Clinical Assistant Professor/Inpatient Psychiatry

About the role

The Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track faculty position. The faculty member will hold a clinical appointment at Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic. The Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy is recognized at all levels—local, state, national, and international—as offering one of the most challenging, dynamic, and rewarding programs of study leading to the Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Alongside supportive faculty and staff, students at the School establish a strong foundation for learning that persists long after graduation. The Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration emphasizes the clinical and regulatory aspects of pharmacy practice. The Department’s mission is to prepare students to deliver pharmaceutical care across various practice settings. Graduates are equipped with the skills needed to adapt to a changing healthcare landscape. Students also receive foundational scientific knowledge, ethics, and attitudes necessary to adjust their careers over their lifetime as healthcare evolves. This mission aligns with the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy’s overall goals in four key areas: teaching, practice, scholarship, and service. Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) Carrier Clinic has been a trusted source of compassionate help and supportive healing for patients and their families since 1910. One of the largest independent, nonprofit central Jersey behavioral health facilities, Carrier Clinic specializes in inpatient psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation for substance abuse. The facility provides a comprehensive array of expert care and education for adolescents, teens, adults, and older adults at both inpatient and residential levels. Outpatient services offer ECT and drug abuse addiction treatment. The facility provides a safe, compassionate, and respectful environment and is set in a beautiful 100+ acre country setting at the foothills of the Sourland Mountains, in centrally located Belle Mead, NJ. The team at HMH Carrier Clinic is driven by the goal of returning everyone to their family, workplace, community, and the things they enjoy.

Responsibilities

• Practice under collaborative practice agreement to optimize inpatient pharmacotherapy
• Participate in quality initiatives to reduce readmissions and enhance medication access
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds
• Provide interprofessional education
• Collaborate on policy and procedure development
• Committee participation
• Perform research and medication use evaluations
• Conduct dosing consults
• Support Medication Assistance Treatment initiatives
• Follow hospital procedures for billing for services when appropriate
• Provide community outreach support
• Precept

Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree
• At least two years of residency training with a PGY‑2 in psychiatry/Behavioral Health or equivalent experience
• Eligibility for licensure as a pharmacist in the State of New Jersey

Qualifications

• Board certification preferred

Skills

• Highly motivated, innovative, and team‑oriented
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Commitment to patient‑centered care, teaching, service, and professional advancement