Assistant/Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice (Acute Care, Tenure-Track)

About the role

The Department of Pharmacy Practice invites full-time faculty candidates for Assistant/Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice (Acute Care) within the Feik School of Pharmacy. This is a 12-month tenure-track faculty position providing clinical services to acutely ill patients at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills in San Antonio, Texas. Accordingly, position works collaboratively with the family medicine faculty and residents of the CHRISTUS Health/TXAM FM residency program.

Responsibilities

• Participate in curriculum development and advancement of the respective program.
• Prepare and deliver consistent, interactive didactic course lectures which align with curriculum goals.
• Teach in the experiential curriculum and provide clinical pharmacy service to acutely ill patients.
• Work collaboratively with departmental faculty to ensure curriculum outcomes and accreditation standards are met.
• Prepare and administer timely and meaningful exams, projects, and assessments for assigned courses.
• Advises and mentors students; provide individual assistance to students during weekly office hours.
• Adhere to UIW Faculty Handbook policies and processes including timely record keeping of student activities, fair and equitable evaluation of student performance, and timely feedback to students regarding their performance in the course.
• Conduct respectful relationships with faculty, staff, and students both in and outside the classroom.
• Perform regular scholarly research and publication.
• Provide service to the respective department, college, university, community, and profession.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
• Ability to engage and effectively provide instructional delivery to facilitate learning.
• Proficiency in the use of instructional technology.
• Ability to actively engage students in the learning process.
• Ability to conduct respectful relationships with students both in and outside the classroom.
• Ability to work with students, patients, multidisciplinary providers, and pharmacy staff to optimize patient care.
• Ability to work collegially and productively within the university community.
• Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures.
• Required Education:
• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree.
• Required Work Experience:
• Completion of two (2) years of postgraduate residency training in internal medicine, family medicine, pharmacotherapy, or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience in managing common conditions in the acute care setting.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Previous experience as a faculty member in a school of pharmacy.
• Clinical experience in internal medicine or family medicine.
• Board certification in Pharmacotherapy or other applicable specialty.
• Required Certifications, Licenses or Registrations:
• Licensed pharmacist and eligible for licensure as a pharmacist in the state of Texas.
• Once hired, expected to become a certified preceptor with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
• Faculty selected for this position must obtain and maintain credentialing with the practice site.

Essential Functions

• Participate in curriculum development and advancement of the respective program.
• Prepare and deliver consistent, interactive didactic course lectures which align with curriculum goals.
• Teach in the experiential curriculum and provide clinical pharmacy service to acutely ill patients.
• Work collaboratively with departmental faculty to ensure curriculum outcomes and accreditation standards are met.
• Prepare and administer timely and meaningful exams, projects, and assessments for assigned courses.
• Advises and mentors students; provide individual assistance to students during weekly office hours.
• Adhere to UIW Faculty Handbook policies and processes including timely record keeping of student activities, fair and equitable evaluation of student performance, and timely feedback to students regarding their performance in the course.
• Conduct respectful relationships with faculty, staff, and students both in and outside the classroom.
• Perform regular scholarly research and publication.
• Provide service to the respective department, college, university, community, and profession.
• Perform other duties as assigned.