Educator - Respiratory Therapy
Req ID: 190841
Location: Central Zone, Bethune Building - QEII
Department: IPPL Dalhousie School of Health Sciences
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 19-Nov-24
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team facilitates and advances person-centered care through evidence-based professional practice and learning strategies and programs that are designed provincially and implemented locally to enhance collaborative learning and practice. The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team takes a leadership role in creating a culture of collaboration with a focus on team-based care, evidence-informed practice, and learning and professional development to improve health outcomes for patients, families and communities. Through strong partnerships with the academic sector, regulators, and government, the Interprofessional Practice and Learning team has an integral role in influencing and operationalizing health system priorities.
About the Opportunity
This multi-faceted role encompasses curriculum/program development and implementation, scheduling of student rotations, and student evaluation of competencies. Program design, research, development, delivery, evaluation, advisory and disciplinary action as well as continuous quality improvement are mandated for both academic and clinical programming. Continuous professional development with clinical focus, academic advances and theory are critical to the role of an Educator. The responsibilities, integration and synthesis of this position must be in accordance with Accreditation Canada (EQual) accreditation standards and Dalhousie University academic governance. This position reports to the Director.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Bachelor in Health Science or relevant degree required
- Masters Degree in health related discipline or education preferred
- Three years recent related critical care clinical experience in Respiratory Therapy required
- Certification in BLS for Health Care Providers required
- Current active CSRT membership and active practice NSCRT license required
- OR experience preferred
- Demonstrated research capacity and productivity is considered an asset
- University level teaching experience is considered an asset
- Three years' experience as a Preceptor, working directly with students in a clinical setting an asset
- Experience in Cardiopulmonary diagnostics an asset
- Online teaching experience is considered an asset
- Knowledge of the principles of adult teaching and learning and experience in facilitating learning activities is considered an asset
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Excel/PowerPoint) is considered an asset
- Experience in Simulation and debriefing is an asset
- Experience with community care is an asset
- Competencies in other languages preferred, French an asset
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
Permanent, Full-Time (75 hours Bi-Weekly)
Compensation and Benefits
$35.79 - $47.05 hourly
$69,795 - $91,754 annually
$48.70 hourly ($94,964 annually) with 25 years' relevant experience
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
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