Principal Faculty - Physician Assistant Program

Stephens College; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition waivers

Supplemental Retirement Annuity

Faculty/Staff Grants

Job summary

Stephens College in Columbia Township is seeking a dedicated faculty member for the PA program. This 12-month, full-time position involves teaching, advising, and assessing students while participating in program development and review. A Master's degree from an ARC accredited PA program is required, along with clinical experience and NCCPA certification.

The role offers an attractive benefits package, including health insurance, tuition waivers for dependents, and an Employee Assistance Program. This is not a remote position.

Qualifications

• Terminal degree – Master’s from an ARC accredited PA program.
• One year of clinical practice experience preferred.
• Teaching experience preferred.
• Current NCCPA certification.
• Eligible for licensure in the State of Missouri.

Responsibilities

• Serve as course director or co‑director as needed for program.
• Teach a minimum of 6 credit hours per semester.
• Advise students.
• Contribute to collecting and managing data to track learning outcomes for students.
• Proctor exams and provide remediation as necessary.

Skills

Clinical practice experience

Teaching experience

NCCPA certification

Education

Master’s from an ARC accredited PA program

Job description

The Stephens College PA program is based on a 12-month didactic phase and a 15-month clinical phase that culminate in the conferral of a Master of Physician Assistant Studies. Principal faculty for the Stephens PA program will assist with the development, content delivery and assessment of didactic curriculum. The successful candidate will teach, evaluate, and advise didactic and clinical phase students. All principal faculty participate in the continuous review, analysis, and evaluation of the program’s mission. Other duties include scholarship, academic advising, service and professional activities. All principal faculty receive 0.20 release time to pursue clinical practice and/or research. This is a 12-month, regular, full-time, non-tenure track faculty position. This is not a remote position.

Responsibilities

• Serve as course director or co‑director as needed for program.
• Teach a minimum of 6 credit hours per semester.
• Advise students.
• Contribute to collecting and managing data to track learning outcomes for students and performance outcomes for the program.
• Proctor exams and provide remediation as necessary.
• Member of the SPPC committee, Curriculum committee and Admissions Committee.
• Assist the program director with the continuous development, review, planning, outcomes evaluation, and general effectiveness of the PA program.
• Assist the program director with continuous program review and evaluation, curriculum revision, evaluation of course syllabi and lesson plans for the didactic curriculum.
• Participate college committees, and state and national organizations.
• Attend open houses, special events and graduation ceremonies.
• Coordinate, review and revise academic policies and procedures as needed.
• Participate in accreditation activities.

Requirements

• Terminal degree – Master’s from an ARC accredited PA program.
• One year of clinical practice experience preferred.
• Teaching experience preferred.
• Current NCCPA certification.
• Eligible for licensure in the State of Missouri.

Professional CV/resume, cover letter, and three references are required to be uploaded when applying for this position.

Stephens offers an attractive benefits package that includes health insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, Supplemental Retirement Annuity, Faculty/Staff Grants, tuition waivers and tuition paid undergraduate classes for dependents.

Stephens is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will recruit and employ qualified personnel without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran.