Faculty - Physician Assistant Program

Recent Jobs; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Wales University seeks a qualified faculty member to lead and deliver the PA program curriculum in alignment with accreditation standards and the university mission.

The role requires coordinating coursework, advising students, and maintaining program documentation while collaborating with faculty and administration to ensure high-quality medical education.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in physician assistant studies, medical science or pharmaceutical degree from an accredited program.
• Clinical experience working as a physician assistant, physician or pharmacist.
• Current NCCPA Certification, board certification (MD or DO) or pharmacist certification.
• Valid physician assistant, physician or pharmacist license for the State of Rhode Island or eligibility to obtain such licensure.
• Valid U.S. driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and delivers curriculum using diverse teaching methods and materials.
• Measures student understanding of course content in an objective way.
• Maintains records of attendance and academic achievement per policies and accreditation.
• Distributes syllabi with objectives, texts, attendance policy and required materials.
• Maintains regular office hours for student consultation as per faculty guidelines.
• Directs students to university resources for information and guidance.
• Advises students and provides remedial instruction when needed.
• Participates in faculty and department meetings and training programs.
• Represents the department at orientation, admissions events and conferences.
• Supports extracurricular activities and participates as an advisor.

Skills

Clinical experience PA/Physician/Pharm

Current licensure/board certs

Education

Master's degree in PA/Medical/Pharmaceutical fields

Tools

Rhode Island license or eligibility

U.S. driver’s license

Job description

Summary

Collaborates with the program director, faculty and staff to ensure that the educational environment demonstrates qualities needed to provide medical education in accordance with the physician assistant program's mission, goals and accreditation standards for physician assistant education.

Essential Job Functions

• Prepares and delivers relevant and current curriculum using a variety of teaching methods and standardized tools that accurately reflect effectiveness of course content including instructional objectives, expected competencies, entrustable professional activities (EPA), content outlines, lecture notes, instructional methods/activities, handouts, and evaluation tools that are distributed to teaching faculty and/or students
• Measures student understanding of course content in an objective fashion
• Maintains accurate records of student attendance, academic achievement, and performance in accordance with university policies, procedures and accreditation requirements
• Distributes to each student, in each course, a university approved syllabus that includes course objectives, texts, attendance policy and materials required for course and evaluation criteria
• Posts and maintains regular office hours for student consultation per guidelines set forth in the faculty manual
• Refers students to appropriate university resources for information, financial assistance, career development, or other guidance
• Monitors and communicates consistently with any student in danger of failure or in need of individual counseling
• Assists with updating program handbooks and other programmatic manuals
• Participates in student advising and remedial instruction
• Attends scheduled faculty meetings, department meetings, faculty orientation, training programs, and committee meetings of which they are members
• Serves as a committee member as assigned by the dean, department chair, program director, or elected by the faculty members at large
• Participates in student orientation, admissions events, open houses, Family Weekend, competitions, professional conferences, and other events as directed by the department chair or director
• Supports extracurricular activities which advance the PA Program and/or PA profession by attendance and/or service as an advisor
• Selects applicants for admission to the program
• Designs, implements, coordinates, and evaluates curriculum in accordance with accreditation and university requirements
• Performs in accordance with university and program policies and procedures including maintaining familiarity with Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant Inc. (ARC-PA) standards
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Master's degreein physician assistant studies, medical science or pharmaceutical degree from an accredited program
• Clinical experience working as a physician assistant, physician or pharmacist
• Current NCCPA Certification, board certification (MD or DO) or pharmacist certification
• Valid physician assistant, physician or pharmacist license for the State of Rhode Island or eligibility to obtain such licensure
• Valid U.S. driver's license

Please Note:

Qualified candidates must live or relocate to live within a daily commuting distance of the Providence Campus location upon hire.

Johnson & Wales University is an equal opportunity employer. The university does not illegally discriminate on the basis of any protected class. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnic and national origin, familial status, gender or gender identity, genetic information, military service, national origin, pregnancy and related conditions, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class.

Advertised: 13 Aug 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
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