Clinical Pharmacy Manager-Investigational Drug Services; Mount Sinai Health System; Full Time; Days

Responsible for supporting clinical trial research conducted on various campuses. The Clinical Pharmacy Manager provides direct and or functional supervision and maintains overall responsibility for pharmacy operations in the Investigational Drug Service to enhance the reputation and service-orientation of the IDS Department. The Clinical Pharmacy Manager also collaborates and provides expertise in support of clinical investigational drug trials. The Clinical Pharmacy Manager will work collaboratively with the members of the research team including physicians, nurses, other pharmacists, study coordinators, investigators, sponsors and other staff. Other responsibilities include performing cross-functional duties including those of a pharmacist, clinical specialist or other clinical coordinator, as required

1. Demonstrates the ability to perform clinical/technical/service/administrative tasks:

• Conducts and participates in departmental activities to meet the goals, objectives and policies of the department, hospital/medical center, by the standards set forth by Federal and State Regulatory agencies and The Joint Commission
• Develops and implements policies and procedures to meet professional standards and improve medications safety, including those established by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
• Implements decisions of and provides support for the Pharmacy & Therapeutics committee by preparing drug evaluations and assisting in formulary maintenance
• Uses an interdisciplinary approach to collaborate with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, review, and evaluate the cost, utilization, safety and effectiveness of drugs and drug regimens, and the elimination of unnecessary duplication of service, in order to provide optimization of medication therapy
• Attends interdisciplinary rounds and provides, and follows up, on recommended interventions with prescribers, interdisciplinary care team, other pharmacists, patients and/or caregivers, including appropriate documentation of recommendations and interventions
• Engages in active patient-centered medication therapy management, including medication reconciliation services and discharge services, patient counseling on appropriate medical therapy, conducting comprehensive medication reviews, and targeted interventions to assess appropriateness of all medications in order to improve clinical outcomes, reduce unnecessary readmission, lapses in care, and adverse drug reactions.
• Maintains patient/employee confidentiality in the management of information
• Coordinates the provision of pharmaceutical care by pharmacy department members
• Ensures the work environment is well maintained
• Demonstrates initiative and leadership

2. Remains current with various pharmaceutical databases, national guidelines, and follows evidence-based medicine for medication therapy management of disease states

3. Provides education to patients, family members, and/or caretakers about disease states and medications, including:

• Desired results and/or goals of chronic disease states
• Name, strength, description, and purpose of each medication
• How to administer each medication timely, safely, and appropriately
• How agents work to attain adequate therapy
• Interacting foods, disease states, and drugs where appropriate
• Importance of therapeutic drug monitoring for efficacy and toxicity
• Recognition of disease state exacerbation and procedures to follow in these instances
• Recognition of side effects of therapy and the importance of notifying his/her physician if any should occur
• Importance of adherence to pharmacotherapy and appointments
• Aids to increase medication adherence

4. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned area. (check all populations served)

• Neonate/Infant Pediatric Adolescent Adult Geriatric
• Identifies physical, behavioral and emotional characteristics typical for the age group
• Modifies approaches based on patient age-specific needs and responses to treatment
• Provides care for patients based on age-specific needs
• Uses communication techniques which are age appropriate

5. Educational/Professional Development

• Participates in the development of other staff members by identifying the learning needs of pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals through education on but not limited to: clinical appropriateness of medications, dose adjustments, drug selection based on formulary, drug interactions, drug cost, and patient safety
• Serves as a preceptor for the residency program, and for students from local colleges o