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Peace Corps Response - Nurse Educators
Title: Global
Health Service Partnership - Nurse Educators Country: Africa Who
May Apply: Open to All Projected
Start Date: 01-Jul-2013 Duration
(months): 12 Language
Qualifications: English Program
Area: Global Health Service
Partnership Partner: Public Sector Nursing Institution
Description: Global Health Service Partnership Peace Corps Response Volunteers are needed
to serve as nursing educators/trainers/providers at nursing schools and
affiliated nursing teaching health facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa. In
coordination with host country faculty, Volunteers will primarily function as
supervising academic nursing educators and trainers within institutional
settings. The goal of this initiative is to address the critical shortage of
nurses and midwives on medical faculties in resource constrained countries.
Placements will be in nursing schools and teaching hospitals with the goal of
augmenting the staff of those institutions. Volunteers are needed to work in
close collaboration with the Ministries of Health, Education, and other
institutions to increase capacity and strengthen the quality and sustainability
of nursing/midwifery education and clinical practice.
Nurse Trainers and Educators licensed in the United States and experienced
in a clinical specialty are needed to help fill faculty and teaching needs as
well as help strengthen the nursing education and delivery in public sector
health systems. The Nurse Trainers and Educators will work closely with
existing faculty, nurse leaders, and members of the institutional professional
development team in the creation of curricula and appropriate clinical modules,
as well as assist in the establishment of course/clinical goals and outcomes,
and methods to effectively evaluate programs. Volunteers will serve as a
resource for faculty and students, providing lectures and in-services, advice
on evidence-based nursing practice, as well as access to the latest research in
specialty areas. Volunteers will be responsible for fostering a model of
integrated education and practice among medical, nursing, and midwifery
students.
Please note these are approximate departure dates and may change.
Academic Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree
Mandatory Qualifications:
· BSN with an MPH, or an MSN, ARPN, DNP, PhD and/or a CNM
· Minimum of 3 years experience in a clinical specialty
· Active license in the United States*
· Excellent organizational, communication and writing skills
· Experience providing culturally sensitive and competent high
quality care
· Evidence of personal maturity and patience to work under
challenging clinical circumstances including flexibility in adapting to local
circumstances and constraints
*Please note: applicants will be
required to meet licensing criteria and obtain appropriate clinical licenses in
the host country.
Desired Qualifications
· Experience in a faculty position at a nursing educational
institution that involved mentoring/precepting students in a classroom/clinical
setting
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Previous
experience working in a developing or resource-limited setting For more information and to apply through the Peace Corps website, visit: https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_jobdetail.asp?SID=^Mv3Bw_slp_rhc_lBpjn4p2vRGmp_slp_rhc_4Xa3xPVY2hEWiQ4zdJAfDXBDBA7IYsrSU0U6/i7nd1DF&jobId=109216&type=search&JobReqLang=1&recordstart=1&JobSiteId=5174&JobSiteInfo=109216_5174&GQId=880
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