Instructor/Assistant Professor
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Job Description
Job Summary
Provides clinical education / patient care within TEI of Salus University including the flagship facility as well as the satellite clinical facilities. Within the didactic curriculum provides instruction in preclinical skills and/or other laboratory/lecture roles as related to background interests and needs of the program.
Essential Functions
- Provides clinical education to optometry students residents and other personnel as assigned to the primary care (and specialty care services as appropriate) at TEI or its satellite facilities.
- Provides clinical education/patient care at TEI during a weekly schedule consisting of either Monday through Friday or Tuesday through Saturday or based on the needs of the program.
- Provides feedback to students verbally during patient care through daily patient encounter Meditrek log entries to the chief of service for midterm and final evaluations and attending grading meetings.
- Assists the chief in remediating struggling students as needed.
- Participates in clinical round tables when appropriate.
- Participates in the education mentoring and evaluations of primary care residents when appropriate.
- Participates in the Scholars Program as assigned.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Provides instruction in preclinical skills with possibility of other didactic/laboratory assignments as appropriate based on the needs of the program.
- Participates with program directors and other faculty/staff in the planning preparation and implementation of integrated curricular content and clinical protocols.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of Doctor of Optometry orthe equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Minimum of 1 year of residency or 5 years experience
- Graduation from an accredited school or college of optometry
- Current Pennsylvania license to practice optometry (with therapeutic and glaucoma privileges) or license-eligible
- Completion of a one-year or longer residency program in optometry or a minimum of five years equivalent experience in clinical practice
- Eligible for faculty rank and professional staff appointment at TEI and PCO
- Continuing faculty appointment is contingent on maintaining clinical privileges consistent with TEI credentialing policies and protocols and adhering to established compliance protocols
Preferred Qualifications
- Residency
- Prior supervisory experience in an optometric setting or at The Eye Institute
- Experience as an optometric educator
- Strong clinically- and educationally-related technology skills
- Demonstrated commitment to excellence in optometric education and patient care
- Demonstrated history of a positive work ethic
- FAAO - Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry
Physical Demands
- Typically sitting at a desk/table
- Typically standing walking
- Typically bending crouching stooping
- Typically running climbing
Location
- The Eye Institute - Oak Lane
Additional Information
This is a Full-Time Faculty position classified as Exempt. The offered salary is based on thesuccessful candidates qualifications and experience department budget and an internal equity information about benefits please review Drexels Full-Time Faculty Benefit Fact Sheet or Part-TimeFaculty Benefit Fact Sheet.
Special Instructions to the Applicant
Please make sure you upload your CV/resume and cover letter when submitting your application.
A review of applicants will begin once a suitable candidate pool is identified.
Employment Type
Full-Time
