Ambulatory Care Clinical Senior Pharmacist

Ambulatory Care Clinical Senior Pharmacist

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Department: PHARMACY
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Ambulatory Care Clinical Senior Pharmacist
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Teaching Hospital Senior Pharmacist
Work Type: Full Time
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Categories: Clinical, Patient Care

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  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 use 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…