Medical Student Lecturer (Independent Contractor)

COPE Health Solutions; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 28,413 - 40,467; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare education firm in Tacoma is seeking a Lecturer to support the Director of Workforce Operations. This role involves developing and delivering curriculum materials related to healthcare competencies and providing live Q&A sessions for program participants. Candidates should be Health Scholars program alumni, currently enrolled in an accredited medical school, and possess excellent communication skills. The position is an independent contractor role, requiring up to 5 hours of work per week, with 100% travel involved.

Qualifications

• Health Scholars program alumni required.
• Detail-oriented and able to work independently.
• Available for evening and weekend trainings.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver lectures, tutorials, and workshops.
• Develop content for healthcare topics.
• Evaluate Scholar trainees’ comprehension.

Skills

Student teaching

Mentoring

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Currently enrolled in an accredited medical school

Completed a minimum of one year of instruction

Job description

The Lecturer position will support the Director of Workforce Operations in the development and delivery of curriculum materials related to healthcare competencies, professional development, and education for the Health Scholars programs. This will include curriculum review/additions, content development, delivery of content via synchronous modalities and participation in live Q&A sessions with program participants.

FLSA Status: N/A

Salary Range: $25/hour

Reports To: Director, Workforce Operations

Location: On Site - Tacoma OR (Multiple Locations)

Travel: 100%

Work Type: Independent Contractor

Schedule: Up to 5 hours per week

Position Description

Preparing for and delivering lectures, tutorials, workshops, seminars, and live Q&A sessions.

• Development of content related to the following healthcare topics. Note that qualified candidates will have robust knowledge in the topics listed below:

Stroke: Stroke overview

• Types of strokes
• Risk factors
• Symptoms
• Identifying a stroke – FAST
• Response to a stroke
• Treatments
• Patient Care for patients who had a stroke
• Vital Signs:

What are vital signs

• Importance of vital signs
• The key 6 vital signs (body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and pain level)
• Demonstrate and assess competency for vital signs, EKG lead placement, SCDs, etc.
• Normal ranges and units of measurement
• Factors that cause values to deviate from their normal range
• Common medical conditions associated with each vital sign
• Medical Topics:

Common terms acronym, abbreviations and procedures

• Patient Positioning (Trendelenburg, Reverse Trendelenburg, Fowler’s position, Semi-fowler’s position)
• Cardiovascular System
• Respiratory System
• Gastrointestinal & Renal Systems
• Brain and Nervous System
• Musculoskeletal System
• Integumentary System
• Endocrine System
• Lymphatic System
• Oncology
• Common medical procedures and treatments
• Preventive Health Services
• Patient Assessment Terminology
• Collaborating with program leadership and lecturers to improve teaching methods and expand knowledge base.
• Evaluating Scholar trainees’ comprehension of the delivered content.

Qualifications

Health Scholars program alumni required

• Currently enrolled in an accredited medical school and have successfully completed a minimum of year 1 of instruction
• Passion for student teaching, mentoring and development
• Able to work collaboratively and effectively with other lecturers and account leadership
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Available to participate in site and regional trainings that occur during the evenings and weekends (typically 2-3 weekends every month)
• Detail-oriented and able to work well independently
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs

What We Do

COPE Health Solutions is a national tech-enabled services firm, with a population health management analytics software solution Analytics for Risk Contracting (ARC), collaboratively implementing proven products with payer and provider clients to power success in risk arrangements and development of the future workforce. Our multidisciplinary team provides payers and providers with the experience, capabilities and tools needed to plan for, design, implement and support strategy development and execution. We are driven by our passion to help transform health care delivery, align financial incentives to support population health management and build the workforce needed for value-based care.

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