Course Writer, Physical Therapy

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🕒 July 2

🌲 Oregon – Remote

🌲 Oregon – Remote

💵 $1.2k / year

⏱ Part Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

😶‍🌫️ Therapist

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University of Western States

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1904

📚 Education

🏥 Healthcare

Education • Healthcare

University of Western States is a private health-focused university in Portland, Oregon, founded in 1904 that combines rigorous science with whole-person health education. UWS houses a College of Chiropractic (noted as home to the second-oldest chiropractic degree program in the world), a College of Naturopathic Medicine, and a College of Graduate Studies, and offers doctoral, master’s, certificate, and continuing-education programs delivered on-campus and online. The institution emphasizes evidence-based practice, clinical and simulated hands-on training through community and campus clinics, and preparation for professional licensure and practice in health fields.

📋 Description

• Create course content and resources including lectures, presentations, assignments, learning activities, assessments, and other elements specified. • Work closely with the program director to ensure that all course materials meet program standards for quality and rigor. • Work with instructional design staff to ensure that all course materials are consistent with best practices and are compatible with the UWS learning management system (LMS). • Work with the program director to ensure that all course materials and assessments align with course student learning outcomes, program learning outcomes, and accreditation standards assigned to the course. • Identify outside resources to be used for assigned reading/viewing, supporting resources and optional exploration opportunities. • Contribute material for use in the program’s culminating assessments. • Coordinate successful course delivery. • Provide key course documents (e.g., syllabus, discussion forum guidelines, assessment, etc.) according to specified deadlines. • Continuing education and professional development. • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of research and clinical practice developments in areas relevant to the course content. • Attend trainings, faculty meetings and other professional development activities as assigned. • Other duties as assigned.

🎯 Requirements

• Degree from a US-accredited physical therapy program. • Physical Therapist Oregon OT License effective by start date (if teaching course). • Official transcripts from prior institutions of higher learning within 30 days of hire • Prior experience teaching in either a clinical or academic setting. • Documentation of PT experience in course-related content area • Intermediate to advanced proficiency with general computing tasks (word processing, presentation software, email, internet searching, research database navigation, etc.). • Experience with one or more of the following systems: Canvas, Panopto, Zoom. • Professional interpersonal skills including effective verbal and written communication. • Effective management of faculty and students in professional degree programs. • Comfortable presenting in recorded and live formats. • Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize/ execute plans and resource management to achieve desired teaching outcomes. • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. • Ability to exercise professional judgment and assume responsibility in clinical decision making. • Ability to adapt quickly to a changing environment and learn new systems and processes. • Willingness and ability to follow direction from director, dean, administrators as consistent with university policy. • Working knowledge of FERPA student privacy regulations.

🏖️ Benefits

• generous paid time-off • medical and dental insurance coverage • life and disability insurance • retirement plan with employer contribution • multiple flexible spending accounts • tuition reimbursement