Academic Clinical Faculty, Primary Care - 0.5 FTE

Responsibilities

• Serves as an educator ensuring the quality, integrity, and defined standards within faculty’s discipline
• Develop and deliver content in collaboration with Program Directors and Department Chairs ensuring essential elements adhere to and exceed, as defined by the relevant governing body accreditation, requirements and the University’s mission
• Maintains content expertise within discipline and contributing to the curricular model and delivery modalities of that coursework for which the unit is responsible and recommends changes when appropriate
• Ensures teaching is current, appropriate, and inter-related, and where applicable, support and build upon previous learning experience content
• Works effectively as a team member to enhance and improve curricula, including potential opportunities for collaborative efforts within the department or with outside individuals, programs, or departments; maintaining a climate hospitable to creativity and innovation
• Develops and maintains a working knowledge of various teaching and assessment approaches
• Performs Clinical Duties as assigned
• Provides medical services to include all duties and responsibilities reasonable and customary in the execution of clinical practice (documentation, billing, utilization, and peer review, fulfilling compliance requirements)
• Maintains professional knowledge (attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, maintaining active membership within applicable professional societies, and participating in professional organizations)
• Performs within the scope of practice and under licensure by the relevant Nevada state regulatory board; provide patient care within the standards of the profession, rigorously contributing to the defense of any claims made against the faculty member in the course of representing the University in any official capacity
• Serves as an effective leader/mentor for students in the clinical environment (maintaining close communication, assures students are met with regularly, completing assessments, facilitating discussions, etc.)
• Provides engagement and supervision in leading University to prepare students from every field to be lifelong active citizens through service learning opportunities (developing students’ knowledge, skills, experience)
• Helps ensure students reach optimal performance (monitoring performance, assessing needs, working to identify at-risk students, advising students on options, contributing to remedial assistance, and referring students as appropriate)
• Accomplish research
• Collaborates and/or mentors with faculty, staff and students (internal and external) to develop and implement research topics (including formulating concepts, brainstorming approaches, organizing ideas, collecting, analyzing and synthesizing data) in support of preparation of manuscripts for publication and submission for intramural and extramural educational grants leading to the execution of scholarly research
• Facilitates and/or contributes toward interdepartmental research collaborations
• Actively engages in the advancement of the University
• Serves on various committees and teams within the University as assigned (attending meetings, contributing to discussions, sharing/exchanging information, and leading constituents toward goal attainment) to include advising and mentoring (Students, clubs, campus organizations)
• Contributes to University’s compliance with and in the development of required documentation as related to accreditation of all programs to which departmental content is contributed
• (faculty adequacy model, gathering data, self-assessment, peer review, providing input/feedback, etc.) aiding in the attainment of academic compliance
• Is knowledgeable of and remains in compliance with all institutional policies and procedures as outlined in the Faculty Handbook for Touro University Nevada
• Contributes to team effort by performing other duties as needed/assigned

Qualifications

• DO or MD degree required
• Current Nevada license and board certification in a primary care specialty (Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Emergency Medicine)
• US citizenship or permanent residency is required
• Experience in teaching osteopathic, medical, allied health and/or graduate students
• Evidence of productivity in research or other scholarly activities
• Candidates should have substantial teaching experience in a US medical school, however, preference will be given to those with experience specifically in an osteopathic program
• Solid knowledge of the biological sciences, mathematics, chemistry, and many other aspects of medicine
• Excellent interpersonal skills (professionalism, diplomacy, judgment, discretion, oral/written communication, etc.)
• Ability to effectively interact and collaborate with a variety of constituents
• Excellent organizational skills, time management skills, and attention to detail
• Highly self-motivated, self-disciplined, and able to work independently, while balancing multiple projects and meeting deadlines
• Possess and demonstrate the ability to effectively manage clinical patients in an efficient manner following evidence-based practices and recommendations
• Knowledge and capability in utilizing an electronic medical records program is essential as well as the consistent completion of one’s medical charts in a timely manner
• Possess a strong desire and the skills to teach students, residents and fellows while managing patients
• Be an example and role model of excellence in patient management, communication, and compassion
• Knowledge and expertise in research design and methodology
• Familiarity and proficiency in applying biostatistical methods, utilizing major statistical analysis software to analyze data and biostatistical models to assess and predict clinical outcomes
• High level of proficiency in working with all Microsoft applications is essential
• Must have demonstrated expertise in various research endeavors