"Director / Assistant Professor, Physician Associate Program"

Director / Assistant Professor, Physician Associate Program

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles, in partnership with the national search firm Scott Healy & Associates, invites applications and nominations for the position of Director/Assistant Professor, Physician Associate Program for the Doheny Campus in Downtown Los Angeles. Mount Saint Mary's University seeks a passionate, experienced educator for this full-time, twelve-month, faculty position as the inaugural Program Director for the Physician Associate program. This is an exciting, once-in-a-career opportunity to build a physician associate program from the ground up! MSMU is in the process of applying for accreditation with ARC-PA and the founding Director will lead this effort, building upon MSMU's existing programs and historic leadership in the Health Sciences. The position is a non-tenure track position during program development but will be converted to a tenure-track line upon commencement of the program.

Responsibilities:

Initial responsibilities will include:

• Completion of self-study documents to ensure a successful provisional accreditation
• Reviewing and modifying the existing curriculum as appropriate to meet the accreditation standards
• Collaborating with the medical director to identify and develop agreements with clinical education sites
• Developing the program handbook

Ongoing responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining compliance with ARC-PA accreditation standards centered on the self-study report process
• Providing student academic advising and evaluation
• Participating in program/university assessment
• Completing professional development activities and service to the University and community
• Overseeing the recruitment and hiring of qualified full and part-time faculty to support the program
• Leading the program's faculty and staff in the ongoing review of the curriculum, program goals and outcomes, and program self-study and evaluation
• Overseeing the development and application of admissions policies and processes relating to the program
• Representing the Physician Associate program at internal university meetings as assigned
• Teaching courses in the program; supervising the program's medical director and faculty and staff in activities that relate to the Physician Associate program
• Facilitating professional development opportunities for faculty and staff
• Managing the department/program budget; maintain clinical expertise as required per licensing
• Participating in scholarly activity
• Performing other program duties as assigned

Position Annual Hiring Salary Range: $140,000 - $160,000. Hiring salary can be above the posted pay range if candidate's qualifications are exceptional.

Job Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree from an ARC-PA accredited program
• Experience with and knowledge of ARC-PA accreditation standards
• Current NCCPA certification
• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience
• Licensed or eligible for licensure as a physician assistant in the state of California
• Minimum of 3 years of full-time higher education; teaching experience in physician assistant/associate education strongly preferred.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Earned doctoral degree in an appropriate discipline (an earned doctorate is required for tenure-track positions)
• Administrative experience in a Physician Assistant/Associate Program
• Experience with students from diverse backgrounds

Additional Information:

• Work Location: Doheny Campus (Downtown Los Angeles)
• Start Date: Immediately
• Applications Deadline: Open until filled

To apply, visit http://msmu.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=184134