Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Clinician Educator Faculty Full Time / Part Time - Health Sciences Assistant/Associate Clinical Professors
Position overview
Application Window
Open date: January 6, 2023
Next review date: Saturday, Jun 10, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Jan 5, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis seeks innovative and highly motivated master’s-degree or doctorally prepared physician assistants and nurse practitioners to join the faculty as clinician educators. Clinician educators serve in a unique role providing both clinical care and clinical teaching activities, including didactic sessions and clinical skills lab, along with curriculum development, student assessments, and coordination of course activities related to the didactic and clinical phases of the program. This search is open to all specialties of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. While all NPs and PAs are welcome and encouraged to apply, the school is particularly interested in Women's Health, Mental Health, and Pediatrics.
Part-time and full-time, non-tenured positions at the Assistant and Associate rank in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor (HSCP) Series or full-time Clinical X Series are available at UC Davis Health, which is located on a modern, 140-acre campus in Sacramento, California. The Sacramento campus is home to the School of Nursing, School of Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center (including a level-I trauma center and burn unit, and a full range of outpatient services), a fully accredited Children’s Hospital, and an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Practice locations include UC Davis Health Medical Center, UC Davis department and primary care network clinics, Sacramento County clinics, local FQHCs and other clinical sites.
The budgeted salary range for this position is $140,000 to $148,000. Assistant or Associate salaries are commensurate with experience and qualifications. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan.
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES:
Clinician educators may spend 20-50 percent time in teaching. Responsibilities include working in collaboration with the program directors and program faculty to ensure quality program curriculum and instruction in the didactic phase of the program. Duties include course management, teaching, skills labs, student advisement, and student formative and summative evaluation. Responsibilities may also include participation in student remediation, test writing and analysis, program admissions, accreditation processes and program assessment to include serving on committees essential to the nurse practitioner and physician assistant programs and school’s functioning.
CLINICAL RESPONSIBLITIES:
Successful full-time candidates provide clinical services approximately 50 to 80 percent of the time. The clinical placements may be at UC Davis Health, in an external community setting, or in our new SON Nurse-Led Mobile Clinic that is starting in 2023. This role includes direct patient care and precepting graduate nurse practitioner and physician assistant students from the School of Nursing. The incumbent mentors students in the clinical setting. This includes overseeing procedures, providing feedback, and assisting with training, and evaluating student performance. Specific roles will vary depending on experience levels and the needs of the School of Nursing. These clinician educators will also be involved in scholarly activity and committee service commensurate with this position. Successful part-time candidates will do a prorated portion of the activities described above.
CRITERIA:
A candidate for appointment in the HSCP Series or Clinical X Series is evaluated by the following criteria, which is appropriately weighted according to the primary emphasis on clinical and clinically relevant teaching and patient care services and also according to the needs of the school and the individual’s responsibilities in the specific discipline. The four criteria are:
- Teaching
- Professional competence and activity
- Scholarly or creative activity
- University and public service
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION:
All candidates will also be evaluated on their contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Successful candidates will value the school's mission and core values, and will support the university's commitment to community service, equitable care for all, strategic planning, and the intellectual and professional development of all students.
Academic rank and salary are commensurate with credentials and experience. The university offers a comprehensive benefits package. The salary ranges are based on full-time employment and will be prorated for part-time employment.
Applicants should apply online at: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF05294.
If you have any questions about this recruitment, please email: hs-sonfacultyrecruitment@ucdavis.edu.
Qualifications
A master’s degree or doctoral degree (e.g. Ph.D.) is required. The candidate must meet the following qualifications, depending on profession:
- Graduate of a nationally accredited nurse practitioner program with active N.P. certification, or graduate of a nationally accredited physician assistant program with active P.A. certification.
- Licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of California as applicable.
- Possess D.E.A. certification or be eligible for certification as applicable.
- Possess B.L.S. (C.P.R.) certification.
- Eligible for allied health professional credentialing.
- Candidates must have worked a minimum of three years as a licensed P.A. or N.P. (five years preferred).
- Must be comfortable in a highly interactive teaching/learning environment that includes collaborative teaching, significant faculty/student interaction and strong clinical integration.
- Must demonstrate excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
Prior experience teaching in an NP and/or PA program is desirable and five years working as a licensed PA is preferred.
Application Requirements
Cover Letter
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Statement of Teaching Philosophy
One Complete Set of Teaching Evaluations (Optional)
Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion documented in the application file will be used to evaluate applicants. Visit https://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/faculty-equity-and-inclusion for guidelines about writing a statement and why one is requested.
- 3 required (contact information only)
Help contact: fjramosjr@ucdavis.edu
Campus Information
UC Davis is a smoke and tobacco-free campus (http://breathefree.ucdavis.edu/).
We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals’ with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct
Under Federal law, the University of California may employ only individuals who are legally able to work in the United States as established by providing documents as specified in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Certain UC Davis positions funded by federal contracts or sub-contracts require the selected candidate to pass an E-Verify check. More information is available at: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) is committed to inclusive excellence by advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in all that we do. UC Davis celebrates the multi-cultural diversity of its community by creating a welcoming and inclusive environment demonstrated through a variety of resources and programs available to academics, staff, and students. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values of UC Davis that are embedded within our Principles of Community and are tied with how to best serve our student population. Our excellence in research, teaching, and service can best be fully realized by members of our academic community who share our commitment to these values, which are included in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Vision, our strategic plan: “To Boldly Go,” our Principles of Community, the Office of Academic Affairs’ Mission Statement, and the UC Board of Regents Policy 4400: Policy on University of California Diversity Statement. UC Davis is making important progress towards our goal of achieving federal designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Asian American, Native American, and Pacific Islander-Serving Institution. The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion offers a plethora of resources on their website, and the Office of Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (HEDI) has outlined similar goals in their Anti-Racism and DEI Action Plan.” There are a plethora of links available on the About Us webpage where you can learn more about our Administration, Diversity and Inclusion, Rankings, Locations, Native American Land Acknowledgement, Sustainability, Visiting UC Davis, UC Davis Health, and Campus Safety.
The university is consistently ranked among the top institutions in the world for campus sustainability practices by the UI Green Metric World University Rankings. UC Davis is focused on achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and repeatedly shown its commitment to preserving a healthy and sustainable environment for generations to come.
As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs - With Updated Interim Amendments. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine Primary Series or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, Religious Objection, and/or Deferral based on pregnancy or recent COVID-19 diagnosis and/or treatment) no later than the applicable deadline. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of receiving the most recent CDC-recommended COVID-19 booster or properly decline such booster no later than the applicable deadline. New University of California employees should refer to Exhibit 2, Section II.C. of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Attachment for applicable deadlines. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of being Up-To-Date on seasonal influenza vaccination or properly decline such vaccination no later than the applicable deadline. Please refer to the Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Program Attachment.(Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.) Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

