Principal Faculty, OSCE Coordinator

The Sullivan University System•Louisville, KY

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Sullivan University is seeking a full-time Principal Faculty, OSCE Coordinator for its Master of Science in Physician Assistant (PA) Program. This 1.0 FTE position involves teaching and leading the coordination of Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) for both years of the PA program. The role also includes teaching in an area of expertise, advising PA students, contributing to the department, college, profession, and community, and engaging in scholarly activity. This is a non-tenure track position and academic rank may be Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor based on qualifications.

Requirements

A minimum of a master’s degree from an accredited Physician Assistant program or a comparable terminal degree in medicine, or health professions education.
At least 2 years of relevant clinical experience outside of schooling, except for principal faculty with graduate level science degrees who teach in the basic sciences.
Must hold or have held NCCPA certification, if applicable.
Licensed or eligible to be licensed in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, if applicable.
Excellent communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Preferred teaching experience in higher education.

Responsibilities

Lead coordination of OSCEs in both the didactic and clinical phases of the program to include scheduling, preparing case materials, curriculum mapping, grading, providing student feedback, as well as coordinating and implementing OSCE remediation.
Provide student instruction in a PA curriculum in didactic and/or clinical phases of the program with assessment of learning and evaluation of student performance, where relevant.
Collaborate with PA program leaders in the design, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of the PA program curriculum in alignment with the ARC-PA Standards.
Service to the Department of PA Studies and College through committee work and leadership of course coordination, and service to the profession.
Actively conduct and contribute to scholarly pursuits.
Provide support in developing, reviewing, revising, and attaining the College and Program’s Mission and goals as outlined in the University, College, and Program’s Strategic Plans.
Provide support in developing, reviewing, and revising PA program competencies.
Serves as a student advisor and provides academic counseling for students, while assuring remedial instruction availability in conjunction with the academic support faculty, where applicable.
Participates in the accreditation process.
Participates in evaluation of the program.
Participates in student selection, admission, and orientation to the PA program.
Participates in campus and department events to include graduation, orientation, and so forth.
Will be allotted release time of one clinical day per week, noted as service to the profession.
Release time for clinical practice if approved by program director.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

90% Tuition Discount through the master’s degree level for the employee and 40% dependent discount after your first quarter from date of hire (dependent discount increases to 90% after 3 years).
Generous Benefits Package with Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Long-Term Care, Short Term Care, Auto, and Home Insurance.
401K
Competitive Salary
11 Paid Holidays
Paid Vacation and Sick Time
Paid Volunteer Time
Employee Referral Bonus
Employee Discounts at Local Restaurants and Venues
Comprehensive Wellness Program