Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Modeling the role of preceptor for nursing and
midwifery students in their area of clinical expertise - Serving as part of the professional
development team at the clinical teaching sites, including hospitals - Providing continuing education to the existing
nursing and midwifery staff - Working closely with the physician mentors to
foster integrated education of medical, nursing, and midwifery students
and medical residents - Serving as a resource for FNS and the five
schools, providing lectures, faculty development programs, and advice on
curriculum development in their specialty areas
Specialty areas include:
- Adult nursing – including general adult care,
critical care, trauma and surgery, infectious diseases, and chronic
disease management - Pediatrics – including general pediatric care,
neo-natal intensive care, and pediatric infectious diseases - Mental Health Nursing – including expertise in
post-traumatic stress disorder and pediatric and adolescent mental health
issues - Midwifery – including pre-natal care, family
planning, emergency obstetrical care, and prevention of mother to child
transmission of HIV - Public health and community nursing
The education/experience requirements for the
clinical mentor position include:
clinical mentor position include:
- At least three years of experience in a
clinical specialty - Ability and willingness to teach students at
all levels, from fundamentals to advanced nursing practice - Experience adapting to resource limitations
while maintaining high quality care - Proven track record as a leader and expert
clinician - Former position that included mentoring/precepting
students
Other qualifications:
- Excellent written and oral communication
skills - Management style that is inclusive and
collaborative - Willingness to live in Rwanda for a minimum of
11 months - Respect for the experience and expertise of
Rwandan colleagues - Commitment to the goals of the Rwanda Ministry
of Health and Rwandan nursing leadership as it relates to strengthening of
nursing and midwifery education - French or Kinyarwanda language skills
preferred but not required
How to apply:
Applicants should submit a letter of interest and
CV to:
CV to:
Marik Moen, MSN, MPH, ACRN
Assistant Professor, Family and Community Health
c/o Lois Reisig
University of Maryland School of Nursing
655 West Lombard Street, Room 502
Baltimore, MD 21201
Closing Date: Saturday, 01 June 2013
The University of Maryland is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action/ADA Employer.
Opportunity/Affirmative Action/ADA Employer.
