Adjunct Faculty

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Partnership Development & Outreach

• Establish and maintain partnerships with PA mentors, shadowing preceptors, PA programs, and community organizations.
• Coordinate engagement with PA school faculty, admissions representatives, and healthcare providers to create opportunities for students.
• Participate in fundraising efforts for program sustenance.

1. Mentorship & Student Support

• Provide general mentorship support to students and mentors.
• Manage the EDGE-PA mentorship program, ensuring alignment with student needs.
• Conduct mock interviews and CASPA application reviews to enhance student competitiveness.

1. Student Recruitment & Program Expansion

• Implement recruitment strategies to attract diverse candidates to the EDGE-PA program.
• Represent the program at pre-PA events, conferences, and webinars.
• Assist in outreach efforts targeting underrepresented minority students in the PA profession.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Director to enhance program success.

EDUCATION:

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS (IF APPLICABLE):

• Master’s degree Preferred.
• NCCPA Certification Preferred.
• Eligibility for PA licensure preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of two years of clinical PA experience.
• Prior experience in mentorship, student advising, or admissions coaching preferred.
• Knowledge of PA program admissions processes is a plus.

SKILLS:

• Strong networking and relationship-building skills within the PA community.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting while collaborating with a team.
• Passion for advancing diversity and inclusion in the PA profession.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Zoom, and online educational platforms.

 Salary: $4590/2 units

COMPLEXITY:

• The ability to perform highly detailed work with sustained attention and care while providing/obtaining information on numerous inquiries is paramount to success in this position.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Occasional stooping. Frequent standing.  Constant walking, sitting, climbing, reaching high/low levels, finger movement, feeling, speaking clearly, hearing conversationally, and seeing far and near.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Position is on-site unless specific authorization from the manager.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Occasionally required to work in confined spaces.

MENTAL DEMANDS:

• The mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequent variety of unrelated tasks. Constant calculating, interrupted work, a variety of interrelated tasks, and use of sustained concentration, reasoning, judgment, resourcefulness, analytical ability, and ingenuity.

Special Requirements:

• Ability to work effectively with a diverse community.
• As a health professions institution of higher education, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science seeks to protect the health and safety of the University community. As a condition of enrollment and employment, students, faculty, and staff must comply with the current CDU COVID-19 requirements as described on the CDU COVID-19 webpage. Please visit the CDU Return to Campus website https://www.cdrewu.edu/covid-policy/ or email the Campus Nursing Office at nurseofficer@cdrewu.edu.

Conditional Statement: The employment status of this position is classified as “Conditional”.  Conditional employment means that the job exists contingent upon funding limitations of restricted funds or, the duration of a specific program, project, grant or contract. The duration of grant for this position is through December 31, 2027.

EEO Statement: Charles R. Drew University is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. Applicants will be considered without regard to gender, race, age, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, disability or covered veteran status.

Fair Chance Statement: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local “Fair Chance” laws.

Salary : $2,000 - $4,590