Date: | July 26, 2016 |
Reports to (Job Title): | Associate Director, Clinical Education |
Jobs Reporting (Job Titles): | None |
Department: | School of Pharmacy |
Location: |
Health Sciences Campus, Downtown Kitchener |
Grade: |
USG 12 |
The Experiential Coordinator, Bridging, has a direct line report to the Associate Director, Clinical Education and an administrative report to the Administrative Officer, School of Pharmacy. The position’s primary responsibility is to develop and maintain the three (3) clinical rotation courses for the PharmD Bridging Program for Waterloo Pharmacy alumni. The Coordinator will work closely with the Director, Distance Education and Continuing Professional Development (DE/CPD) to plan and implement the clinical rotations, one which includes a novel recognition of prior learning (RPL) process. This RPL process involves a formal clinical competency assessment of practicing professionals via case review and portfolio evaluations. The Coordinator will also work with the Regional Clinical Coordinators (RCCs) who are located in each Community of Practice to identify patient care sites that will provide excellent training and pharmacists who will serve as strong mentors and teachers for the Bridging Program students. The Coordinator may participate in School of Pharmacy committees and other activities as assigned. As with the other external representatives, the Coordinator acts as an ambassador for the School of Pharmacy and the University of Waterloo. The School of Pharmacy/Health Sciences Campus at the University of Waterloo had its inaugural class of Pharmacy undergraduate students graduate in 2011. It is situated on the Downtown Kitchener campus of the University of Waterloo and is a collaborative project of the University and the City of Kitchener. Anchored by the School of Pharmacy, the campus includes a Family Medicine Teaching Centre that combines clinical care, teaching and research in family medicine, a satellite medical school, an optometry clinic , and other health related studies and services.
The position is full-time contingent upon funding that is part of a program expected to conclude mid to late 2020.
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Working with the Director, DE/CPD:
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2. | Participating in:
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3. | Working with the RCCs:
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4. | Working with the Experiential Team:
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5. | Review quality assurance of overall Bridging Program and develop marketing initiatives for Bridging clinical rotations |
3. | Engage with external stakeholders (e.g., PEPC, PCP) as necessary |
Experience in project management; excellent interpersonal skills, verbal and written communication and organizational skills; experience with online or distance education programming an asset; experience in pharmacy or healthcare education an asset.
Technical:
Must have ability to learn new software programs as required for pharmacy and experiential education settings
MS Word | Excel | PowerPoint | Other |
Required | Required | Required | RxPreceptor |
Must have strong interpersonal and relationship building skills and ability to interact with students, pharmacists and pharmacist preceptors and assessors.
Will be making independent decisions re: operational issues. Needs to be able to lead a team, contribute to team decisions, and take direction from the Associate Director
Office based with some weekend and evening work required