Admissions Manager, Physician Assistant Program

Position Title

Admissions Manager, Physician Assistant Program

Job Description

The Physician Assistant Admissions Manager is responsible for managing and coordinating the admissions process and recruitment strategies for prospective students. This role involves collaborating with faculty, staff, and external stakeholders to ensure a seamless and efficient admissions process. Additionally, the Admissions Manager is responsible for developing the PA program application in CASPA and its integration with the existing institutional CRM platforms.

The Admissions Manager will report directly to the PA Program Director.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Manage the PA program’s CASPA portal, SLATE CRM for admissions, and integrations.
• Identify and participate in on-campus, off-campus, and virtual admissions recruitment events.
• Oversee the entire admission process from initial inquiry through matriculation.
• Manage application processing, including verification of applicant credentials and prerequisites.
• Develop and implement recruitment strategies to attract a diverse pool of qualified applicants.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for prospective students, providing guidance and support throughout the application process.
• Support and participate in all PA Program admissions activities.
• Support and participate with PA Program faculty and staff to review, interpret, and evaluate prospective student's academic credentials and application to determine an admission decision.
• Collaborate with the Chief Marketing Officer in the Office of University Marketing & Communications and others to build and execute communication plans.
• Interact with and welcome faculty, staff, visitors, students, prospective students, and families to the School of Health Professions facility.
• Develop reports on inquiry generation, conversion rates and yield, and on updating of marketing materials needed for lead generation.
• Act as a liaison with Undergraduate and Division of Continuing Studies admissions teams.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Program Director, Associate Program Director, or the Dean.
• Some weekend, early morning, and evening hours will be required.
  
  

Performance Expectations

• Effective communication skills including giving and receiving constructive feedback, active listening, verbal, non-verbal, and written professional expression.
• Time management, organizational skills, reliability, and effectiveness including timely completion of key deliverables.
• Address highly sensitive and confidential topics with discretion and professionalism.
• Strong teamwork including conflict resolution, collaboration, and interpersonal skills which include tolerance, tact, empathy, and diplomacy.
• Honesty, integrity, and commitment to maintaining high professional standards.
• Adaptability including the ability to exhibit self-management, optimism, calmness, flexibility, collaboration, and self-motivation.
  
  

Job Requirements: Education, Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; OR, any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education.
• Experience working in higher education.
• CASPA application portal experience. (preferred)
• Experience working with Slate CRM integrations. (preferred)
• Knowledge of Physician Assistant Education. (preferred)
• Knowledge of the graduate admissions process. (preferred)
  
  

Salary Range

$67,000 -$70,000/year

Employee Benefits

(compensation depending on experience, education, and qualifications)

This is a full-time position with full benefits and annual, holiday, and sick leave. The university offers a generous benefits package, including tuition remission for graduate and undergraduate classes at Mount St. Mary’s University, a retirement program with a match as ,well as a generous paid time off schedule. For a complete list of employee benefits please visit: https://inside.msmary.edu/more/human-resources/index.html

Full Time/Part Time

Full time