"Faculty Position, Physician Assistant Program, Jefferson College of Health Professions, Voorhees, New Jersey Campus"

Faculty Position, Physician Assistant Program, Jefferson College of Health Professions, Voorhees, New Jersey Campus

Company: Thomas Jefferson University

Job Location: Voorhees, New Jersey Campus

Category: Physician Assistants

Type: Full-Time

This is a didactic Faculty position on the Voorhees, New Jersey Campus and will be a 12 month contract.

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 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

Master’s/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 eligible as a Physician Assistant/Physician/Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Registered Nurse/Pharmacist in PA or NJ.

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: https://hr.jefferson.edu/careers.html

For questions regarding applying and submitting your CV/Cover Letter you may send an email to: FacultyRecruitment@jefferson.edu

Salary Range: $100,000 to $128,000

The actual hiring rate will be determined based on candidate experience, skills and qualifications. This position is not eligible for an annual incentive.

About Jefferson: 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 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's 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 8,300 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.