Job Details
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,
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
Job Description
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 REQ-0015714
For questions regarding applying and submitting your CV/Cover Letter you may send an email to: [email protected]
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.
Work Shift
Workday Day (United States of America)
Worker Sub Type
Regular
Primary Location Address
333 Laurel Oak Road, Voorhees, New Jersey, 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 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.
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 diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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