"Principal Faculty-Didactic, Chattanooga"

Job Description

The Physician Assistant Program Faculty position will involve teaching, evaluation, advisement, and mentoring of physician assistant students in classroom, clinical, and other settings. The faculty member is responsible for working with the Director of Didactic Education on any curriculum-related tasks as assigned. The faculty member will participate in the admissions and selection process, in program organization, evaluation, planning, administration, and management and will assist in continuous review and analysis of the programs effectiveness and preparation for program assessment by ARC-PA, LMU, SACSCOC, and others.

Required Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited physician assistant training program and certification by NCCPA or equivalent training as a Nurse Practitioner, Medical Doctor, or Doctor of Osteopathy; eligibility for Tennessee licensure; possession of a masters degree in physician assistant studies or a doctoral degree in a field related to medical science or equivalent teaching experience in classroom and clinical settings, preferably in an institution of higher learning; ; excellent oral, written, organizational, and computer skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Doctoral degree in a field related to medical science or education; full-time experience in higher education as a faculty member in a PA training program; minimum of two years full-time clinical experience as a physician assistant or equivalent; evidence of potential for excellence in teaching and scholarly activity. One year of didactic experience

Job Duties

• promote the mission of Lincoln Memorial University to all faculty, staff, students, and the community at large
• promote effective working relationships among faculty, staff, and students
• comply with faculty/staff policies and procedures
• work with LMU-SMS faculty and staff on an ongoing basis to maintain program compliance with the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) criteria for accreditation and reaccreditation
• fulfill the University s scholarship expectation through research, publication, grant development, creative achievement, and other endeavors consistent with the Faculty/Staff Policy Manual; *provide committee service
• attend SMS, PA program, and LMU faculty meetings
• develop course schedules, syllabi, and student evaluation mechanisms
• Serve as Course Director for courses/rotations as assigned
• Complete End-of-Course reports for assigned courses and present conclusions based on data analysis and recommendations for action(s)/modification(s) to the Curriculum Committee
• Assist in revising the Student Handbook and the Student Catalog as assigned
• Assist in recruiting, developing, evaluating, and maintaining clinical sites and clinical preceptors for Clinical Phase Supervised Clinical Practice Experiences (SCPEs), as needed
• provide PA student instruction, clinical supervision, evaluation, and academic advisement, as assigned
• assure the availability of remedial instruction, as needed and assigned
• participate in the design, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of PA program curriculum
• assist in the administration and evaluation of the PA program
• assist in the search process for selecting PA program faculty
• establish a personal program of scholarly activity
• write, edit, review, and approve learning objectives and test items
• monitor student progress; serve as primary academic advisor for didactic year students
• perform service activities that advance the PA program, SMS, and the PA profession, including assistance in the recruitment, orientation, and retention of PA students; as assigned
• exhibit/recruit at various meetings as needed
• fulfill faculty responsibilities as outlined in the Faculty/Staff Policy Manual
• complete required institutional, program accreditation, and other reports necessary for the advancement of University programs, both on campus and at extended campus sites
• perform other duties as assigned.

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