"Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Psychiatric Pharmacy Practice"

Posting Details

Institution
South Dakota State University

Working Title
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Psychiatric Pharmacy Practice

Posting Number
F01782P

Department
SDSU-Pharmacy Clinical

Physical Location of Position (City)
Sioux Falls

Posting Text

South Dakota State University’s College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions is seeking an Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. This approximately 50/50 academic-clinical position offers the opportunity to step into a well-established inpatient psychiatric pharmacy practice at Avera Behavioral Health Hospital, where the pharmacist functions as an embedded member of an interprofessional behavioral health team. This position is a 12-month, full-time, benefits-eligible, non-tenure track faculty position located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Bordering Iowa and Minnesota, Sioux Falls—South Dakota’s largest city—offers a high quality of life, strong healthcare systems, and a cost of living well below national averages. Conveniently located at the junction of Interstates 90 and 29 along the Big Sioux River, Sioux Falls is within a day’s drive of most major Midwestern cities.

The College of Pharmacy offers a six-year course of study leading to a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree and has offered the successful entry level Pharm.D. program since 1994. The Department of Pharmacy Practice provides classroom and clerkship instruction for the last two years of the Pharm.D. degree program and contributes classroom instruction and early experiential training for the pharmaceutical sciences phase of the degree. Faculty are embedded at various practice sites which provide students with the opportunity for varied learning experiences. The University, College, and Department place a strong emphasis on faculty mentoring, offer faculty professional development, and practice sustainability.

Avera is a mission-based, regionally integrated health system with more than 300 locations throughout South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska serving largely rural communities and a population of over 1 million people throughout its footprint. At the heart of the behavioral health services is the Avera Behavioral Health Hospital, a dedicated 160-bed freestanding facility in Sioux Falls, SD. The hospital provides comprehensive, compassionate care with specialized programs for children and adolescents, senior care, residential addiction treatment for youth, 24/7 psychiatric urgent care, partial hospitalization, and a full range of outpatient therapies. The experienced pharmacy team – consisting of seven pharmacists supported by skilled technicians and interns – collaborates closely to deliver expert psychiatric medication management and support across these services.

SDState values faculty who contribute to high‑quality teaching, scholarship, and service, and is particularly interested in candidates who can develop and/or coordinate curricular offerings that address the experiences of varied populations in healthcare and organizational settings.

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Primary responsibilities include maintaining a viable psychiatric pharmacy practice with specific focus in inpatient pharmacy application, didactic instruction, precepting on-site students, actively engaging in practice-informed scholarship including quality improvement, clinical research, and/or scholarship of teaching and learning, and contributing to various committees within both the academic and healthcare settings. The typical workload breakdown for this position is 50% clinical service, 35% teaching, 10% research, and 5% general service.

BENEFITS:

SDState offers a wide range of excellent benefits including medical, dental, and flexible benefits, retirement plans, compensation packages, paid holidays, and vacation leave. We offer a generous retirement plan that includes 6% matching, 10 hours of annual leave each month, 9.34 hours of sick leave each month, and eleven paid holidays. Employees also have access to internal and state-sponsored training as well as reduced tuition for state-supported courses at all State of South Dakota academic institutions. Relocation benefits are available per university’s guidelines.

QUALIFICATIONS:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• An earned Pharm.D. with completion of a residency that includes experience in psychiatric pharmacy by date of appointment;
• Eligibility for South Dakota pharmacist licensure;
• Ability to engage with and contribute to teams;
• Successful track record of scholarship and/or experience in individual and/or collaborative research including Quality Improvement, SOTL, and clinical projects;
• Effective written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Pharmacy practice specialty residency in psychiatric or other applicable areas of pharmacy practice;
• Board Certification in Psychiatric Pharmacy or related area;
• Experience in monitoring drug therapy, service, and education activities;
• Experience on college and institutional committees;
• Experience in service to a professional organization;
• Experience with evidence-based and novel teaching techniques