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APPLICATION DEADLINE:ÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýNovember 26, 2021

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION:Ìý School of Health Sciences/Bethune Building

NOTE: These positions will not be included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit

01 POSITION:Ìý Ìý Student Lab Demonstrator - DMUT 1020, Fundamentals of Sonography II

January – April 2022, 37 hrs (3hrs/week for 12 weeks +1hr orientation),

Lab time: Tuesdays, 1:00pm-3:00pm Location: Room #252, Bethune Building

PAY RATE: ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý$16.61 per hour (this position is not included within the CUPE bargaining unit)

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.Ìý Completion of DMUT 1500 is required.Ìý Previous undergraduate degree preferred. Previous teaching experience is an asset.

02 POSITION: ÌýLab Demonstrator - NUMT 2000, Radiopharmacy

Winter (January 2022 - April 2022) –14 sessions @ 2.5 hours in lab and 1 hour prep and clean up for labs #1-6 and 30 min for lab #7

Mondays and Wednesdays 1530 - 1800 Room 253 Bethune Building

Total 48 hrs

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PAY RATE: $20 per hour (This position will not be included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit)

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 a dose calibrator, preparation and quality control of lyophilized kits using radioactive material, dose calculation, assay and dispensing techniques, organization of a radiopharmacy daily plan, receipt and storage of radioactive shipments and associated maintenance of records, contamination monitoring of workspace and personnel, in addition to dispensing and delivery of interventional medications.

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

03Ìý ÌýPOSITION:Ìý Lab Demonstrator for RADT 1020: Skeletal & Systems Radiography

January 2022 - April 2022

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Lab time is scheduled for Tuesdays & Thursdays 08:30 – 11:30

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Location includes:Ìý QEII Diagnostic Imaging Department and Practice Room

Total time:Ìý 13 sessions @ 4 hours = 52 hours (3 hour lab plus 1 hour prep each week)

PAY RATE:Ìý $20.00/hour (This position will not be included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit)

WORK ASSIGNMENT:Ìý The lab instructor will co-facilitate the lab component of RADT 1020, which consists of thirteen lab sessions.Ìý Seven of these lab sessions are clinical labs where the lab instructor will be responsible for orienting students to the clinical area, assigning students to preceptors (where appropriate) and supervising the students in performing radiographic procedures.Ìý The remaining labs include demonstrating/coaching students through positioning skeletal radiographic examinations, reviewing radiographic images and related anatomy, and co-invigilating a lab test.

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

04 Position:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Lab Demonstrator RSPT 1020: Respiratory Therapy Clinical Assessment andÌý Techniques

January-April 2022, 12 lab sessions @ 3 hours in lab or clinical and 1 hour prep each week for a total of 48 hours.

Labs are held on Tuesdays, 08:30 – 11:30 in Room 1036b, Dickson Building. The first lab is scheduled for January 11th, 2022 and the final lab is scheduled for April 5, 2022. There is no lab on February 21st, 2022 due to the winter term study break.

PAY RATE:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý $20.00 per hour (This position will not be included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit)

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The lab demonstrator will co-facilitate the low-fidelity lab component of RSPT 1020 with the Professor of Record which consists of ten lab sessions inclusive of two clinical mornings at Capital Health and competency testing. Responsibilities include: set-up and preparation of equipment and the lab for the learning experience. The lab demonstrator will supervise, stimulate, challenge and monitor student performance ensuring that all learning experiences in the lab or clinical are safe and meaningful and organize cleanup of equipment/ lab and storage space immediately after the learning experience.

ÌýLAB TOPICS:Ìý oxygen and aerosol therapy for adult and pediatric/neonatal populations, hi-flow nasal prongs, complete adult patient assessment inclusive of vitals, pulse oximetry, inspection, interview, palpation, percussionÌý and auscultation, incentive spirometry, introduction to bedside spirometry, preparation for clinical practicum I inclusive of non-invasive airway management, emergency resuscitation kits, intubation assist, patient transport and CPR review. Competency testing will be completed on above skills.

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.

05 Position: ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Lab Demonstrator RSPT 2050: Health Practice for Respiratory Therapy

January-April 2022, 11 lab sessions for a total of 44 hours for the term which

will include lab time, lab prep, and marking. There is no lab on February 21, 2022 due to the AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ winter term study break. Labs are held on Mondays, 12:30-15:30.

PAY RATE:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý $20.00 per hour (This position will not be included in the CUPE Bargaining Unit)

WORK ASSIGNMENT: The lab demonstrator will co-facilitate the lab component of RSPT 2050 with the Professor of Record, which consists of eleven 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; organize cleanup of equipment/ lab and storage space immediately after the learning experience; weekly grading of submitted labs.

LAB TOPICS:Ìý Airway management (suctioning, bag-valve-mask, intubation, extubation, tracheostomy care and change), invasive vascular procedures (arterial line insertion and blood draws), ventilatory assistance (lung recruitment strategies) and adjunct therapies (bronchoscopy, proning, chest tubes and airway clearance adjuncts). Competency testing will be completed on intubation (adult/peds), suctioning (adult/peds), extubation (adult/peds), tracheostomy care, and tracheostomy change.

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 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.

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Please apply by email with a current CV, by the application deadline, specifying the position and course name to:\

Irene Fitzgerald, Administrative Manager

School of Health Sciences

irene.fitzgerald@dal.ca

All offers of employment are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the courses and approval by the University.

AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity.

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for follow-up will be contacted.