Assistant​/Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice; Acute Care, Tenure-Track

Position Summary

The Department of Pharmacy Practice invites full-time faculty candidates for Assistant/Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice (Acute Care) within the Feik School of Pharmacy. This is a 12-month tenure-track faculty position providing clinical services to acutely ill patients at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills in San Antonio, Texas. Accordingly, position works collaboratively with the family medicine faculty and residents of the CHRISTUS Health/TXAM FM residency program.

The Feik School of Pharmacy was founded in 2004 in recognition of the need to graduate a new generation of highly trained culturally-competent, caring pharmacists and patient advocates to serve communities across Texas and beyond. The School promotes full emergence of the student as a practitioner with a focus on a curricular integration, provision of high-quality pharmaceutical care, lifelong learning, appropriate use of technology, and opportunities for multi-cultural and multi-language development.

• Participate in curriculum development and advancement of the respective program.
• Prepare and deliver consistent, interactive didactic course lectures which align with curriculum goals.
• Teach in the experiential curriculum and provide clinical pharmacy service to acutely ill patients
• Work collaboratively with departmental faculty to ensure curriculum outcomes and accreditation standards are met.
• Prepare and administer timely and meaningful exams, projects, and assessments for assigned courses.
• Advise and mentor students; provide individual assistance to students during weekly office hours.
• Adhere to UIW Faculty Handbook policies and processes including timely record keeping of student activities, fair and equitable evaluation of student performance, and timely feedback to students regarding their performance in the course.
• Conduct respectful relationships with faculty, staff, and students both in and outside the classroom.
• Perform regular scholarly research and publication.
• Provide service to the respective department, college, university, community, and profession.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Ability to engage and effectively provide instructional delivery to facilitate learning.
• Proficiency in the use of instructional technology.
• Ability to actively engage students in the learning process.
• Ability to conduct respectful relationships with students both in and outside the classroom.
• Ability to work with students, patients, multidisciplinary providers, and pharmacy staff to optimize patient care.
• Ability to work collegially and productively within the university community.
• Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures;
• Employee shall adhere to all applicable rules and regulations of the University, the Conference, and the NCAA.

Doctor of Pharmacy Degree.

• Completion of two (2) years of postgraduate residency training in internal medicine, family medicine, pharmacotherapy, or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience in managing common conditions in the acute care setting.

• Previous experience as a faculty member in a school of pharmacy.
• Clinical experience in internal medicine or family medicine.
• Board certification in Pharmacotherapy or other applicable specialty.

• Licensed pharmacist and eligible for licensure as a pharmacist in the state of Texas.
• Once hired, expected to become a certified preceptor with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
• Faculty selected for this position must obtain and maintain credentialing with the practice site.

Typical Monday through Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm with occasional extended hours/weekends to meet departmental or learning community needs.

Typical for faculty in this discipline.

Full Time

Dean and Chair of Pharmacy Practice

$108,000 Annualized

11/01/2026

• Please Have 3 Letters Of Recommendation Sent To
• Cheryl Horlen, PharmD, BCPS
• Assistant Dean and Chair of Pharmacy Practice
• University of the Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy
• 4301 Broadway, CPO 99
• San Antonio TX 78209
• email: horlen

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