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Job Summary
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This faculty position is a full-time, tenure track in-person role within the Physician Assistant program and helps to oversee the didactic education component. Areas of focus will include teaching in areas of expertise including individual, lab, and team-teaching of courses. This individual will work closely with the Program Director and the Director of Didactic Education (DDE) and will collaborate closely with all faculty, staff, and affiliated healthcare institutions.
Responsibilities
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- Collaborate with the Program Director in the delivery of the Master of Science inPhysician Assistant (MSPA) program.
- Participate in teaching in areas of expertise including individual, lab, and team-teaching of courses.
- Evaluate student progress and achievement of essential practice skills, including didactic and clinical competencies.
- Provide remedial instruction to students.
- Collaborate in ongoing development of the program including program mission, goals, and curriculum design, implementation, coordination, and evaluation.
- Serve as an advisor to PA students as assigned by the program director.
- Contribute to the development of admission processes for students, including recruitment, screening, and selection of applicants.
- Participate in the program’s self-assessment process for accreditation.
- Assist with recruitment of clinical rotation sites for PA students (when needed).
- Participate in scholarly activities (tenure track) or clinical practice (clinical track).
- Serve on program, college, and university committees.
- Represent the PA program at university and other organizational functions.
- Engage in community activities and associations which promote the PA profession.
- Mentor PA students in the integration of faith and medicine as they develop into practitioners.
Skills
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- This faculty member should be passionate about nurturing an educational climate where life-transformation occurs.
- The individual must exhibit exemplary communication, organizational, and teamwork skills.
- The individual must demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to increasing our diversity as a community.
- The candidate must be committed to Bethel’s Affirmation of Faith, Covenant for Life Together, and core values.
Experience
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The candidate must be a board-certified Physician Assistant (Master’s degree or higher), or an allopathic or osteopathic physician, preferably with 3+ years of clinical experience. The ideal candidate will have experience in teaching, preferably in higher education, or having served as a clinical preceptor for healthcare students (PA, NP or medical student).
Additional Information
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The position is available immediately. Salary and rank are commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
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Bethel seeks to recruit, retain, develop, and support a diverse workforce who contributes to our educational and Christ-centered mission. Bethel encourages candidates to apply who can assist the University to develop a faculty that reflects the diversity of people in God’s kingdom through a variety of ethnicities, cultures, and lived experiences.
Learn more about our commitment to diversity in hiring .
Bethel University is a leader in Christ-centered higher education with approximately 4,700 students from 50 states and 32 countries enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, seminary, and adult education programs. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Bethel offers bachelor’s and advanced degrees in nearly 100 fields. Educationally excellent classroom-based and online programs equip graduates to make exceptional contributions in life-long service to God and the world.
Bethel employs qualified individuals regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, familial status, and status with regard to public assistance. Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
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