What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician Assistant Adjunct Faculty position at SOUTH COLLEGE?
Description
South College invites capable, energetic, outgoing, applicants who are focused on transforming the lives of our customers/students! At South College, you will help implement our strategy of “Where Dreams Find Direction!” We are one of the nation’s fastest growing institutions of higher learning with over 13,000 students covering 9 campuses and Online learning sites, offering a myriad of undergraduate and graduate healthcare programs for our students.
In order to fully meet our Mission to our students, we require a diverse combination of perspectives, backgrounds, life experiences, and ideas from our faculty and staff and will provide them with an equitable and inclusive work environment -where respect and open interchange of ideas are at the heart of that culture.
The South College Asheville- School of Physician Assistant (PA) Studies educational program is seeking an industrious and highly experienced Physician Assistant to collaborate with our team of Physician Assistant Educators as an Adjunct Professor. A well-qualified, right-fit candidate will join the existing team of full-time faculty and in fulfilling the program’s commitment to lead our students to become competent, compassionate, and comprehensive Physician Assistants. The new Adjunct Faculty member will participate in the educational and administrative aspects of the program, including didactic instruction, student assessment activities, and course assessment activities. The South College Asheville PA Program provides faculty with consistent, dependable administrative support and opportunities for professional growth.
Responsibilities will include:
1. Administer instruction and student assessments related to assigned course(s).
2. Curriculum development, delivery, and assessment (for assigned courses).
3. Active mentoring of PA students throughout assigned courses.
6. Acting as a course director or and/or co-instructor as is appropriate (for assigned courses), in
support of didactic and/or clinical instruction of PA students
Requirements
Minimum qualifications include:
1. If a PA or Physician, graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant Program or Medical
School: non-clinicians do not have a licensing requirement.
2. Non-clinicians must demonstrate validity to provide graduate medical education instruction by
providing an official transcript showing (Master or Doctorate) degree completion and verifiable
evidence of past teaching experience.
3. Educational Requirement: Minimum of a Masters in a Biological or Medical Sciences Discipline.
Doctorate in a Biological or Medical Sciences Discipline Preferred
3. Current and valid NCCPA Certification for Physician Assistants; North Carolina licensure, or eligibility for licensure, preferred for PAs.
4. Tennessee licensure, or eligibility for licensure, required for Physicians.
5. Minimum of two years of clinical practice experience as a PA or Physician, if a clinician.
6. Teaching experience in a graduate medical education program is highly desired.
