Adjunct Assistant/Associate/Professor of Family Medicine

Recruitment Period: 11/06/2024 - Until Filled

Status: 0.01 FTE

Salary Information:

Hiring Rate: $87.53/hour

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) does not sponsor employment visas. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and for the duration of their employment with PNWU. Employment eligibility will be verified in accordance with federal law.

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) was founded as a 501(c) (3) non-profit health care education institution in 2005 aimed at increasing access to health care in medically underserved areas of the Pacific Northwest.

The University currently offers the degrees of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Doctor of Dental Medicine, Master of Biomedical Sciences, and Master of Science in Occupational Therapy enrolling over 550 students annually. Interprofessional education partnerships with other universities adds another 100 students to the population. The campus includes 300 employees with academic programming spread over a five-state region.

PNWU is located in Yakima, WA, a city of approximately 95,000 located in the south central part of the state near the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains in a major agricultural and outdoor recreation region. It is approximately 140 miles from Seattle, 170 miles from Portland, and 200 miles from Spokane. The Yakima Valley is a wonderful place to live, work and play. For more information, visit .

General Summary:

The Family Medicine Department is searching for passionate D.O. and M.D. physicians to assist with hands-on clinical training for first-and second-year students.

Essential Job Functions:

Teach the assigned courses and any others as assigned.

PNWU-COM expects teaching faculty at all times to observe those policies and practices which are considered standard professional responsibilities. These include, but are not confined to:

• Meeting all classes as scheduled

• Assisting in the recruitment and registration of students

• Reporting final grades at the designated time

• Advising students

• Attending student orientation and commencement exercises

• Having an appropriate number of office hours

• Writing course syllabi

• Developing course materials

• Administering exams

• Performing committee assignments

• Engaging in scholarly activity

• Maintaining professional development

• Performing community service

• Maintaining licensure and certification as appropriate

• May be required to maintain clinical practice as appropriate

• Understands accreditation standards and expectations specific to the department and adheres to policies and procedures to meet or exceed such standards

• Conducts self appropriately and consistently in accordance with the philosophy and mission of PNWU

• Other duties as assigned