• Job Description

  Req#: REQ-0015715

  Job Details

  This is a didactic Faculty position on the East Falls, Philadelphia Campus and will be a 12 month contract.

  Job Description

  PRIMARY FUNCTION: Participate in Physician Assistant Program-related activities

  ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  A principal Faculty member in the Physician Assistant Program actively: develops, reviews and revises as necessary the mission statement for the program, selects applicants for admission to the Physician Assistant program,

  Selects applicants for admission to the Physician Assistant program,

  Provides student instruction,

  Evaluates student performance,

  Provides academic counseling of students and assures the availability of remedial instruction,

  Designs, implements, coordinates, and evaluates curriculum and evaluates the program.

  Interacts with students, co-workers, visitors, and other individuals consistent with the values of Thomas Jefferson University.

  OTHER FUNCTIONS AND COMPETENCIES:

  • Participate in College and University level service, as appropriate.

  • Clinical practice while employed in this position is optional

  • Research/Scholarship is highly encouraged.

  • Attendance at all university academic events, such as Convocation and Commencement, as well as departmental and program faculty meetings

  Qualifications:

  3 years professional experience

  Master’s/Doctoral degree in Physician Assistant Studies/Advanced Practice Nursing/Pharmacology/Medicine

  CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION:

  NCCPA certification required for PAs

  Current state licensure or license eligible as a Physician Assistant/Physician/Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Registered Nurse/Pharmacist in PA or NJ.

  EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

  Clinical experience in primary care, surgery, orthopedics, internal/primary care medicine or emergency medicine.

  Candidate should have teaching experience at the college/university level

  Candidate must have sound organizational skills, be a strong communicator, a team player, and have some proficiency with computers and education-related technology

  Aptitude to engage in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment.

  Work environment is academic office and laboratory along with instructional classrooms and laboratories

  Assignments may involve business travel to clinical sites

  Periodic business travel between New Jersey campus and Philadelphia campus may be required.

  Instructions for Application/CV Submission: Apply on line: https://hr.jefferson.edu/careers.html REQ-0015715

  For questions regarding applying you may send an email to: FacultyRecruitment@jefferson.edu

  Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

  Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

  Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

  Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

  OUR MISSION: We improve lives.

  OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value

  OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

  As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.

  Work Shift

  Workday Day (United States of America)

  Worker Sub Type

  Regular

  Primary Location Address

  3243 School House Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

  Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University , home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health , nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

  Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

  Benefits

  At Jefferson, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support the health and well-being of our colleagues and their families. It includes a wide range of benefits including competitive pay, health and retirement benefits, life and disability insurance, paid time off, educational benefits, financial and mental health resources and much more. Our diverse benefits offerings ensure you have the coverage and access to services you need to thrive both personally and professionally.

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