UNIV - Open Rank Faculty - Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship - College of Pharmacy

Medical University of South Carolina • Charleston, SC

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About The Position

The Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) College of Pharmacy is currently seeking an ambitious individual for a full-time, non-tenure track (optional tenure track) faculty position in Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship. The successful applicant will be actively involved in the teaching, service, and research missions of the MUSC College of Pharmacy. Faculty expectations include co-coordination of infectious diseases topics within the curriculum, providing didactic lectures and experiential rotations (student and resident), facilitating laboratories or small group activities, and other duties, as assigned. The faculty member will serve on department, college, and university committees as requested by the Chair or the Dean. Scholarship is expected. The faculty member’s clinical practice site will be with the MUSC Health Antimicrobial Stewardship/Infectious Diseases services. The Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacy Specialist provides clinical pharmacy services to patients of the MUSC Health hospitals and clinics. The specialist optimizes patient outcomes while providing leadership in clinical practice as well as educational and scholarly activities. The Antimicrobial Stewardship Specialist is part of a multidisciplinary Antimicrobial Stewardship Team whose goal is to achieve appropriate antimicrobial selection to optimize clinical outcomes, improve patient safety, and impede the development of drug-resistant microorganisms. Expected assignment of percent effort: Teaching 30-35% Scholarship 10-15% Service 5-10% Clinical Practice 50%

Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE-accredited college/school of pharmacy
• Active South Carolina pharmacist license
• Completion of a PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency or Infectious Diseases Fellowship or 3 years of relevant clinical pharmacy experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• A strong interest in teaching, scholarship, and advancing pharmacy practice
• Willingness to maintain all necessary requirements to serve as a PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy residency preceptor
• Must maintain current certification in Basic Life Support and must be BLS-certified within 3 months of hire

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in the education of pharmacy students and clinical research
• Board of Pharmacy Specialties certification in Infectious Diseases Pharmacy is preferred and expected within 1 year of hire date

Responsibilities

• Co-coordination of infectious diseases topics within the curriculum
• Providing didactic lectures and experiential rotations (student and resident)
• Facilitating laboratories or small group activities
• Serving on department, college, and university committees
• Providing clinical pharmacy services to patients of the MUSC Health hospitals and clinics
• Optimizing patient outcomes while providing leadership in clinical practice as well as educational and scholarly activities
• Achieving appropriate antimicrobial selection to optimize clinical outcomes, improve patient safety, and impede the development of drug-resistant microorganisms

What This Job Offers

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