Principal Faculty / Director of Clinical Education

Wingate Companies•Wingate Campus, NC

36d•Hybrid

About The Position

Wingate University is seeking a full-time Principal Faculty / Director of Clinical Education for its Department of Physician Assistant Studies. This teaching-focused institution is committed to fostering an inclusive environment and developing educated, ethical, and productive global citizens. The role involves teaching, evaluation, advising, service, and scholarship, with additional responsibilities for the Director of Clinical Education including the development and maintenance of clinical affiliates and student assessment.

Requirements

Master’s prepared Physician Assistant from a regionally accredited institution.
Current NCCPA certification.
Current unrestricted North Carolina PA licensure or eligible to obtain within six months.
Minimum of three years of clinical practice experience required.
Strong interpersonal abilities with excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate with students, staff, faculty, preceptors, clinical site staff, and organizational administrators.
Honesty, integrity, and commitment to maintaining high professional standards.
Willingness and ability to travel occasionally to distant campus (Hendersonville, 150 miles) and local clinical sites, with travel reimbursement.

Nice To Haves

Previous teaching experience in a formal physician assistant program or other graduate medical education program is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide academic instruction, counseling, and advising to students in the didactic and clinical phases of the program.
Evaluate student performance in didactic courses, clinical courses, and simulations through written and practical examination.
Assist the program in curricular improvement.
Participate in peer evaluation, faculty/staff meetings, conference attendance, and other professional development activities.
Identify and discuss any students considered “at-risk” with the Associate Program Director and Program Director.
Participate in tutorial and remediation processes.
Participate in the student admission and applicant interview process.
Actively assist in the maintenance of ARC-PA accreditation and program improvement.
Active involvement in carrying out the mission and vision of the program and university.
Participate in local, state, and national professional organizations.
Engage in scholarly activity and service to the program, University, and the profession.
Participate in faculty development and research within the mission of the program and the university.
Oversee all aspects of the clinical phase of the PA program.
Develop, maintain, and assess clinical sites with the assistance of the distant campus Clinical Coordinator.
Organize student clinical placement into Supervised Clinical Practical Experiences (SCPE) on the Wingate campus and provide oversight of placement on the distant campus.
Serve as Co-Course Director for clinical courses.
Lead/Assist with EOR activities (exams, workshops, clinical skills assessment, elective case presentations, etc.).
Lead grading of SCPE-specific documentation and review of EOR documents such as RGE (rotation goals and expectation forms).
Serve as lead manager of SCPE software (Exxat) to enter new clinical sites, preceptors, preceptor-specific documents, and affiliation agreements.
Perform site/student visits.
Lead the creation and revision of clinical year handbooks (preceptor/student), rubrics, and clinical syllabi.
Lead the distribution/collection of evaluations and clinical year data analysis.
Support the Program Director in the ARC-PA accreditation process.