{"id":34821,"date":"2009-07-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-14T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2009\/07\/14\/health-professionals-needed-to-serve-on-state-boards\/"},"modified":"2009-07-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-14T05:00:00","slug":"health-professionals-needed-to-serve-on-state-boards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2009\/07\/14\/health-professionals-needed-to-serve-on-state-boards\/","title":{"rendered":"Health professionals needed to serve on state boards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"260\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<TABLE border=\"1\" width=\"250\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" bgcolor=\"99ccff\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<font face=\"arial\"><br \/>\n<B><br \/>\nContact government relations to apply<br \/>\n<\/B><br \/>\n<BR><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<font face=\"arial\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\nUNMC&#8217;s Office of Government Relations can assist UNMC employees in their applications for state boards and committees.<\/p>\n<p>The government relations office provides letters of recommendation and other guidance to help employees secure such positions. <\/p>\n<p>Those interested in applying for a board or committee position should contact Sara Cizek-Going, J.D., in the government relations office at 559-6671 or <a href=\"mailto:scizek@unmc.edu\">scizek@unmc.edu<\/a> to start the application process. <\/p>\n<p>Interested employees should act quickly, though, as the application deadline for many of the current open positions is <B>Aug. 1<\/B>.<br \/>\n<\/P><br \/>\n<\/FONT><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE>The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health Licensure Unit seeks several health professionals to serve on its boards.  <\/p>\n<p>The boards provide for the health, safety and welfare of Nebraskans by ensuring that licensees and others meet standards of proficiency and competency.<\/p>\n<p>Health professionals needed for the various boards include:<br \/>\n<UL><LI>Physicians;<br \/>\n<LI>Marriage and family therapist;<br \/>\n<LI>Optometrist;<br \/>\n<LI>Pharmacist;<br \/>\n<LI>Physical therapist;<br \/>\n<LI>Psychologist;<br \/>\n<LI>Medical radiographer;<br \/>\n<LI>Nurse practitioner;<br \/>\n<LI>Medical nutrition therapists;<br \/>\n<LI>Audiologist;<br \/>\n<LI>Speech-language pathologist;<br \/>\n<LI>Dentists;<br \/>\n<LI>Dental hygienists; and<br \/>\n<LI>Public members on several boards.<\/UL><\/p>\n<p>Board terms are five years and most require the applicant to be a Nebraska resident and have an active Nebraska credential (license\/certification) for the past five years. 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