Adjunct Faculty: Physician Assistant

Brenau University; Gainesville (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Brenau University seeks an adjunct faculty member to support its Physician Assistant and related programs. The role focuses on teaching and advising within the didactic and clinical curricula, working closely with the Chair/Program Director to deliver courses and assess student progress.

The ideal candidate will bring strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills, plus prior teaching experience. Additional duties include scholarly activity and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited PA program with a master's degree (doctorate preferred).
• Alternate qualification: MD/DO degree from a medical school.
• Alternative: PharmD from an accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Eligible for Georgia licensure or appropriate credentialing for teaching.

Responsibilities

• collaborate with Chair/Program Director to develop and deliver courses within the didactic and clinical curricula.
• Teach and advise students; participate in ongoing program assessment of courses/lectures.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Chair/PD or designee.
• Stay current in the academic discipline and participate in professional venues.
• Support faculty development and scholarship aligned with the university mission.
• Serve as instructor for didactic courses and EOR seminars; prepare syllabi and learning outcomes.
• Prepare lectures with applicable technology and assess student progress; report at-risk students.
• Contribute to text selection and varied teaching modalities as appropriate.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Analytical abilities

Team collaboration

Teaching experience

Education

PA Program master's degree (doctorate preferred)

MD or DO degree from medical school

PharmD degree from College of Pharmacy

Job description

HIRING PROCESS:

All submitted application materials are forwarded to the appropriate department for review. Hiring recommendations are made at the departmental level. Department representatives will contact candidates directly if an interview is scheduled or if further information is required. The information provided in each job listing below is the extent of what is available to interested candidates. No additional information is available. Brenau only accepts applications/resumes for advertised positions.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENINGS:

Brenau University will conduct criminal background checks on all persons being considered for initial employment. In some circumstances, an FBI fingerprint report may be necessary to satisfy the requirement. Once employed, employees must hold and continue to maintain a favorable criminal history background. Random background checks are performed. Credit checks may be performed on candidates/employees who are selected for a position that regularly engages in handling credit cards or other company monies. A Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) may be performed during the hiring process, or as part of a random check. MVR checks are required to meet insurance requirements for those employees operating a university vehicle or participating in any driving activity on behalf of Brenau University, (including operating a golf cart, rented vehicle or one's personal vehicle). Employees who travel must be at least 21 years of age, have a valid Georgia driver's license, and good driving record. All employees who operate university vehicles, who are employed in a sensitive position, or who travel regularly as part of their job responsibilities may be subject to post-hire drug screening and random drug-screening. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug screening.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY:

Brenau practices and believes in equal opportunity for all students, employees and job applicants. We do not discriminate on the bases of age, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, military service, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance. These protections extend to all conditions and privileges of employment, including, without limitation, to recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, transfers, promotions, discipline, and termination.

DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE:

Brenau University is a drug-free workplace as certified by the Georgia Workers Compensation Board. - View Policy

Minimum Qualifications :

• Graduate of an accredited PA Program with a master's degree (doctorate preferred) and 18 credit hours in area to be credentialed for teaching OR graduate of an accredited medical school with an MD or DO degree OR graduate of a College of Pharmacy with a PharmD degree.
• If a PA, eligible for Georgia Physician Assistant licensure, OR other licensure as appropriate to qualifications.
• If a PA, current NCCPA certification, OR other certification appropriate to qualifications.
• At least 3 years of prior clinical experience; other professional experience will be considered.
• Prior clinical precepting or teaching experience for an accredited physician assistant program or medical school is strongly preferred
• Ability to function well within a collegial, collaborative work environment, with excellent communication skills, organizational skills, and analytical abilities.

Responsibilities:

• ROLE OF THE ADJUNCT FACULTY: The adjunct faculty member works closely with the Chair and Program Director (Chair/PD), Assistant Program Director (APD), Director of Didactic Education (DDE) and Director of Clinical Education (DCE) to develop and deliver courses or parts of courses within the didactic and clinical curricula.
• Generally, the tasks of the adjunct faculty member are focused primarily on teaching and advising, as well as ongoing programmatic self-assessment relative to the course(s) / lecture(s) taught.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Chair/PD or their designee.
• Remain current within their academic discipline and participate in professional academic venues.
• Participate in faculty development and research within the mission of the University, as appropriate to the courses/lectures taught.
• Actively assist principal faculty in promoting scholarship among students.
• Serve as Instructor for didactic courses and EOR seminars, as assigned.
• Prepare syllabi, book lists, objectives and learning outcomes, as required.
• Prepare assigned lectures using applicable technology.
• Assume assigned role in test preparation and other methods of evaluating student performance, as appropriate.
• Participate in text selection or other teaching modalities, as appropriate.
• Assess student progress in assigned courses, prepare final grades for submission by the DDE or DCE, and notify the Directors of Didactic or Clinical Education, and Assistant Program Director (APD) and/or Chair/PD of any "at-risk"