarship Awards program encourages more seasoned and ethnically diverse nurses to become nurse educators through scholarships. One goal of the NLN Foundation for Nursing Education is to award endowed scholarships to nurses pursuing advanced nursing or related degrees in preparation for careers as full-time academic nurse educators. The funds are for masters or doctoral students enrolled in accredited programs. Three awards will be available: two awards for $2,500 and one award for $3,000. Information & how to apply: http://www.nlnfoundation.org/Scholarship_Awards.cfm.

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Nursing Scholarship Program

Deadline: June 1, 2011

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HRSA Nursing Scholarship Program

Nursing Scholars fulfilling their service commitment receive a competitive salary and benefits package, which they negotiate directly with the employing facility.

The purpose of the Nursing Scholarship Program (NSP) is to provide scholarships to nursing students in exchange for a minimum 2-year full-time service commitment (or part-time equivalent), at an eligible health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses. Scholarships are awarded competitively and consist of payment for tuition, fees, other reasonable costs and a monthly support stipend.

Recipients of the NSP award are required to fulfill their NSP service commitments within the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Territory of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Territory of American Samoa, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Federated States of Micronesia.

Service: NSP provides nurses with an opportunity to increase access to care by delivering nursing services in eligible health care facilities with a critical shortage of nurses.

Scholarship: NSP provides:

• Funds to support nursing school tuition and fees;
• an annual payment for other reasonable costs to cover expenses for books, clinical supplies, and instruments; and
• monthly stipends to cover living expenses.

Eligibility:

• Be a U.S. citizen (either U.S. born or naturalized), U.S. national, or a Lawful Permanent Resident.
• Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full or part-time student in an accredited nursing degree program.

For online application please visit: http://www.hrsa.gov/loanscholarships/scholarships/Nursing/.

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