University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Job Class Code: 10031
FLSA:
Exempt
Posting Number: FRGV1525
Location: Rio Grande Valley
Division/Organization: Division of Health
Affairs
Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position:
Tenure Status: Non Tenure Track
FTE: 1.0
Scope
of Job:
The UTRGV SOM seeks to hire a highly qualified faculty to lead and teach clinical skills and simulation within the clerkship
curriculum of the medical education program. The Clinical Skills Course Director will ensure innovative clinical skills, simulation, and
assessment are implemented while applying best practices and the most up-to-date techniques. The identified faculty will be expected to
design, implement and assess a comprehensive and cohesive course within the curriculum that ensures fulfillment of standards for exceptional
clinical skills competencies in line with the SOM medical education program objectives, the central curricular authority committee, and LCME
standards. The identified faculty will facilitate, plan and implement OSCEs within the curriculum and develop innovative assessments to
evaluate student’s clinical competence in history taking, physical examination, differential diagnoses development, medical documentation
(H&P, SOAP notes) and patient centered communication. The faculty will also be required to utilize clinical skills and simulation curricular
/ educational technology platforms (i.e. Simulation IQ, Blackboard, Progress IQ, One4, 5etc.) to collect data and monitor student’s progress
in achieving annual milestones and competence.
Position has a full-time instructional mandate, and the recruited candidate must be
committed to excellence in teaching and mentoring of third and fourth-year medical students, in addition to contributing to associated
activities such as curricular/course development, or the implementation of new and innovative pedagogies. In addition to their instructional
responsibilities, faculty are encouraged to pursue scholarly activities, especially in areas related to medical education. All faculty are
expected to contribute to the SOM via participation in service-related activities including committee / workgroup membership and other
volunteer efforts.
Minimum Qualifications:
M.D., D.O., P.A., N.P. or equivalent degree and prior experience in simulation
in academic medicine.
Discipline Specific Required Qualifications:
Clinical Skills and simulation teaching background or
certification
Preferred Qualification:
Teaching experience in an LCME-accredited medical school.
Salary:
Commensurate with qualifications and experience
License or Certification Required?:
Number of Vacancies:
1
Desired Start Date: 10/01/2023
EEO Statement:
It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to
promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion,
disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the
requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all
government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women,
minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.
Open Date:
09/01/2023
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting
any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date
of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are
advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.
Additional
Information:
UTRGV is a distributed institution. As such and as assigned, the position may
require presence at multiple locations
throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is
performed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security sensitive
and
thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code
51.215. The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System
of
Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least
135 days in length. This position has the option
to elect the Optional Retirement
Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week
and at least 135 days
in length.
Please Note:
Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English to
demonstrate
proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-based
test score of 500 (computer-based of 173 or internet-based of 61) on
the Test of
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on the
International English Language Testing
System (IELTS). Incomplete applications will not be considered. All positions are subject to budget approval.
To apply, visit https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/39900jeid-286018c4dc0d10459493a0f12f6f8651 
