Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor

University of Florida • Gainesville, FL

9h

About The Position

The Department of Pharmacy Education and Practice invites applications for a full-time, 12-month, non-tenure track position at the rank of Clinical Assistant or Clinical Associate Professor. The ideal candidate will contribute to a partnership in which College of Pharmacy faculty share responsibilities for clinical practice in UF Health Shands Hospital and contribute to the teaching, research, and service missions of the College. Responsibilities will include 1) didactic, clinical skills, and experiential teaching in the PharmD program focusing on acute care pharmacy practice; 2) maintaining a high-quality clinical pharmacy practice focused within inpatient internal medicine; 3) conducting scholarly works; and, 4) providing service to the College of Pharmacy, Hospital, and the pharmacy profession. The clinical practice is a shared responsibility among two faculty, with this position contributing 50% effort to patient care. Faculty in these positions report to the Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Education and Practice. The Pharmacy Education and Practice Department and the UF College of Pharmacy: The Department of Pharmacy Education and Practice is the largest department in the college and home to the clinical faculty. The department’s faculty are highly interactive and engaged leaders in pharmacy practice, education, and research/scholarship in these areas. The department has strong faculty in the Health System-Based Pharmacotherapy Division. Research strengths in the department include critical care, infectious diseases, health disparities, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. The UF College of Pharmacy ranks among the top four pharmacy colleges in the nation. In recognition of its efforts to cultivate a diverse and inclusive environment, the College of Pharmacy received the Insight into Diversity Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award three years in a row (2021-2023). The College is based in one of the largest integrated academic health centers in the country, with Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Public Health and Health Professions, and Veterinary Medicine, as well as the UF Health and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, situated on a campus serving over 55,000 students. Opportunities to build cross-college collaborations are abundant. The University of Florida: UF, the flagship AAU institution of the State of Florida, is a top-tier research institution with a long history of training outstanding undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. UF is currently ranked #5 among U.S. public universities by U.S. News and World Report. The University of Florida’s academic health center is the country’s only academic health center, with six health-related colleges located on a single, contiguous campus. The colleges, major research centers and institutes, and clinical enterprises focus on building collaborative, specialized clinical services centered on quality and innovation. The successful applicant will have strong skills to provide comprehensive, person-centered pharmaceutical care to internal medicine patients and foster interdisciplinary collaboration to optimize drug therapy and prevent adverse medication events. Additional information on the Department and College is available at the website: https://pep.pharmacy.ufl.edu/ . UF Health Shands is a nationally recognized academic medical center located in beautiful Gainesville, Florida. UF Health Shands Hospital provides diverse and comprehensive patient care services including pediatric, critical care, hematology/oncology, neurosurgical, cardiovascular and general medicine services. https://ufhealth.org/shands-university-florida

Requirements

• Applicants should have a PharmD degree with one year of post-graduate training (PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency) or equivalent experience, with focus in acute care pharmacy practice.
• Applicants must be eligible for Florida Pharmacist licensure.
• Excellent teaching and communication skills are essential.
• An FDLE Criminal Background Check is required.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of a PGY2 Pharmacy Residency program or fellowship program in acute care, previous teaching experience (didactic and/or experiential), evidence of scholarship, experience in mentoring students and/or postgraduate trainees, board certification and prior experience providing culturally competent care to a diverse patient population are preferred.
• A background in internal medicine pharmacy practice is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• didactic, clinical skills, and experiential teaching in the PharmD program focusing on acute care pharmacy practice
• maintaining a high-quality clinical pharmacy practice focused within inpatient internal medicine
• conducting scholarly works
• providing service to the College of Pharmacy, Hospital, and the pharmacy profession

Benefits

• Health Insurance: UF participates in state- and university-sponsored benefits programs for individuals, families and domestic partners, and offers voluntary insurance that includes vision, dental, long-term disability and more.
• Retirement Options: Attractive options include Florida Retirement System Pension Plan, State University System Optional Retirement Program, Florida Retirement System Investment Plan, and Voluntary Retirement Savings Plan.
• Leave: UF Faculty and Staff enjoy a generous paid leave plan as well as access to a sick-leave pool, maternity/paternity leave, and leave payouts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree