Organization: Seed Global Health
Country: Liberia, Malawi, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania
Closing date: 25 Nov 2016
The Global Health Service
Partnership (GHSP) is a joint initiative with the Peace Corps,
U.S. President’s Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and Seed Global Health that
partners with countries to help them overcome critical shortages of health
providers and build strong, sustainable health systems. GH
SP places nurses and
physicians as visiting faculty in nursing and medical schools in Liberia,
Malawi, Swaziland, Tanzania, and Uganda.
GHSP Nurse Educators
are posted overseas as Peace Corps Response Volunteers to serve as visiting
faculty; they teach and work alongside local faculty to expand capacity,
strengthen the quality and breadth of nursing education, provide improved
health professional development opportunities, and importantly, improve care
for vulnerable patients.
To assure cultural
integration, GHSP Nurse Educators are paired with a host country counterpart.
Together with their counterparts and other faculty colleagues, GHSP Nurse
Educators develop or refine locally tailored best practice approaches to
nursing education and encourage a continuous culture of excellence,
responsibility, and accountability in the delivery of health care.
Depending on the
GHSP Nurse Educator’s educational preparation and clinical expertise, the role
they serve will vary. Typically, Bachelors prepared volunteers with clinical
instruction or precepting expertise serve as clinical instructors in the
clinical arena and may be called upon to assist in the classroom or skills lab.
Masters prepared advanced practice nurses teach in the classroom and clinical
area and may participate in curriculum and program development.
Doctoral-prepared (PhD or DNP) volunteers serve across the teaching, research,
service and policy domains, as needed.
In partnership with
host country faculty, local nurse leaders and Seed Global Health nursing staff,
key volunteer tasks may include (but are not limited to):
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Serving as classroom faculty,
- Serving
as a clinical instructor utilizing both simulation and clinical settings, - Participating
in the development or refinement of locally tailored curriculum that
integrates educational best practices in the context of country and
partner institution specific regulations, mission and need, - Facilitating
academic-clinical partnerships to develop practice improvement projects
that strengthen care at the point of service, - Participating
in professional development activities with partner-country faculty and
clinicians, - Working
closely with nursing mentors to foster a model of integrated education and
practice among medical, nursing and midwifery students, and - If
appropriate, working with national nursing organizations to assist in the
establishment of policies that support the enhanced role of the nurse.
GHSP recruits in programmatic areas that strive to meet the needs of partner
nursing schools; this has included community health, graduate studies,
medical/surgical, mental health, midwifery, pediatrics, advanced practice and
sub-specialties such as anesthesia and critical care.
How to
apply:
ELIGIBILITY Volunteers are deployed for
one-year assignments beginning in July 2017. Nurse applicants must have a BSN
with a minimum of three years clinical experience (advanced degrees and
specialized board certification are preferred).
BENEFITS GHSP is a Peace Corps
Response program, which offers high-impact assignments for qualified
professionals. Benefits for volunteers include monthly living stipends,
transportation to and from their country of service, comprehensive medical
care, a readjustment allowance, and paid vacation days. Seed Global Health
offers debt assistance up to $30,000 for qualified volunteers.
APPLY For more information about
requirements, qualifications, benefits, financial assistance, and the application
process, please visit: http://seedglobalhealth.org/apply.
The deadline for applications is November 25, 2016.
