Description
Position Summary:
The School of Health Sciences and Human Performance (HSHP) at Ithaca College, in partnership with the national search firm Scott Healy & Associates, invites applications and nominations for the position of Assistant Director of Clinical Education and Clinical Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies. Ithaca College seeks strong clinicians, collaborators, and interprofessional education advocates committed to advancing PA education to join the faculty team for its Physician Assistant Studies graduate program. This is a full-time 12-month, multi-year renewable notice (non-tenure) position in person in Ithaca, NY.
This position reports to the Program Director, but will support the Director of Clinical Education in all aspects of clinical education in the PA program such as:
Building relationships to identify, establish, and maintain sufficient clinical rotation sites per ARC-PA standards.
Developing, maintaining, and reviewing clinical sites and respective affiliation agreements.
Establishing and maintaining relationships with clinical preceptors.
Providing clinical preceptor orientation on instruction and assessment of the physician assistant learner.
Conducting clinical site visits to evaluate the site, learners, and preceptors.
Developing and implementing the clinical rotation scheduling process for the program, and managing the assignments, assessments, and remediation of learners.
Planning and implementing assessment and activities during the end of rotation days.
Ensuring that clinical faculty and preceptors are oriented in learner assessment of learning outcomes and tracking achievement of clinical competencies to ensure learner clinical progress.
Conducting data collection and analysis for the clinical phase of the program.
The successful candidate will also teach in our didactic curriculum, and we welcome expertise in a wide variety of clinical and scholarship areas, experience with clinical simulation, and/or interprofessional approaches to practice and education are encouraged to apply. We welcome clinicians new to academia and provide support to develop teaching skills through our Center for Faculty Excellence. All Ithaca College faculty are required to advise students as a component of teaching duties. The selected candidate will be provided with reassigned time from teaching to pursue a scholarly research agenda or clinical practice activities. The successful candidate would also be expected to participate in service to the program, school, and college. All principal faculty in the PA program are expected to actively participate in ongoing evaluation of the mission statement, program goals and competencies, and curriculum design.
Ithaca College and the School of HSHP are strongly committed to offering robust curricular experiences and fostering an inclusive environment for its campus community. To that end, candidates with related experience are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths and expertise. Ithaca College continually strives to build an inclusive and welcoming community of individuals. We seek candidates with talents and skills from a multitude of backgrounds who are committed to civility, mutual respect, social justice, and the free and open exchange of ideas.
Requirements
Required Qualifications:
Master’s degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program.
Current NCCPA certification with licensure in the State of New York within 6 months of hire.
Minimum of 2 years of full-time clinical experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous clinical precepting or teaching experience for an accredited physician assistant program or medical school is strongly preferred.
Clinicians new to teaching are encouraged to apply and will have the opportunity to work in a highly collaborative environment with active and supportive mentoring and faculty development training.
Strong commitment to professional development as an inclusive educator.
Experience working with students of diverse backgrounds.
