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LAB DEMONSTRATOR POSTING
School of Health Sciences
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 4R2
 
POSTING DATE:  10 November 2014
 
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 17 November 2014
 
POSITION:  Student Lab Demonstrators (2) for HSCE 1010: Clinical Skills for Health Sciences
           January 2015 - April 2015
           Lab time is scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:00pm – 3:30 pm.
           Total hours: 3 hours per week @ 12 weeks
 
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION(s):  School of Health Sciences/Bethune Building
 
PAY RATE:  In accordance with CUPE collective agreement
 
WORK ASSIGNMENT:  Lab demonstrators will co-facilitate the lab component of this course.  They will be responsible for demonstrating, teaching and assessing students in the following patient care skills fundamental to all professional streams of the BHSc program:  communication methods, vital signs, patient interview, oxygen therapy, body mechanics, patient care support equipment, standard precautions, isolation and sterile techniques, drug administration and venipuncture.  All labs are conducted in a simulated hospital ward environment in the Bethune Building.
 
REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION:   Demonstrated proficiency in the above listed clinical skills is required (senior RSPT and NUMT students are encouraged to apply).  Successful applicants must be familiar with the BHSc curriculum, enjoy working with students and have good communication skills.  They should hold current certification of a Standard First Aid Course and CPR-C.
 
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION, PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING, SPECIFYING THE POSITION AND COURSE NAME, WITH A CURRENT CV AND THREE REFERENCES BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO:
 
Irene Fitzgerald, Administrator
School of Health Sciences
1276 South Park Street
Halifax, NS
B3H 2Y9
irene.fitzgerald@dal.ca
 
All offers of employment as Lab Demonstrator are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the courses and approval by the University.  Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, and women.
 
We would like to thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for follow-up will be contacted.