Assistant Professor-Associate Professor – (Regular Track)

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The allocation of time related to this position is approximately 60-75% in academic responsibilities encompassing teaching, scholarship, and service and 25-40% effort dedicated to clinical patient care. Academic responsibilities for this position will include experiential and didactic education within the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum, including course coordination. Engaging in service activities (e.g., committee work) for the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and School of Pharmacy will also be included. This faculty member will also produce scholarship/research program that complement their clinical and/or teaching efforts, and pursue endeavors that advance their professional development. The successful candidate will provide clinical patient care in partnership with other faculty at the School of Pharmacy as a member of the multidisciplinary teams of the inpatient adult Internal Medicine (IM) services of the UCHealth/University of Colorado Hospital (UCH). UCH is the largest hospital in the UCHealth system and the largest academic medical center in Colorado. UCH serves as a model site for student experiential education and resident training and affords opportunities for scholarship and research activities. Responsibilities of clinical service at UCH include providing direct patient care to IM teams, including daily rounding, medication management, and education of medicine teams. Medication management includes pharmacokinetic and anticoagulation monitoring, order entry and verification, participation in anticoagulation stewardship activities, patient education, and discharge counseling.

Requirements

Assistant Professor: PharmD degree
Must have completed PGY1 residency training
Must be eligible for pharmacist licensure in Colorado
Associate Professor: PharmD degree
Must have completed PGY1 residency training
Must be eligible for pharmacist licensure in Colorado
Previous promotion to associate professor or higher at peer institution or equivalent experience in an academic setting
Knowledge of Contemporary Pharmacy Practice (including general aspects of pharmacy practice as well as those specifically related to the area of critical care)
Teaching Ability
Interpersonal Skills
Written and Verbal Communication Skills
Analytical and Reasoning Ability
Problem Solving/Decision Making Ability
Planning and Organizing Ability
Project Management Ability
Knowledge of Developing and Sustaining Independent Research Programs

Nice To Haves

Assistant Professor: Advanced training through a PGY2 residency in Internal Medicine or a related medical specialty; equivalent previous practice experience may substitute for PGY2 residency training.
Board certification in an area appropriate for training and experience, (i.e., BCPS)
Previous experience in an academic setting
Associate Professor: Advanced training through a PGY2 residency in Internal Medicine or a related medical specialty; equivalent previous practice experience may substitute for PGY2 residency training.
Board certification in an area appropriate for training and experience, (i.e., BCPS)
Seven (7) or more years of previous experience in an academic setting

Responsibilities

Engage in providing exemplary evidence-based clinical pharmacy services in adult internal medicine.
Provide high-quality teaching services in the School of Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy program. Teaching includes preparing and presenting lectures and active learning sessions, precepting student Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs), evaluating student performance using various assessment methods, and mentoring and advising students.
Produce scholarly work in support of educational activities and/or clinical practice. Scholarly activity includes writing manuscripts (e.g., research articles, educational innovations, textbook chapters, therapeutic summaries/review articles) which are published in peer-reviewed academic journals. Scholarly work may also include conducting research projects which are focused on demonstrating clinical innovations and demonstration of value of clinical pharmacy services and obtaining extramural funding to support clinical or educational scholarship.
Participate in professional service activities such as university or school committee work, participation in professional organizations, and attendance at seminars, conferences, special courses, and scientific meetings.

Benefits

The University of Colorado offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, retirement plans, tuition benefits, ECO pass, paid time off – vacation, sick, and holidays and more.
Medical: Multiple plan options
Dental: Multiple plan options
Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year (based on percentage of time)
Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
Holiday Days: 11/year
Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service