Physician's Assistant Program Faculty/Clinical Director

Job Details

Ottawa University Kansas Residential and OU Online Campuses invite candidates for a full-time, 12-month Physician’s Assistant Program Faculty/Clinical Director Position. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing high quality and engaging instruction and academic mentoring to learners; developing, assessing, and assuring excellent pedagogy and curriculum design; for promoting student achievement and academic integrity on behalf of the University; and for collaboration with support services provided through campus units. Develop, maintain, and review clinical year relationships and preceptor growth. Course content will align with University and PA curriculum standards as well as mission, vision, values, and competencies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teaching Load: Responsible for generating and delivering classroom learning experiences and clinical skills instruction within the basic medical and clinical science topics based on the individual’s qualifications.
• Teaching Standards: Maintain a high standard in classroom teaching through engaging and effective pedagogy.
• Accreditation: Actively participates in the accreditation process, compliance, and adherence to the ARC-PA standards.
• Clinical Site: Develop, maintain and review all clinical sites, affiliation agreements, and clinical preceptors in collaboration with the Director of the PA Program.
• Curriculum: Design, implement, coordinate, and evaluate the curriculum.
• Assessment and Remediation: Evaluate learner performance. Provide remediation instruction.
• Admissions: Participate in the program's admissions process.
• Programmatic: Participate in the development, review, and revision of the mission statement, program goals, and competencies.
• Advising: Attend to learner needs and concerns as an advisor.
• Scholarship: Maintain awareness of contemporary trends within one’s academic discipline.
• Service: Participate in local, state, and national service to the PA profession and/or in higher learning.

Qualifications:

Education: Must be NCCPA certified and eligible for a license in Kansas; MD, DO, or APRN must be eligible for a license in Kansas; Must possess a master's or doctorate to teach at the master’s level.

Experience: One to three years as a clinician if applicable. Previous clinical precepting or teaching experience for a PA program or medical school. Proven ability to teach effectively in a post-secondary classroom.

Travel Requirements: Travel is required to clinical sites and learner service activities.