Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice

Overview

Touro Pharmacy invites applications for a 12-month faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice.

Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Develop an innovative clinical practice in the family medicine clinic at New York Presbyterian and serve as a preceptor and role model for students on introductory and advanced pharmacy practice experiences
• Provide didactic classroom teaching and recitation instruction on campus
• Provide service on college committees, attend and participate in departmental meetings, and perform other faculty duties as appropriate
• Contribute to new knowledge (research) through research activities, poster presentations, publications, obtaining grants and/or contracts, clinical trials, and other scholarly work
• Provide reports and other documents as requested by Department Chairs, Directors, and Deans
• Practice Site
  
  Job Responsibilities:
  
  daily services provided by the pharmacist faculty member and/or students supervised by the faculty member include:
• Perform medication reconciliation for patients seen in the clinic
• Perform prospective medication review for patients seen in the clinic
• Administer vaccines (flu, pneumococcal, shingles)
• Counsel patients on medications prescribed by providers on appointment discharge
• Design patient education leaflets for commonly prescribed agents and others as indicated
• Respond to drug information queries
• Perform prospective drug utilization reviews and provide interventions regarding agents prescribed by providers, including review for drug interactions, contraindications, renal dosing, cost-effective medication prescribing, and preventative medication prescribing
• Perform screening tests as indicated and permitted
• Perform pharmacogenetic testing when indicated
• Provide clinical pharmacology and pharmacotherapy education to providers and residents in areas identified by the providers (e.g., antimicrobial spectrum/coverage, indications for anticoagulant discontinuation, duration of action, reversal agents, pain management, renal dose, adjustment of commonly utilized agents, common and important drug-drug and drug-disease interactions)
• Provide timely information and updates on prescribing laws and regulations in NY State
• Detect, report, and manage adverse drug reactions and medication errors
• Develop collaborative drug therapy management protocols
• Review medication storage to assist in meeting regulatory requirements
• Offer a rotation in the pharmacotherapy service to residents
• Lead and collaborate on research endeavors with school faculty and students

• Doctor of Pharmacy required
• Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) with post-graduate training—PGY-1 and PGY-2 Residency required, or Fellowship or equivalent clinical experience
• Previous academic experience and board certification in an area appropriate for the applicant's training and experience (e.g., BPS and BCACP) are preferred
• Must be eligible for licensure in the state of New York
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
  • High degree of interpersonal competency: professionalism, diplomacy, judgment, and discretion
  • Strong commitment to teaching practice and scholarship
  • Exemplary interpersonal communication and organization skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

• As required

• Extensive use of computers
• Extensive time sitting and standing
• Able to lift up to 5 lbs.

USD $/Yr.

USD $/Yr.