Closing
date: 25 Nov 2016
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 ov
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 ov
ercome critical shortages of
health providers and build strong, sustainable health systems. GHSP 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.
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.
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.
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):
partnership with host country faculty, local nurse leaders and Seed Global
Health nursing staff, key volunteer tasks may include (but are not limited to):
- 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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
about requirements, qualifications, benefits, financial assistance, and the
application process, please visit: http://seedglobalhealth.org/apply. The deadline
for applications is November 25, 2016.
