Faculty - Physician Assistant Program

Job no: 11229

Work type: Full Time

Location: Providence, Rhode Island

Categories: Faculty, Academics, Calendar Year (12-Month), Campus Based

Summary

Collaborates with the program director, faculty and staff to ensure that the educational environment demonstrates qualities needed to provide medical education in accordance with the physician assistant program's mission, goals and accreditation standards for physician assistant education.

Essential Job Functions

Prepares and delivers relevant and current curriculum using a variety of teaching methods and standardized tools that accurately reflect effectiveness of course content including instructional objectives, expected competencies, entrustable professional activities (EPA), content outlines, lecture notes, instructional methods/activities, handouts, and evaluation tools that are distributed to teaching faculty and/or students

Measures student understanding of course content in an objective fashion

Maintains accurate records of student attendance, academic achievement, and performance in accordance with university policies, procedures and accreditation requirements

Distributes to each student, in each course, a university approved syllabus that includes course objectives, texts, attendance policy and materials required for course and evaluation criteria

Posts and maintains regular office hours for student consultation per guidelines set forth in the faculty manual

Refers students to appropriate university resources for information, financial assistance, career development, or other guidance

Monitors and communicates consistently with any student in danger of failure or in need of individual counseling

Assists with updating program handbooks and other programmatic manuals

Participates in student advising and remedial instruction

Attends scheduled faculty meetings, department meetings, faculty orientation, training programs, and committee meetings of which they are members

Serves as a committee member as assigned by the dean, department chair, program director, or elected by the faculty members at large

Participates in student orientation, admissions events, open houses, Family Weekend, competitions, professional conferences, and other events as directed by the department chair or director

Supports extracurricular activities which advance the PA Program and/or PA profession by attendance and/or service as an advisor

Selects applicants for admission to the program

Designs, implements, coordinates, and evaluates curriculum in accordance with accreditation and university requirements

Performs in accordance with university and program policies and procedures including maintaining familiarity with Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant Inc. (ARC-PA) standards

Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Master's degree in physician assistant studies, medical science or pharmaceutical degree from an accredited program

Clinical experience working as a physician assistant, physician or pharmacist

Current NCCPA Certification, board certification (MD or DO) or pharmacist certification

Valid physician assistant, physician or pharmacist license for the State of Rhode Island or eligibility to obtain such licensure

Valid U.S. driver's license

Please Note:
Qualified candidates must live or relocate to live within a daily commuting distance of the Providence Campus location upon hire.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until job posting is closed.

Johnson & Wales University is an equal opportunity employer. The university does not illegally discriminate on the basis of any protected class. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnic and national origin, familial status, gender or gender identity, genetic information, military service, national origin, pregnancy and related conditions, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class.

Advertised: 13 Aug 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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