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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VA Learning Opportunities Residency Program (VALOR)

Deadline: February 24, 2012

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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

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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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