Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice in Ambulatory Care, Acute Care, or Community Pharmacy

Working at Regis University

As Regis employees, we embrace our Jesuit Catholic values of respect, inclusion and equity, and welcome employees, faculty and students from all faiths and cultures. Together, we perform our duties in alignment with the mission of the University and seek dedicated individuals to contribute to and strengthen that mission and our service to students. Why Work at Regis?

Job Summary:

Regis University School of Pharmacy (RUSOP) invites applications at the Assistant Professor rank for two full-time, 12-month, non-tenure appointments in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. Regis seeks applicants for community, ambulatory care, or acute care pharmacy practice.

These positions provide an exciting opportunity to contribute to an innovative student-centered Doctor of Pharmacy program that integrates the biomedical, pharmaceutical, social administrative, and clinical sciences. Curricular content is developed primarily using Team-Based Learning™ (TBL), an active learning teaching model in which the faculty facilitates student learning that promotes self-directed learning, teamwork, and critical thinking skills.

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to, delivering curricular content in pharmacotherapy and laboratory courses, maintaining an innovative practice site providing patient care services and precepting IPPE/APPE students, as well as engaging in service to the school, college, university, and community while maintaining a scholarly agenda.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Regis University is a nationally recognized Jesuit Catholic university located in the heart of Denver, Colorado, and is comprised of three colleges including the Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions (RHCHP) which houses the School of Pharmacy. RHCHP also includes the School of Mental and Behavioral Health (SMBH), the School for Rehabilitative and Health Sciences (SRHS), and Loretto Heights School of Nursing (LHSON). This offers excellent opportunities for both collaboration and interprofessional education.
 

RUSOP has a traditional 4-year PharmD pathway and an accelerated 3-year PharmD pathway. RUSOP is a leader in active learning, combining our highly integrated curriculum with a team-taught approach via TBL. RUSOP provides a collaborative learning environment that prepares students to become an integral part of a health care team with access to hands-on opportunities via laboratory skills development, patient simulation, and experiential education. Regis emphasizes excellent teaching, values-based education, clinical expertise, service learning, and scholarship.

The School of Pharmacy has been fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education since 2013 with most recent renewal in 2019. In addition, the School of Pharmacy has overall program averages for both the NAPLEX and postgraduate residency placement exceeding the national average.

The faculty role directly supports Regis University’s strategic plan and Jesuit mission by fostering academic excellence, promoting compassionate service, and preparing students to become socially responsible health care professionals. Through a commitment to active learning, interprofessional collaboration, and community engagement, the Assistant Professor in Pharmacy Practice will play a key role in advancing health equity and developing future leaders in pharmacy who are guided by ethical reflection, lifelong learning, and service to others.

Essential duties of the position include, but are not limited to:

Teaching:

• Develop instructional materials, assessments, and innovative teaching strategies to enhance student learning.

• Evaluate student performance through assessments and continuous feedback.

• Deliver and facilitate learning sessions in pharmacotherapy and skills-based learning courses.

Clinical Practice and Precepting:

• Establish and/or maintain a clinical pharmacy practice site.

• Provide patient care services.

• Precept pharmacy students during clinical rotations to meet programmatic outcomes.

Scholarship:

• Establish and maintain a scholarly agenda.

• Collaborate with faculty, clinicians, and students on research projects and publications.

• Pursue internal and external funding opportunities to support scholarly agenda.  

Service:

• Contribute service to the School, College, University, Profession, and Community.

• Engage in professional organizations and maintain licensure and certifications relevant to practice.

Working Conditions:

Monday-Frida