Assistant Director for Quality Improvement Education

 

The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing in collaboration with the Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care are seeking candidates for the position of Assistant Director for Quality Improvement Education to foster and support interprofessional educational programs across the health professions schools and health system at the university.

 

Virginia Commonwealth University is an urban, high research institution with a diverse university community. The VCU School of Nursing was established in 1893 and offers Doctoral, Master’s and Baccalaureate degree programs. The School is ranked nationally in NIH funding and houses a NINR sponsored Center of Excellence, establishing a mature environment of sustainable biobehavioral research in symptom management that is clinically focused and interdisciplinary in nature.  The Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care researches, creates, and implements interprofessional education and collaborative practice programs for the health professional schools and health system at VCU.

 

This position will lead the design, implementation, and assessment of quality improvement programs under the Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care. These programs will bring together students, staff, and faculty from different areas in the health profession to tackle challenging healthcare problems in a multidisciplinary fashion. Through these experiences, participants will learn about the roles and responsibilities of other health professions, teamwork, and interprofessional communication while also establishing the attitudinal foundation for future interprofessional practice. Qualified candidates will possess a graduate degree in Nursing, active RN license or eligible for licensure in Virginia, demonstrate effectiveness in performance as a registered nurse with a focus on quality improvement and interprofessional collaboration, be able to work cooperatively within nursing and across health professions, and have demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.  This is a one-year, renewable, collateral track faculty position (F34950). Rank is commensurate with experience and preparation.

 

Interested applicants should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names and addresses of three professional references to: Alan Dow, MD, MSHA, Assistant Vice President of Health Sciences for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care, P. O. Box 980565, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0565, awdow@vcu.edu