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Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The Department of Pharmacy at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Ambulatory Care Clinical Senior Pharmacist. 

Under the direction of the Director of Pharmacy and Associate Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services, the Ambulatory Care Senior Clinical Pharmacist will be responsible for the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the patients in Adult Outpatient Clinics at the University Hospital at Downstate.

The Ambulatory Care Senior Clinical Pharmacist works as part of various multidisciplinary teams to ensure the delivery of safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, and individualized drug therapy. The Ambulatory Care Senior Clinical Pharmacist provides support of centralized and de-centralized medication use systems. The Ambulatory Care Senior Clinical Pharmacist also serves as a Pharmacy Department liaison and subject matter expert in the Ambulatory Care settings.

Additional Duties & Responsibilities

• Review medication profiles of patients seen in outpatient clinics
• Perform medication reconciliation at clinic visits to determine appropriateness of medication orders and to assess patient adherence
• Collaborate with physicians to optimize drug regimens
• Provide individualized medication counseling and education to patients, significant others or caregivers Provision of medication counseling includes, but is not limited to, intended use, expected side effects, correct dosage, special storage requirements, correct administration of drugs delivered thru devices, injection techniques, possible drug interactions or food/drug interactions
• Document interactions with patients in the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
• Identify barriers to medication adherence and implement measures to facilitate access to medications whenever necessary
• Collaborate with practitioners to identify areas for improvement in the medication management process for outpatients
• Work collaboratively with the Outpatient Pharmacy to ensure medication access to our patient population
• With New York State (NYS) Collaborative Drug Therapy Management (CDTM) Certification:
  • Develop collaborative practice agreements with outpatient physicians based on institutional policies and procedures
  • Initiate and make dosage adjustments based on clinical evaluation based on institutional policies and procedures
  • Perform physical assessments and uses laboratory data to support drug therapy recommendations and dosage adjustments based on institutional policies and procedures
• Develop medication therapy management (MTM) services including billing for services as allowed Detect and report clinical interventions, medication safety events and adverse drug reactions Participate in the hospital's medication safety initiatives
• Serve as a member of the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, pharmacy-specific and various institutional committees
• Participate in departmental and hospital-wide initiatives for quality improvement
• Assist in the review and development of policies, procedures and guidelines to promote safe and effective medication use in Ambulatory Care settings
• Assist with Pharmacy Department formulary management
• Design and deliver educational programs for pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals including medical and nursing staff to promote the safe and effective use of medication therapy Responsible for the clinical training of pharmacy residents, pharmacy students, or other students completing rotations in the adult outpatient clinics
• Identify opportunities for improvement and create requests for changes in the EHR that will facilitate safer medication ordering and administration
• Participate in scholarly activities including peer-reviewed publications, medication use evaluations, clinical research projects, and cost-savings initiatives

Required Qualifications:

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) Degree from an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy
• Completion of PGY-2 Specialty Pharmacy Residency
  • OR, Completion of ASHP-accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency with Clinical Pharmacy Experience (3-5 years) in Ambulatory Care
• New York State Pharmacist Licensure or eligibility
• New York State CDTM Certification or eligibility

Preferred Qualifications:

• Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS), Ambulatory Care Pharmacy (BCACP) or Geriatric Pharmacy (BCGP) from the Board of Pharmacy Specialties
• Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Certification

Work Schedule:

Variable Days; 8:30am to 5:00pm (Full-Time)

Salary Grade/Rank:

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu