Department Chair, Physician Assistant

South University Corporate Savannah, GA, 709 Mall Boulevard, Savannah, Georgia, United States of America

Posted Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 4:00 AM | Expires Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 3:59 AM

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• Vision
• FSA/HSA
• Long/Short Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K Match
• Paid Time Off
• 12 Paid Holidays

• Conduct on-site/campus at least twice a month across multiple campuses and all future expansions of all faculty, staff, Medical Directors, and Program Directors (PDs) to manage:
• Supervise PD all faculty, staff, Medical Directors on daily program operations
• Convene a collective PD committee bi-weekly to review admissions, curriculum, accreditation updates, and program policies
• Conduct one-on-ones with PDs bi-weekly
• Develop and revise quarterly schedules for all campuses to ensure alignment with registrar and academic terms.
• Evaluate fiscal use of resources and manage, hire, and credential adjunct/instructor pool
• Ensure and audit implementation of appropriate and correct departmental course syllabi, course content, and course polices for all 6 campuses the program is offered.
• Assist students timely with appeals, grievances, and concerns in the department across all campuses.
• Oversee program assessment, admissions, course delivery, remediation process, dismissal and re-entry procedures for all campuses.
• Implement retention initiatives across all 6 campuses including other departments such as Admissions, Academic Counselors, and other Student services.
• Supervise and review the budget developed by each PD, working with campus leadership on proposed expenditures.
• Meet with clinical partners at each campus frequently to ensure recruitment and retention of clinical sites.
• Oversee processes and procedures conducted by all clinical education faculty on every campus including clinical faculty/preceptor development and other requirements according ARC-PA.
• Oversee processes and procedures conducted by all didactic education faculty on every campus including didactic instructional faculty development and other requirements according ARC-PA.
• Audit PD and faculty documentation within every campus’s student files to ensure proper documentation of progression and academic advising.
• Manage the Student Progress and Promotions Committee process and procedure to ensure student access to due process across all campuses.
• Ensure that program advisory committees are formed and meet at least twice a year on every campus.
• Manage and evaluate all PDs performance and conduct on every campus in conjunction with the Campus Dean.
• Evaluate the student recruitment process on each campus and ensure growth with PD and faculty, Medical Directors, and staff involvement and integration with other departments.
• Provide input on the evaluation of all faculty, Medical Directors, and staff performance and conduct on every campus in conjunction with the Program Director and Campus Dean.
• Coordinate and supervise Interprofessional activities for each campus to ensure Medical Directors, and staff participation.
• In the absence of a PD, the Chair may serve in the interim role to support the campus.
• Act as a…