Adjunct Faculty – Clinical Faculty - Acupuncture
- Employer
- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Location
- Boston, MA
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- Position Type
- Adjunct
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The New England School of Acupuncture seeks adjunct clinical faculty to deliver high quality clinical supervision and evaluation for our externship clinic at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Hospital in Bedford, MA. The selected candidate will have responsibilities supervising graduate student interns at this clinical placement. Supervision of the care of patients will include overseeing diagnosis and treatment planning, professionalism, charting, point location, needling, and palpatory skills. Clinical Faculty are hired by the semester: Fall is September-December, Spring is January-April, Summer is mid-May-early August.
- Delivers supervision at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Hospital and provides experiential clinical instruction in person.
- Provide an engaging active learning environment for students
- Provide students with periodic informal as well as formal evaluations of their progress toward meeting placement objectives
- Apply grading policies fairly and consistently
- Adhere to preceptor guidelines, provided by the Director of Clinical Education, which include placement objectives and learning outcomes, supervision methodology, attendance policies in line with those of MCPHS, assignments and deliverables, timelines and evaluation criteria
- When requested, uses the University’s learning management system to post syllabus, assignments and other materials and to communicate with students
- Provides services related to student mentoring, ongoing placement development, and assessment
- Maintains all credentialing required by the placement setting, and complies with all placement setting onboarding and training requirements
- Additional responsibilities may be assigned by the Director of Clinical Education
Required:
- Master’s degree required, doctoral degree preferred
- Current licensure in acupuncture in Massachusetts
- Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience in acupuncture and/or Chinese Herbal Medicine
- Commitment to acupuncture education and student success
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Must be able to work independently and effectively interact with a wide array of parties at all levels
- Prior teaching experience preferred
- Prior experience treating veterans preferred
- Prior experience working as an acupuncturist in the VA system preferred
- Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment
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Please attach a cover letter and a curriculum vitae/resume. Finalist candidate(s) for this position will be subject to reference checks and a pre-employment background check as a condition of employment.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. MCPHS is unable to sponsor, or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa. MCPHS is also not an E-Verify institution.
About Us
Established in 1823, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) is the oldest institution of higher education in Boston, a city that is home to many of the world’s top universities and healthcare institutions. We are one of the largest and most highly-ranked schools for health- and life-sciences, and our alumni and faculty continually distinguish themselves in healthcare settings around the globe. MCPHS has more than 7000 students across campuses in Boston’s Longwood Medical and Academic Area (LMA), downtown Worcester, MA and downtown Manchester, NH. Our vision is to empower our Community to create a healthier, more equitable world, which we strive to achieve through our strategic priorities of collaboration, inclusion, success, sustainability, planning, and support.
MCPHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer that celebrates a diverse community. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.
Organization
Our Core Values —integrity, community, inclusion, collaboration, support, innovation – qualities that energize our culture. At MCPHS, we appreciate the importance of creating an environment where everyone feels included and valued. Each of our Community members’ unique experiences and perspectives adds value to our ability to create and deliver the best education, academic service, and employee experience possible. We recognize that all community members must feel empowered to do their best work and bring great ideas to fruition.
We are proud of our 200-year legacy of leadership in education, scholarship, and service, and we are a future-focused institution. We are committed to innovation with purpose, expanding our horizons and our campuses with a balanced and responsible strategy for growth. Talented people will always play a vital role in our future, and we value individuals who can adapt to new ways of thinking and working.
We attract talented applicants because we promote opportunities to work collaboratively, exchange ideas, and invigorate the thinking, projects, and possibilities going on all around us. As part of our culture, employees are guided by individual autonomy and initiative and we encourage employees to collaborate and work inter-functionally across our three campuses.
Passion to improve the future of healthcare is a core unifying value of MCPHS culture. That’s why we attract and retain highly motivated individuals who share our vision and are energized by the opportunities we create here. We strive to keep MCPHS one of the most dynamic, evolving, and relevant institutions of its kind—a place to build your knowledge and skills, grow a network of peers, and contribute to educating and supporting future healthcare leaders.
The benefits of working at MCPHS. At Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, we recognize the importance of a rewarding career. We are proud to offer competitive benefits to assist you with your financial, physical, and emotional well-being. Here, full-time employees receive a total compensation package that includes substantial contributions toward medical and dental insurance premiums, retirement plans, including a 401(a)-pension plan, as well as generous time away from work.
- Website
- http://www.mcphs.edu/
- Telephone
- 617-732-2800
- Location
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179 Longwood Ave
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
US
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