UNION EDUCATOR / RESEARCHER

The California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee - AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest independent nurses’ union and professional association, seeks an experienced Educator/Researcher to assist in developing labor oriented educational and research programs for Registered Nurses. Programs will emphasize the political economy of international healthcare restructuring and the clinical and legal, ethical, or technological impacts of healthcare restructuring on both patients and the Registered Nurses that provide their care.

CNA/NNOC is leading the movement for Registered Nurse power to transform the market-driven healthcare industry in the United States into a health care system driven by patient need. CNA/NNOC has negotiated the best Registered Nurse (RN) collective bargaining contracts in the nation and was responsible for California’s RN Safe Staffing Law - the first of its kind nationwide.

After appropriate orientation, the Educator/Researcher Candidate will design and teach one day courses on international health care restructuring, legal and ethical issues impacting nursing practice and basic principles of political economy for Registered Nurses. The Educator/Researcher will also work as part of the research team, assisting with international analysis of all sectors of the US Health Care industry and its relation to the broader political economy; providing research & other support to collective bargaining, organizing and organizational policy.

This is not a traditional labor educator position. The ideal Candidate will have:

• At least one professional degree as well as one advanced degree in health law or health policy is required.
  
• A degree or other indication of expertise in Ethical theory with specific familiarity in health ethics.
  
• A minimum of 2 years experience working full time with a labor union representing health care workers, with extensive knowledge of representational, legal, ethical and educational issues facing Registered Nurses.
  
• Familiarity and a background in political/economy, the epistemological problematic inherent in computerized expert systems, labor process studies, complex organizational analysis, the philosophy of science generally, the social aspects of technological design and implementation, demonstrated competence in both quantitative and qualitative social research, and the ability to teach complex material in a way that is accessible to a broad audience are essential.
  
• Demonstrated experience at teaching medical issues, ethics and health ethics to adults, and in particular those training or employed in the nursing field.
  
• Substantial background in issues of the international healthcare industry, health care reform and restructuring of medical care, legal and ethical issues of health care, in at least two countries outside the U.S.
  
• Top rate research skills. Ability to conduct complex international legal, policy, political and ethical healthcare research.
  
• Excellent writing skills, as demonstrated in published scholarly articles or books.
  
• Superior oral advocacy and public presentation skills as demonstrated in relevant work experience.
  
• Familiarity in teaching successful intensive workshops and experience teaching at the post-secondary level
  
• Experience at working closely with others as part of an interdisciplinary health policy team
  
• An ability to work under pressure and ability to meet deadlines is essential.
  
• Ability to travel extensively.

Competitive salary depending on years of full time union staff experience and excellent benefits.

Please email Résumé, Cover letter, Writing sample, and Outline of a one day educational workshop to:

ResearchResume@calnurses.org

If you cannot email:

CNA/NNOC Educator/Researcher Position
2000 Franklin St.
Oakland, CA 94612

Please no phone calls.