Clinical Pharmacy Manager; Medicine; Mount Sinai Hospital; Full Time

The Clinical Pharmacy Manager provides direct and or functional supervision and maintains overall responsibility for pharmacy operations in medicine to enhance the reputation and service-orientation of the  Department. The 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

- Provides drug information and investigational protocol education to pharmacy staff, students, and other health care professionals

- Plans, organizes and implements specific site policies regarding Investigational Drug Services

- 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 of pharmacy

- Designs and implements appropriate trainings and development programs in a timely fashion to maintain contemporary practice

- Meets regulatory, licensure and annual health assessment requirements.

6. Supervisory Functions

- Supervises pharmacy employees

- Interviews candidates for pharmacy management and staff positions

- Implements discipline and corrective action plans for assigned pharmacy staff

- Promotion of employees based on assessment of clinical skills, if applicable

- Responsible for employee performance evaluations for assigned staff

- Attends and contributes to pharmacy management meetings

- Provides off-hour coverage for the department

7. May be required to perform other duties as assigned or perform other duties when necessary

Education Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree required
• ASHP-Accredited PGY-1 preferred, PGY-2 preferred
• Board Certification (e.g. BCPS, BCCCP) strong