Faculty, Pharmacy

At West Coast University, we share a passion for students and transforming healthcare education! As a faculty member for a certified Great Place to Work, you will join a collaborative, student-centric culture valuing academic integrity, mutual respect, student learning, service, responsiveness, innovation, diversity, and stewardship. As a part of this team, you will guide students to do more than change their own lives - you will help change the lives of every patient they care for throughout their career. At West Coast University, you will have the opportunity to share your expertise and passion with the next generation of pharmacists!

You will make an impact by:

• Engaging in scholarly activities individually and collaboratively.
• Serving as a mentor, role model, and facilitator; providing guidance and academic support for students inside and outside the classroom.
• Demonstrating a passion for teaching, active learning, and personalized feedback that grows every student.
• Contributing to quality improvement of personal and team performance, courses, and curriculum via a continuous improvement plan set forth by the University and School.
• Advancing of the program and outcomes within a collaborative shared governance culture.
• Utilizing a variety of active learning methodologies to instruct students and collecting evidence of students meeting or exceeding learning outcomes, competencies, entrustable activities, and ultimately practice readiness.
• Participating in professional growth and service in accordance with university policies.
• Enthusiastically engaging in student recruitment, remediation, and retention to support the admissions and progression goals of the program.
• *If directed by the Department Chair, develop a clinical practice site to serve patients and train students for experiential education. Within this clinical setting you will:
  • Assume responsibility for students in clinical facilities.
  • Clarify clinical expectations with students.
  • Clarify student placement and expectations with clinical facility staff.
  • Utilize care planning time to direct students to available resources needed for clinical preparation.
  • Assess student knowledge and skill level to ensure safety and optimal care for patients.
  • Utilize pre- and post- conference to allow students an opportunity to share learned experiences, ensuring clarity of the correlation between weekly theory content with clinical objectives and experiences.
  • Provide feedback of clinical performance immediately after observation of event and of overall performance at midterm and end of semester.

Your Experience Includes:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite Products, especially Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and other MS office products as needed.
• Knowledge of state, federal and local laws/regulations relating to programs, governmental compliance, and other regulatory standards (e.g., ACPE, NABP, WSCUC, California Board of Pharmacy or other regulators and/or accreditation bodies).
• *If directed by the Department Chair to develop a clinical practice site, current California Registered Pharmacist License is required or acquired within six months of hire.

Education: Education and experience must align with state regulations and comply with the rules and regulations of state authorization agencies.

• Must have a PharmD degree OR a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy plus 10 years professional experience in the areas of expertise or practice AND must have a documented background in educational methodology consistent with teaching assignments including but not limited to education theory and practice, current concepts relative to specific subjects he or she will be teaching, current clinical practice experience, and distance education techniques and delivery.

Do you want a career that allows you to make a difference in other people’s lives? Discover what it means to truly believe in the work that you do at West Coast University.

At West Coast University, we have the privilege of educating students seeking careers in healthcare and guide them through their transformational journey from student to caregiver. Our associates are united behind that purpose and share a deep commitment to our values of teamwork, collegiality, transparency, and a student-centric approach to all we do. This focus creates an aligned, nimble, and consensus-driven culture that is solution-oriented and supports our associates’ professional growth.

West Coast University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all associates.