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Job description
Advertising Summary
The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy invites youto apply to our Director of Experiential Education position.Reporting to the Associate Dean for Academic & Faculty Affairs,the Director of Experiential Education is responsible for theplanning and oversight of the School's experiential educationprograms.
Unit
School Of Pharmacy MBU
Department
School of Pharmacy
About Virginia Commonwealth University
VCU is a top 50 public research university with a genuinecommitment to student success and community service. One of just ahandful of universities to receive both a "Very High ResearchActivity" status and a "Community Engaged" designation from theCarnegie Foundation, VCU also hosts the region's top-rated medicalcenter. The medical campus is home to top-ranked programs inPharmacy, Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Public Health, and HealthProfessions, as well as the Center for Interprofessional Educationand Collaborative Care, the Wright Center for Clinical andTranslational Research, the Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, thePauley Heart Center, the Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for LiverDisease and Metabolic Health, among many other institutes andcenters.
About School of Pharmacy
The School of Pharmacy (SOP) has a 127-year tradition beginningwith the Medical College of Virginia and continuing to the present.Ranked in the Top 20 of Schools of Pharmacy nationwide, the SOP isdedicated to graduating outstanding future scientists andpharmacists who will develop new medicines and therapies, improvehuman health, foster exemplary research, and provide sustainingcontributions to interprofessional patient care.
About the Office of Experiential Education
The objective of the Office of Experiential Education is to ensurea quality program for each School of Pharmacy student’s fulfillmentof all experiential education curricular requirements throughoutthe four-year program.
Key Responsibilities
Program Administration
The Director of ExperientialEducation provides overall administrative leadership and strategicoversight for the School’s experiential education programs,ensuring alignment with ACPE standards, School educationaloutcomes, and PharmD program requirements. This includesimplementing current program objectives, policies, procedures, andoperations as well as long-range planning and budgeting. TheDirector oversees experiential education course coordinationincluding student scheduling and assignments, communication ofexpectations to students, and managing affiliation agreements withsites. This role represents experiential education within Schoolcommittees and institutional activities including serving on theExecutive Committee, PharmD Curriculum Committee, AcademicPerformance Committee, Outcomes & Assessment Committee, and theStudent Executive Council.
Quality Assurance
The Director of Experiential Educationoversees the quality assurance processes for experiential educationto ensure compliance with established policies, procedures,accreditation standards, affiliation agreements, and expectationsfor practice sites and preceptors. This includes conducting routinesite visits; evaluating preceptor, student, and experiential siteexperiences; monitoring program outcomes and feedback; andidentifying opportunities to improve and streamline processes whilemaintaining or enhancing program quality. The role also engages arepresentative preceptor advisory group to provide ongoing inputregarding practice environments, program support, and emergingneeds.
Preceptor Engagement
The Director of Experiential Educationmaintains strong, collaborative relationships with experientialsites and preceptors across Virginia and the District of Columbiato support high-quality and sustainable experiential educationopportunities. Responsibilities include identifying and recruitingnew sites and preceptors; overseeing the onboarding, training, anddevelopment of preceptors and maintaining regular communicationregarding program goals, objectives, expectations, and changesaffecting experiential education. The Director providesindividualized consultation to preceptors regarding challengingstudent situations, facilitates resolution of concerns, conductssite visits, provides feedback and recognition, and identifiesopportunities to strengthen preceptor knowledge, skills, andengagement.
Staff Supervision
The Director of Experiential Educationoversees the Office of Experiential Education through the directand indirect supervision of two support staff. Routine tasks andduties are delegated in accord with University policy andguidelines.
Teaching Responsibilities
The position serves as a lecturerwithin the Continuous Professional Development course seriesoffered in each of the Pharm.D. didactic years and as a coursecoordinator of the Continuous Professional Development courseduring the fourth year of the Pharm.D. program. In addition, theDirector of Experiential Education provides administrative supportfor all introductory and advanced pharmacy practice courses.
Minimum Qualifications
M.S., M.Ed. or other Master’s degree in a related field
Excellent organizational, interpersonal, problem solving, andtime management skills
Ability to handle multiple priorities and provide effectiveproblem solving
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
Ability to use good judgment and maintain confidentialityincluding knowledge of guidelines for handling sensitiveinformation, familiarity with FERPA and other Federal requirementsrelated to managing student information
Ability to solve problems and make effective decisions inmatters requiring immediate response
Ability to work independently with minimal oversight orsupervision, resolving concerns when possible before bringing tosupervisor
Adaptable to performing under moderate levels of stress,imposed by frequent deadlines, peak workloads, orpublic/student/faculty contact
Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment ofrespect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty,staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or acommitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.
Preferred Qualifications
Pharm.D., Ph.D., Ed.D., or other terminal degree in a relatedfield
Experience working in higher education and/or experientialeducation settings
Working knowledge of CORE, Banner, Canvas and GoogleWorkspace
Salary Range
Commensurate with experience andqualifications
Benefits
All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annualand holiday leave, generous tuition benefits, retirement planningand savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs,employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunitiesfor career development and advancement, and more.
health, vision, and dentalcoverage
life insurance
short- and long-term disability coverage
retirement plans
flexible spending accounts
tuition benefits
significant paid time off
12 paid holidays
comprehensive health benefits
paid annual and holiday leave
generous tuition benefits
retirement planning and savings options
tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs
employee discounts
well-being resources
abundant opportunities for career development and advancement
FLSA Exemption Status
Exempt
Restricted Position
No
ORP Eligible
Yes
Flexible Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Contact Information
Contact Name: NicoleOmecene
Contact Email:
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Worksite address
richmond, VA, 23214, US
Who can apply
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