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Keiser University
Town "n" Country, Florida

Program Director - Physician Assistant (on-site)

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Program Directors are responsible for leveraging their expertise to develop, maintain and deliver education services to students through:

  • Creating and Maintaining core curriculum across the institution
  • Communicating and monitoring delivery of core curriculum
  • Preparing course plans and material
  • Delivering courses
  • Monitoring progress/attendance
  • Advising students
  • Recording grades and submitting reports

Position Requirements

  • This is an on-site full-time position at Keiser University's Tampa location.
  • Must have 2+ years of clinical experience and 3+ years of full-time higher education experience
  • The successful applicant will be Physician Assistant who holds current or emeritus NCCPA certification status.

Key Responsibilities

The Program Director is responsible for developing and maintaining the core curriculum and delivering education services to students. Key duties include preparing course materials, monitoring student progress, and recording grades.

Requirements

Applicants must be a Physician Assistant with current or emeritus NCCPA certification. The role requires at least 2 years of clinical experience and 3 years of full-time higher education experience.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Curriculum DevelopmentEducational LeadershipCourse PlanningStudent AdvisingAcademic ReportingClinical Instruction

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Program Director - Physician Assistant (on-site) at Keiser University a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physician Assistant roles — ranked against 4,540 active Physician Assistant roles listings on WeekdayDoc.

Education — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 58% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 41 employers

12
<$155k
8
$155k-170k
17
$170k-185k
10
$185k-200k
3
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks39 jobs

401k / retirement match
87%
CME allowance
67%
Sign-on bonus
56%
Loan repayment
15%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$171k-$218k
#2

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$195k-$212k
#3

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Physician Assistant roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,540 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Town 'n' Country

Median resident rent
$1,734/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Keiser University

Higher Education
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
11-50 employees