Faculty Position, Physician Assistant Program, Jefferson College of Health Professions, Thomas Jefferson University – East Falls, Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Details

This is a didactic Faculty position on the East Falls Philadelphia Campus and will be a 12 month contract.

Job Description

PRIMARY FUNCTION:Participate in Physician Assistant Program-related activities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

A principal Faculty member in the Physician Assistant Program actively:develops reviews and revises as necessary the mission statement for the programselects applicants for admission to the Physician Assistant program

Selects applicants for admission to the Physician Assistant program

Provides student instruction

Evaluates student performance

Provides academic counseling of students and assures the availability of remedial instruction

Designs implements coordinates and evaluates curriculum and evaluates the program.

Interacts with students co-workers visitors and other individuals consistent with the values of Thomas Jefferson University.

OTHER FUNCTIONS AND COMPETENCIES:

Participate in College and University level service as appropriate.

Clinical practice while employed in this position is optional

Research/Scholarship is highly encouraged.

Attendance at all university academic events such as Convocation and Commencement as well as departmental and program faculty meetings

QUALIFICATIONS:

3 years professional experience

Masters/Doctoral degree in Physician Assistant Studies/Advanced Practice Nursing/Pharmacology/Medicine

CERTIFICATES LICENSES AND REGISTRATION:

NCCPA certification required for PAs

Current state licensure or license eligibleas a Physician Assistant/Physician/Nurse Practitioner/Advanced PracticeRegistered Nurse/Pharmacist in PA orNJ.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Clinical experience in primary care surgery orthopedics internal/primary care medicine or emergency medicine.

Candidate should have teaching experience at the college/university level

Candidate must have sound organizational skills be a strong communicator a team player and have some proficiency with computers and education-related technology

Aptitude to engage in a collaborative interdisciplinary environment.

Work environment is academic office and laboratory along with instructional classrooms and laboratories

Assignments may involve business travel to clinical sites

Periodic business travel between New Jersey campus and Philadelphia campus may be required.

Instructions for Application/CV/Cover Letter Submission: Apply on line: REQ-0015715

For questions regarding applying and/or submitting your CV/Cover Letter you may send an email to:

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Primary Location Address

3243 School House Lane Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States of America

Nationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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Job DetailsThis is a didactic Faculty position on the East Falls Philadelphia Campus and will be a 12 month contract.Job DescriptionPRIMARY FUNCTION:Participate in Physician Assistant Program-related activitiesESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:A principal Faculty member in the Physician Assistant Program actively...