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

Job Description

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%

Additional Job Description

Qualifications for this jointly funded position include a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE-accredited college/school of pharmacy, an 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, and a strong interest in teaching, scholarship, and advancing pharmacy practice. Previous experience in the education of pharmacy students and clinical research is preferred. The candidate must be willing to maintain all necessary requirements to serve as a PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy residency preceptor. The faculty member must maintain current certification in Basic Life Support and must be BLS-certified within 3 months of hire. Additionally, Board of Pharmacy Specialties certification in Infectious Diseases Pharmacy is preferred and expected within 1 year of hire date.  Evaluation of applicants will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Candidates may apply online through the MUSC Human Resources webpage (https://web.musc.edu/human-resources). Please include a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, and the names of three potential references with your application. Request for additional information can be addressed to:

Katherine H. Chessman, PharmD, FPPA, FCCP, BCNSP

Professor and Chair, Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences

Medical University of South Carolina, College of Pharmacy

173 Ashley Avenue, CP256, MSC 140

Charleston, SC 29425

Email: [email protected]; Ph: 843-792-7524

The Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.