Part Time Principal Faculty, Physician Assistant
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South University provides a warm, supportive learning environment that will encourage you to join a community of faculty, staff and students eager to play a role in helping you achieve your professional goals, on campus and online.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Principal Faculty member, as a part-time faculty instructor within the Physician Assistant (PA) Program, is primarily responsible for course instruction and/or course coordination in the didactic and/or clinical phase of the program. This individual is expected to demonstrate effectiveness in course design, delivery, and evaluation, and plays an important role in supporting students to achieve the program’s student learning outcomes and the competencies required for PA practice.
The Principal Faculty member will serve as the primary instructor and course coordinator for the Medical Anatomy and Physiology lecture and laboratory series. This responsibility includes oversight of cadaver-based dissection and on-campus laboratories.
The part-time faculty member works 20 hours a week with a teaching workload as assigned to meet the needs of the program annually as defined in the Faculty Supplement.
KEY JOB ELEMENTS:
- Provides teaching and instruction in the PA Program as assigned based on program needs.
- Assists the Director of Didactic Education in the administrative coordination of the didactic phase of the program.
- Contributes to curriculum development, including the design and implementation of courses within the program.
- Participates in ongoing curriculum evaluation and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
- Evaluates student performance during objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs), lab practicals, clinical reasoning sessions, problem-solving activities, and technical skills training and assessment.
- Develops course examinations and maps exam questions to ARC-PA accreditation standards and the NCCPA Content Blueprint.
- Participates in the program's admissions process.
- Engages in service, community and campus outreach, and scholarly activities appropriate to the role of a part-time Principal Faculty member.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Terminal degree in healthcare disciplines such as physician assistant, pharmacy, medical doctor, or public health. Minimum of a Master’s degree is required.
- Eligibility for professional licensure/certification in the applicable state and healthcare discipline (if applicable) or holds an active, valid, and unencumbered state license.
- 1-2 years teaching experience in a graduate health-related profession highly preferred.
- 2 years of clinical experience required, if applicable.
- PAs must have graduated from an accredited PA program and have current or emeritus NCCPA certification.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Strong computer skills, including MS Office Suite, ExamSoft, and WebAdMIT.
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