Chair​/Program Director, Department of Physician Assistant Studies

Job Description

Location:

Chicago, Illinois

Business Unit:
Rush Medical Center

Hospital:
Rush University Medical Center

Department:
Physician Assistant-CHS

Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0.9 and 1.0)

Shift: Shift 1

Work Schedule: 8 Hr (8:00:00 AM - 4:30:00 PM)

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Pay Range: $65.00 - $110.00 per hour

Rush salaries are determined by many factors including, but not limited to, education, job-related experience and skills, as well as internal equity and industry specific market data. The pay range for each role reflects Rush’s anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. Offers may vary depending on the circumstances of each case. This role has a corresponding incentive plan based on multiple factors.

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The Chair/Program Director oversees the administrative operations of the Physician Assistant (PA) program in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies within the College of Health Sciences. The chair/program director provides leadership for academic, clinical, and research activities within the PA program, ensuring excellence in teaching, curriculum development, clinical education, and student success. The chair/program director represents the PA program within Rush University, across the medical center, and in national and international professional communities to advance the program’s mission.

This role supports the Rush mission, vision, values, and practitioner-teacher model by fostering innovation in PA education, facilitating faculty and staff development, and maintaining program accreditation and compliance standards.

• 1) Supports the mission, vision, goals and strategic objectives of the college, university and medical center.
• 2) Provides leadership for the development and implementation of the vision, mission and strategic plan of the department’s educational programs and patient care services.
• 3) Ensures the quality of the educational program(s) offered within the department as demonstrated by program outcomes and rankings (where available).
• 4) Ensures the quality of clinical and support activities provided by the department, as applicable.
• 5) Develops and maintains an effective research program within the department.
• 6) Maintains financial integrity of the department.
• 7) Supports professional, community and continuing education service activities within the department.
• 8) Provides faculty and staff development and a positive and productive work environment.
• 9) Promotes diversity within the department, college, university and medical center.

• 1) Reports to the Dean, College of Health Sciences for all academic department activities.
• 2) Establishes goals and objectives for all department functions.
• 3) Responsible for the organization of the department and for the execution of the Medical Center, University, and College policies insofar as they affect the department.
• 4) Accountable for the professional activities of each department member as such activities relate to the department.
• 5) Fosters intradepartmental communication through regular faculty meetings and frequent consultation with the faculty of the department.
• 6) Fosters extra-departmental communication throughout Rush on issues involving the department.
• 7) Assures compliance with institutional, state, federal, and professional agency regulations and accrediting agency standards.
• 8) Ensures compliance with the Rules of Governance of Rush University and the Policies and Procedures of the College of Health Sciences by all members of the department faculty.
• 9) Participates in and develops community service in the department.
• 10) Promotes philanthropic development.
• 11) Responsible for all programmatic data (i.e. accreditation data, student records, internal reporting).
• 12) Responsible for establishing a culture of collegiality and collaboration within the department and across the…