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SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia

POSTING DATE: July 20, 2015
APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 24, 2015

PAY RATE: $20 per hour

1) POSITION: Lab Demonstrator - DMUT 3010, Sonography of Abdomen and Superficial Structures III

September-December 2015, 40hrs (3 hrs/week for 13 weeks, includes prep. time and +1hr orientation)

Lab time: Wednesdays, 1535 - 1755

Location: Room #3145, Dickson Building

WORK ASSIGNMENT: Set-up/prepare equipment and/or site for the learning experience. Supervise, stimulate, challenge and monitor student performance in an ultrasound lab setting, ensuring that the lab exercise is as effective a learning experience as possible. Clean up of equipment/site after the learning experience.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Relevant training/experience in Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound.  Good interpersonal skills required to work with students. Good understanding of vascular ultrasound is required. Current Sonography Canada and/or ARDMS certification required.  Undergraduate or master’s degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.

2) POSITION: Lab Demonstrator - NUMT 1000, Fundamentals of Nuclear Medicine

Fall (September-December 2015) –12 sessions @ 2 hours in lab and 1 hour prep, total hours 36

Lab time: Tuesdays and Thursdays:  1600-1800

Location: VG Nuclear Medicine Department

WORK ASSIGNMENT: Set-up/prepare equipment and/or site for the learning experience. Supervise, stimulate, challenge and monitor student performance in a nuclear medicine lab setting, ensuring that the lab exercise is as safe and as effective a learning experience as possible.. Clean up of equipment/site after the learning experience.

Lab topics: Operation of radiation detectors, uptake probe spectrum and energy resolution, well counter geometry and sensitivity. Gamma cameras to include collimator resolution and sensitivity, acquisition and analysis of planar and SPECT imaging as well as routine quality control procedures.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Relevant education and experience in nuclear medicine technology.  Good interpersonal skills required for work with students. Good understanding of fundamental instrumentation subject matter. Current CAMRT registration. Undergraduate or master’s degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.

3)POSITION: Lab Demonstrator - NUMT 1010, Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation I

September-December 2015, 12 sessions @ 2 hours in lab and 1 hour prep each week, total hours 36

Lab time: Monday and Wednesdays 1600-1800

Location: VG Nuclear Medicine Department

WORK ASSIGNMENT: Set-up/prepare equipment and/or site for the learning experience. Supervise, stimulate, challenge and monitor student performance in a nuclear medicine lab setting, ensuring that the lab exercise is as safe and as effective a learning experience as possible. Hard copy image capability directly from work station is required. Clean up of equipment/site after the learning experience. Lab topics: image manipulation of clinical data, SPECT phantom preparation, SPECT acquisition and processing, image filtering.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Relevant education and experience in nuclear medicine technology.  Good interpersonal skills required to work with students. Good understanding of fundamental instrumentation subject matter. Current CAMRT certification. Undergraduate or master’s degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.

4) POSITION: Demonstrator RADT 1000 - Skeletal Radiography

September-December 2015, 11 sessions @ 3 hours in lab and 1 hour prep each week , total hrs 44

Lab time: Tuesdays  8:30 am – 11:30 am

Department/location:  School of Health Sciences

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The instructor will co-facilitate the lab component of RADT 1000, which consists of eleven lab sessions. For eight of these lab sessions the lab instructor will be responsible for reviewing/discussing radiographic images and related anatomy and assisting students with their learning.

The remaining three labs include introducing the students to the diagnostic imaging department and co-invigilating a lab test. Each lab session is sub-divided into two sessions to accommodate small group learning. These labs are conducted in radiographic exam rooms within the QE II Diagnostic Imaging department.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Certification in radiological technology, current membership with national and provincial professional associations, recent clinical experience and experience precepting students are required.  Excellent understanding of general radiographic procedures and imaging equipment is essential. The successful applicant must have knowledge of the radiological technology curriculum, enjoy working with students and have good communication skills. Previous teaching experience is desirable. Undergraduate and master’s degree preferred.

5) POSITION:  Lab Demonstrator RSPT 1000 - Respiratory Therapy Instrumentation and Techniques

September-December 2015, 10 lab sessions @ 3 hours in lab and 1 hour prep each week; total hrs 40

Lab time: Thursdays, 8:30 am – 11:30 am

Location: 1036b, Dickson Building

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The lab demonstrator will co-facilitate the low-fidelity lab component of RSPT 1000 with the Professor of Record which consists of ten lab sessions inclusive of competency testing. Responsibilities include: set-up and preparation of equipment and the lab for the learning experience, supervise, stimulate, challenge and monitor student performance ensuring that all learning experiences in the lab are safe and meaningful and organize clean up of equipment/ lab and storage space immediately after the learning experience.

LAB TOPICS:  non-ventilatory equipment recognition, pipelines/station outlets/flowmetering devices, medical gas cylinders, oxygen analyzers, patient assessment inclusive of vitals, pulse oximetry, inspection, interview and auscultation, humidifiers and nebulizers. Competency testing will be completed on medical gas cylinders, oxygen analyzers and pulse oximetry.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: a current active practicing license with the Nova Scotia College of Respiratory Therapists; recent clinical experience in respiratory therapy practice; good understanding of fundamental respiratory therapy instrumentation subject matter; knowledge of the respiratory therapy curriculum, enjoy working with students and have good communication skills. An undergraduate or master’s degree is preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.

6) POSITION: Lab Demonstrator RSPT 2000.03 (Principles of Mechanical Ventilation)

Sept. 16 - Dec. 2, 2015, 40 hours (10 lab sessions X 4 hours (1 hr prep, 3 hr lab)/week)

Lab time: Wednesdays, 8:30 am – 11:30 am

Location: Room 1036B, Dickson Building

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The lab demonstrator will co-facilitate the lab component of RSPT 2000 with a faculty member. Responsibilities include: set-up and preparation of equipment and the lab for the low-fidelity simulation learning experience; supervise, review concepts, guide and monitor student performance, ensuring that all learning experiences in the lab are meaningful and conducted safely; and organize clean up of equipment/ lab and storage space immediately after the learning experience.

LAB TOPICS:  physiology and physiological effects of positive pressure ventilation, optimizing positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP), control and phase variables, modes of ventilation, ventilator waveform interpretation, application and monitoring of mechanical ventilation, alarm systems.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: an active license with the Nova Scotia College of Respiratory Therapists; recent critical care experience;  understanding of  mechanical ventilation; knowledge of the respiratory therapy curriculum, enjoy working with students and have good communication skills. An undergraduate or graduate degree is preferred. Previous teaching experience is desirable.

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IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION(S), PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING or BY E-MAIL (preferred) WITH A CURRENT CV AND THREE REFERENCES CLEARLY LISTING THE POSITION OF INTEREST BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO:

Irene Fitzgerald, Administrator

School of Health Sciences

Dalhousie University

Bethune Building, Room 629

1276 South Park Street

Halifax, N.S.  B3H 2Y9

irene.fitzgerald@dal.ca

All offers of employment as a 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, however only successful candidates will be contacted.

7) POSITION: Student Lab Demonstrator - DMUT 2000, Sonography of Abdomen and Superficial Structures I

September-December 2015,  40hrs (3 hrs/week for 13 weeks, +1hr orientation)

PAY RATE: $14.63 per hour, in accordance with CUPE Collective Agreement.

Lab time: Fridays, 800 - 1100

Location: Room #252, Bethune Building

WORK ASSIGNMENT: Set-up/prepare equipment and/or site for the learning experience. Supervise, stimulate, challenge and monitor student performance in an ultrasound lab setting, ensuring that the lab exercise is as effective a learning experience as possible. Clean up of equipment/site after the learning experience.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION: Good interpersonal and leadership skills required for working with students. Relevant training/experience in Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound.  Completion of DMUT 2500 is required.  Previous undergraduate degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is an asset.

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IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE POSITION(S), PLEASE APPLY IN WRITING or BY E-MAIL (preferred) WITH A CURRENT CV AND THREE REFERENCES CLEARLY LISTING THE POSITION OF INTEREST BY THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO:

Irene Fitzgerald, Administrator
School of Health Sciences
Dalhousie University
Bethune Building, Room 629
1276 South Park Street
Halifax, N.S.  B3H 2Y9
irene.fitzgerald@dal.ca

All offers of employment as a 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, however only successful candidates will be contacted.