Clinical Assistant or Associate Professor - Drug Information
Location: Kansas City Kansas
Description: Univ of Kansas Medical Center is currently seeking to employ Clinical Assistant or Associate Professor - Drug Information right now, this job will be placed in Kansas. More complete informations about this job opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN LAWRENCE, KS.
The University of Kansas, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, invites applications for a full-time, 12-month nontenure-track faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Clinical Professor level for a specialist in Drug Information. The Department of Pharmacy Practice expects its faculty to contribute to the mission and goals of the Department and Schoo! l in the areas of teaching, scholarship, service and practice.! Salary and rank will be commensurate with the qualifications and expertise of the individual.
The successful candidate must be eligible to work in the U.S. prior to the start of the position.
Special consideration will be given to applicants committed to excellence who can contribute to the University's innovative, collaborative, and multidisciplinary initiatives to educate leaders, build healthy communities, and make discoveries that will change the world. For more information see http://www.provost.ku.edu/strategic-plan/initiatives.
Required Qualifications
1. A terminal degree in Pharmacy (Doctor of Pharmacy from an ACPE accredited school with or without a Master of Science degree or Doctor of Philosophy in a related field).
2. Completion of minimum of two years of advanced training through a Residency or Fellowship with a Drug Information focus. Candidates with equivalent experience will also be considered.
3. Abilit! y to teach professional students in both didactic and experiential settings as evidenced by development of presentations or prior teaching experience.
4. Licensure as a pharmacist in Kansas within 6 months of hire.
5. Evidence of effective written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
1. Experience operating within or managing an academic drug information center.
2. Experience working with hospital formulary control and medication utilization policy is helpful for the interaction with KU Hospital Pharmacy Department.
3. Experience in professional writing and publishing.
4. Demonstrated competency in Clinical Pharmacy practice.
Instructions for applying
Please complete an electronic application and click the "Apply for this Posting" button at the top of the page.
THE FOLLOWING FIELDS ARE USED FOR THE POSITION DESCRIPTION
Duty (1) Description
60% ! Teaching: The position will require the coordination and instructio! n of both didactic and clerkship courses in the Pharmacy School curriculum for Pharm.D. students. Clerkship teaching will require approximately three to four days per week year around. The position will participate in the development and presentation of lectures for the Drug Information didactic course. Persons may be asked to teach in other didactic courses as well. The position will instruct, supervise and evaluate pharmacy students in the Drug Information Center in Lawrence, Kansas as well as PGY1 and PGY2 residents on experiential rotations in the Drug Information Center in either Lawrence or Kansas City, Kansas.
Duty (1) Essential or Marginal
Essential
Duty (2) Description
10% Research: Faculty within the Department of Pharmacy Practice, are expected to engage in scholarly activity on an ongoing basis. Persons are expected to define their focus for research or scholarly activity, seek internal/external funding as appropriate, ! and present their findings. Because of the unique nature of Pharmacy Practice, collaboration is essential both within the department and externally with other healthcare professionals. Publication of completed research in peer-reviewed journals with a national or international stature is expected. Scholarly activity may also include published book chapters and professional abstracts. Presentations at local, state, national or international professional meetings, and scholarly contributions to professional pharmacy websites may also be included.
Duty (2) Essential or Marginal
Essential
Duty (3) Description
10% Service: The position will support the Profession, University, School of Pharmacy, and Department through their involvement and leadership roles with various committees and organizations. This may include holding elected positions in professional organizations, and serving on local, state and national professional organization! committees as well as editorial/reviewer activities for professional j! ournals. Persons may also serve the School as faculty advisors for pharmacy students or student organizations. Faculty may also serve their communities as a valued health care professional and citizen by providing community education and professional lectures.
Duty (3) Essential or Marginal
Essential
Duty (4) Description
20% Practice: There will be significant overlap between the practice activities and the clerkship teaching. In addition, the practice site will provide a basis for scholarship. The position requires the establishment, maintenance and advancement of a clinical practice in drug information that furthers the mission of the Drug Information Center. The primary practice setting will be the University of Kansas Drug Information Center located in the School of Pharmacy in Lawrence, Kansas. On occasion, the person may be expected to work at the Drug Information Center on the KU Medical Center campus in Kansas City.
Essential
Duty (5) Description
The person shall be expected to develop a working relationship with the Department of Pharmacy staff at KU Hospital. In addition, the position requires the provision of drug information services to healthcare professionals for the state of Kansas as well as contracted healthcare professionals and patients where appropriate. Lastly, to the extent agreed upon by the Director of Pharmacy at KU Hospital, the Chair of Pharmacy Practice, and this employee, activities may include assisting with the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, adverse drug reaction reporting, medication utilization and outcomes research, and newsletters relating to these topics. These functions should support the academic functions (teaching, scholarly activity) of the position
Duty (5) Essential or Marginal
Essential
Duty (6) Description
Other duties as assigned.
Duty (6)! Essential or Marginal
Marginal
Duty (7) Description !
Duty (7) Essential or Marginal
Duty (8) Description
Duty (8) Essential or Marginal
Duty (9) Description
Duty (9) Essential or Marginal
Duty (10) Description
Duty (10) Essential or Marginal
Mental/Cognitive Requirements:
Communication
Comprehend and use basic language, either written or spoken, to communicate information and ideas
Yes
Comprehend and use technical or professional language, either written or spoken, to communicate complex ideas
Yes
Calculation
Perform numerical operations using basic counting, adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing
Yes
Perform Complex quantitative calculations or reasoning using algebra, geometry, statistics, or abstract symbols
Yes
Problem Solving
Formulate and apply appropriate course of action for routine or familiar situations
Yes
Use lo! gic to define problem, collect information, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret information and deal with abstract variables for unique or unfamiliar situations
Yes
Other Mental/Cognitive Requirements (please describe)
Physical Activities
Repetitive Motion - Repeating movements of arms, hands, wrists
Frequently (2.5 to 5.5 hours/day)
Talk - Express or exchange ideas verbally
Frequently (2.5 to 5.5 hours/day)
Hear - Perceive sound by ear
Frequently (2.5 to 5.5 hours/day)
See - Obtain impressions through the eye
Frequently (2.5 to 5.5 hours/day)
Level of physical activity
Sedentary
Physical Requirements
Kneel- Bend legs at knee, come to rest on knees
Crouch/Squat - Bend body down and forward, bending legs and spine
Crawl - Move on hands, knees and feet
Climb - Ascend/descend ladders, stairs, ramps
!
Sit
Stand
Walk - Move about on foot
Ave! rage distance per shift
Stoop - Bend downward and forward at waist
Lift - Raise or lower 10 lbs. from one level to another
Lift - Raise or lower 25 lbs. from one level to another
Carry - Transport an object
Push - Press with steady force, thrust objects forward, downward, outward
Pull - Drag or tug objects
Turn/twist - Move a body part in circular motion
Bend - Bend downward and forward by bending the spine at waist
Balance - Exceeding ordinary body equilibrium
Reach - Extend hands and arms in any direction
Handle - Seize, hold, turn with hands
Ability to distinguish color
Other Physical Activity (please describe)
Average amount of time for other physical activity
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