Faculty Position for InterProfessional Education Program

Department:	00193 - Office of SR VP Health Sci
Track:	Track Dependent on Qualifications
Open Until Filled:	Yes
Requisition Number:	PRN00526F

Position/Rank:

Faculty Position for InterProfessional Education Program

New Position to Begin:

September 1, 2013

Details:

InterProfessional Education Director

University of Utah

University of Utah is seeking a faculty member to provide educational leadership for University's Interprofessional Education Program. This individual will join a dynamic, multidisciplinary group in contributing to the development of immersion learning experiences to meet the needs of health care trainees and professionals at the University of Utah, Hospitals and Clinics.

The University of Utah and the InterProfessional Education Program are highly collaborative and link the goals of promoting excellence in education among the School of Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, School of Dentistry, College of Health and the Eccles Library. The Programs' facilities include a 12,600 square foot Intermountain Healthcare Simulation Learning Center in the College of Nursing and an 18 room Clinical Skills Training Suite in the Health Sciences Education Building. A centralized staff of technicians and teaching assistants lend support to both simulation facilities.

Currently, the IPE Program consists of a suite of five course credit-bearing scenarios, two inpatient and two outpatient, that include counseling of a non-adherent diabetes patient, discharge of a knee replacement patient, responding to a natural disaster, coordinating stroke care and disclosing a medical error. These scenarios address the four IPEC interprofessional education domain competencies of Values/Ethics, Teams/Teamwork, Roles/Responsibilities, and Communication. The Program will grow to include clinic settings, global health initiatives and other IPE real-life practice settings.

Key responsibilities include:

• working closely with the health sciences units (e.g., Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health, Dentistry and Eccles Library), undergraduate and graduate medical and nursing education programs, and providers of health-related continuing education (and other UU schools in the future such as Social Work, Law and Business) to closely direct the delivery of high quality learning and assessment scenarios,


• assuming primary responsibility for creating, coordinating, promoting and conducting interprofessional education experiences across the health sciences working with multiple teams and committees,


• determining governance structure for and providing direction to the IPE Program committees, including making committee appointments,


• conducting collaborative research to evaluate the effectiveness of simulation as an educational and assessment tool, and


• supervising staff, faculty and teaching assistants as IPE Program grows.

Applicants must have either a terminal degree (e.g. Ph.D., Ed.D.) in a relevant discipline (e.g., education, psychology, public health) or an R.N., Pharm.D or MD with advanced training in education (e.g., a Masters in Education). Experience in education (ideally medical/nursing/pharmacy education) is essential. Faculty rank and track will depend on experience and qualifications. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience.

Candidates should submit a personal statement, curriculum vitae, and the names and addresses of three professional references at http://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/23049.

This position will remain open until filled. Interested applicants should consult the full position description that outlines more responsibilities at http://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/23049

Inquiries and/or nominations should be directed to:

Jean P. Shipman, Director

Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library

University of Utah

10 North 1900 East, Building 589

Salt Lake City, UT 84112

801.581.8771

email: jean.shipman@utah.edu

The University of Utah Health Care is comprised of the Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Colleges of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health, and the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, and other unique resources such as the Associated Regional and University Pathologists Laboratories (ARUP) and the Utah Population Database (UPDB). It also includes the University Hospitals and Clinics and the University of Utah Medical Group. The U of U Health Care System has expanded its Huntsman Cancer Hospital and University Neuropsychiatric Institute as well as built a new $130 million Utah Science Technology and Research (USTAR) facility. The U of U Health Care System serves people in six states-Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and portions of Nevada and Colorado-nearly 10 percent of the continental United States. The Huntsman Cancer Institute, a NCI-designated Cancer Center, offers strong basic and translational science exploration, as well as a growing clinical trials program.



The University of Utah is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educator. Minorities, women, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans preference. Reasonable accommodations provided. For additional information:http://www.regulations.utah.edu/humanResources/5-106.html.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds, and possess a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students.

The University of Utah Health Sciences Center is a patient focused center distinguished by collaboration, excellence, leadership, and Respect. The University of Utah HSC values candidates who are committed to fostering and furthering the culture of compassion, collaboration, innovation, accountability, diversity, integrity, quality, and trust that is integral to the mission of the University of Utah Health Sciences Center.

Special Instructions for Candidates:

As an employee of the University of Utah you will be required to comply with all applicable policies and procedures of the University. It is Utah State law that the University of Utah performs a criminal background check on all full-time employee a. This offer is conditioned upon your successfully passing a pre-employment criminal background check.

In accordance with University of Utah policy, this offer of appointment is contingent upon final approval of the President and Board of Trustees of the University of Utah.

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Faculty

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