Instructor, Assistant or Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies (DOE), Non-Tenure Track

POSITION : Instructor, Assistant or Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies (DOE), Non-Tenure Track (Exempt)

C OLLEGE / DEPARTMENT : Physician Assistant Studies

S UPERVISOR TITLE : Program Director / Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies

FLSA STATUS : Exempt

E XEMPTION : Teacher Exemption

L OCATION : HSU Campus, Abilene, Texas

TARGET HIRE DATE : As Soon As Possible (Summer / Fall 2024)

HSU CHRISTIAN STANDARD REQUIREMENT FOR

EMPLOYMENT Candidate must profess a Christian Faith, maintain membership in a local congregation, and respect the values and distinctives central to the historically Baptist values of HSU as reflected in the University's Statement of Faith.

CONTACT INFORMATION : Human Resources 325-670-1259 or

SUMMARY / SCOPE :

A Principal Faculty Member in the Physician AssistantProgram is primarily responsible for course instruction and / or coursecoordination in the didactic and clinical phases of the program.

A PrincipalFaculty member will be effective in the areas of course design, coursedelivery, and evaluation. The Principal Faculty Instructor is instrumental inassisting the program and its students with meeting the program's StudentLearning Outcomes and actively participate in student remediation.

ThePrincipal Faculty Instructor is guided by the Program Director in assisting theprogram with curriculum assessment and meeting the ARC-PA Standards ofAccreditation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Teachessubjects within prescribed curriculum.

Prepares and delivers lectures tostudents.

Compiles bibliographies of specializedmaterials for outside reading assignments.

Stimulates class discussions.

Compiles, administers, and gradesexaminations, or assigns this work to others.

Directs research of other teachers orgraduate students working for advanced academic degrees.

Conducts research in particular field ofknowledge and publishes findings in professional journals.

Performs related duties such as advisingstudents on academic and vocational curricula and acting as adviser to studentorganizations.

Serves on faculty committees

Supervisionof Physician Assistant students on clinical rotations.

Additionalresponsibilities include, but are not limited to, mentoring, studentadvisement, recruiting, service to the university and community, andparticipating in departmental program assessment.

Professorsare required to maintain regularly scheduled office hours for studentaccessibility.

JOBREQUIREMENTS AND ABILITIES :

Excellentcommunication skills, both verbal and written.

Stronginterpersonal skills with student and staff populations.

Superiororganization, prioritization and self-motivation skills.

Abilityto listen, understand and respond positively to requests.

Abilityto adapt to changing assignments and multiple priorities.

Abilityto manage multiple tasks and successfully meet deadlines.

The above requirementswill be validated through the written competencies provided by the applicant inaddition to the interview process and reference checks regarding pastemployment experience, etc.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES :

There are no supervisor responsibilities, except for student workers.

COMPETENCIES : As a part of a Teaching Philosophy, address each competency listed below describing your background and qualifications in each area.

Interview decisions are partially based on this information.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies.

JobKnowledge - Competent in required job skillsand knowledge; exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; keeps abreast ofcurrent developments;

requires minimal supervision; displays understanding ofhow job relates to others; uses resources effectively.

• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities;exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views; gives and welcomesfeedback;
• contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of teamabove own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals andobjectives;

supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.

QualityManagement - Looks for ways to improve andpromote quality; demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.

Ethics - Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires thetrust of others; works with integrity and principles;

upholds organizationalvalues.

Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competingdemands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation;

able to dealwith frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

QUALIFICATIONS : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES (Language, Mathematical, Reasoning and Computer Skills) :

LANGUAGE SKILLS : Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complexdocuments. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries orcomplaints.

Ability to write speechesand articles using original or innovative techniques or style. Ability to make effective and persuasivespeeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to topmanagement, public groups, and / or boards of directors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS : Ability to work with mathematical concepts suchas probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solidgeometry and trigonometry.

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions,percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY : Abilityto apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range ofintellectual and practical problems.

Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism(formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.,) in its mostdifficult phases.

Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concretevariables.

COMPUTER SKILLS : Toperform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of WordProcessing software; Spreadsheet software;

Project Management software; Payrollsystems and Internet software.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE :

Master’sDegree Required, Doctorate degree preferred.

AdditionalPreferred skills :

Priorteaching in a Physician Assistant Program

Recentclinical practice experience caring for patients.

Activemembership in related professional organizations.

Evidenceof teaching excellence and interpersonal communication skills.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS :

Theincumbent will possess the following required qualifications :

Graduateof an accredited Physician Assistant Program or Medical School

Currentlicensure in the State of Texas (or ability to obtain license)

NCCPAcertified / emeritus status or Board-Certified Physician

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

The physical demands described here are representativeof those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essentialfunctions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enableindividuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Whileperforming the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to usehands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.

The employee is frequentlyrequired to stand, walk, sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee isoccasionally required to climb or balance;

stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl andtaste or smell.

Theemployee must regularly lift and / or move up to 10 pounds, frequently liftand / or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 50pounds.

The job issedentary in nature. Must be able to sit for long periods of time whileperforming office and computer operations.

Must be able to stand and walkduring teaching and clinical site visits.

Must be able tomake frequent trips across campus to various buildings and offices.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

The work environmentcharacteristics described here are representative of those an employeeencounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to performthe essential functions.

Whileperforming the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wetand / or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts;

fumes or airborne particles;toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold and risk of electrical shock.

Thenoise level in the work environment is usually moderate.