Nursing Opportunities in Rwanda

The Rwanda Ministry of Health’s Human Resources for Health Program has several nursing openings for clinical nursing and midwifery faculty. The positions are available immediately and require at least a six month commitment.

Recruitment is also beginning for full time faculty for year 2, which begins August 1, 2013.

Faculty are employed by United States Universities, which means all applicants must be employable in the US. Nurses or midwives with experience across most specialty areas are encouraged to apply.

Here is a little more detailed information on the Rwanda HRH Program. The program represents a new model for health education and the delivery of foreign aid (as written on their website):

-       The project will create a new paradigm for cooperation between US academic institutions and academic institutions in Rwanda

-       Instead of small scale cooperative efforts between individual academic institutions involving exchanges of a few people, this will be a coordinated approach intended to upgrade medical and nursing professions in a comprehensive way according to national government plan.

-       US academic institutions will make a commitment that is unprecedented in global health. They will supply full-time medical, nursing, health management and dentistry faculty and collaborate with each other on all aspects of health professionals’ education.

-       The Government of Rwanda will contract with the US academic institutions. Responsibility, control and accountability will rest with the Rwanda Government.

-       After 8 years, the Rwanda Government is positioned to sustain the improved health workforce on its own without foreign aid.

For more information, go to www.hrhconsortium.moh.gov.rw

Want to save the world?

A recent and fabulous opportunity was emailed to us from Global Health Service Corps. Just reading the first line of the opening paragraph made me wish I was a brand new nurse who had dreams of saving the world. What an opportunity for anyone!  But especially those who may not have commitments or obligations at home.

They are looking for nurses and physicians to volunteer in a new program partnership with the Peace Corps and Global Health Service Corps (GHSP). The GHSP Peace Corps Volunteers will serve one year assignments as faculty members of medical and nursing schools. The program will launch in Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda in July 2013.

Here are a little more details about the program:

The volunteers serving through the program will be Peace Corps Response Volunteers receiving a monthly living stipend, transportation to and from their country of service, comprehensive medical care, vacation days, and readjustment allowance. The Global Health Service Corps will dedicate funds to help finance loan repayment stipends up to 30K for eligible volunteers. WOWZERS. =D

Participants in the program will be Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV) in the Global Health Service Partnership (GHSP). Volunteers will work in priority medical and nursing education systems in partner countries. In coordination with host country faculty, GHSP PCV will primarily function as academic medical or nursing educators. They will also participate in direct medical care as appropriate to effective education and mentorship.

The Peace Corps and the Global Health Service Corps will work in close collaboration with the Ministries of Health, Ministries of Education and identified educational/health institutions to increase capacity and strengthen the quality and sustainability of medical, nursing, and midwifery education and clinical practice.

If you are interested please read more about the program here Global Health Service Corps

If you are wanting to apply (lucky you) go here Application GHSP

If you would like to know more about the job go here: Job Description

Application info: Applications will be due December 1^st, 2012, and the first cohort will be named February 2013 for a July 2013 deployment.

Please email any questions or for assistance with the application process to info@ghscorps.org.

Specific qualifications for physician applicants:

• Training in one of seven core disciplines: Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Medicine/Pediatrics, General Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Psychiatry or Family Medicine
• Board eligibility or board certification in one of the above specialties
• Active license in the United States*
• Experience providing culturally sensitive and competent high quality care      

Specific qualifications for nursing applicants:

• BSN with an MPH, or an MSN, APRN, DNP, PhD and/or a CNS
• Minimum of 3 years experience in a clinical specialty
• Active license in the United States*
• Experience providing culturally sensitive and competent high quality care
• Experience in a faculty position at a nursing educational institution that involved mentoring/precepting students in a classroom/clinical setting
• Potential specialty areas include: general adult care, critical care, trauma, infectious and NCD, chronic care management, pediatrics, mental health, public/community health, midwifery, pre-natal care, family planning, emergency obstetrical care and PMTC HIV, palliative care, and nursing leadership and management

All applicants must demonstrate personal maturity and patience to work under challenging clinical circumstances. In addition, volunteers must be flexible and ready to adapt to local conditions and situations. The Peace Corps requires that all volunteers are US citizens.

*Note: Applicants will be required to meet licensing criteria and obtain appropriate clinical licenses in the host country.

We would love to know if any of you daring and adventurous nurses apply for these positions and end up part of the program faculty. Please keep us in mind and if possible send us an email!  Excited and praying for all of you who take the step!

Cheers-

ONAAT Crew