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Coordinates the work of Patient Representatives, students and volunteers, and assists in programmatic activities and budgeting. Responds to referrals from patients, families and caregivers and to crisis situations.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Provides pharmaceutical care to unit specific patients including the establishment of therapeutic endpoints and monitoring parameters.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
1. Performs all duties associated with the Registered Pharmacist position within the scope of licensure.
2. Initiates and documents pharmacist interventions to change prescribing where required.
3. Participates in patient care rounds as appropriate.
4. Contributes to and participates in the departmental medication use evaluation plan, including but not limited to CMI (Clinical Management Initiatives).
5. Reviews current medical/pharmacy literature regularly for recent developments in disease state therapeutics as well as new product development.
6. Provides health professionals with drug information and/or references.
7. Prepares periodic information as newsletters for physicians, nurses and pharmacists regarding drug therapy and administration.
8. Provides inservice education seminars and programs to the pharmacy staff and other health care professionals.
9. Facilitates preparation of Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee material.
10. Investigates and documents reports of Adverse Drug Reactions. Facilitates Adverse Drug Reaction Subcommittee meetings.
11. Completes all required documentation.
12. Completes a minimal equivalent of 47 weeks of active training to receive residency certificate.
13. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical,
14. psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned area.
15. Maintains patient/employee confidentiality in the management of information.
16. Observes the Health Care System’s compliance policies.
17. Acts as the managing pharmacist while working weekends.
18. Exercises sound judgement, recognizes and attends to priorities.
19. Participates in departmental quality assurance activities.
20. Meets regulatory, licensure and annual health assessment

Education Requirements
Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an accredited college of pharmacy.
Bachelor of Science-prepared candidates will be considered on an individual basis.

Experience Requirements

Meets the requirements as set forth by the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Residency Accreditation Standards. Familiarity with computers/systems helpful.

Licensing and Certification Requirements (if applicable)
Current New York State License and Registration as Pharmacist or eligibility for licensure.

New York State Graduates - must take Parts 1, 2 and 3 of NYS licensing exam by June of graduation year. Failures must be re-tested by January of residency year. Out-of-state graduates must take Part 1 by June of graduation year and Parts 2 and 3 by January of the residency year.

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity and inclusion is a driver for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. Yet we’re as diverse as the city we call home- culturally, ethically, in outlook and lifestyle. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education and advancement as we revolutionize healthcare delivery together.

We work hard to recruit and retain the best people, and to create a welcoming, nurturing work environment where you have the opportunity and support to develop professionally. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise, have an impact on quality patient care.

Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our story!

Who We Are

Over 38,000 employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.

Formed in September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospitals, including Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount Sinai Morningside ( Formerly St Luke’s), and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans

Description - Internal

Provides pharmaceutical care to unit specific patients including the establishment of therapeutic endpoints and monitoring parameters.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
1. Performs all duties associated with the Registered Pharmacist position within the scope of licensure.
2. Initiates and documents pharmacist interventions to change prescribing where required.
3. Participates in patient care rounds as appropriate.
4. Contributes to and participates in the departmental medication use evaluation plan, including but not limited to CMI (Clinical Management Initiatives).
5. Reviews current medical/pharmacy literature regularly for recent developments in disease state therapeutics as well as new product development.
6. Provides health professionals with drug information and/or references.
7. Prepares periodic information as newsletters for physicians, nurses and pharmacists regarding drug therapy and administration.
8. Provides inservice education seminars and programs to the pharmacy staff and other health care professionals.
9. Facilitates preparation of Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee material.
10. Investigates and documents reports of Adverse Drug Reactions. Facilitates Adverse Drug Reaction Subcommittee meetings.
11. Completes all required documentation.
12. Completes a minimal equivalent of 47 weeks of active training to receive residency certificate.
13. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical,
14. psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned area.
15. Maintains patient/employee confidentiality in the management of information.
16. Observes the Health Care System’s compliance policies.
17. Acts as the managing pharmacist while working weekends.
18. Exercises sound judgement, recognizes and attends to priorities.
19. Participates in departmental quality assurance activities.
20. Meets regulatory, licensure and annual health assessment requirements

Qualifications - Internal

Requirements for Position
Education Requirements
Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an accredited college of pharmacy.
Bachelor of Science-prepared candidates will be considered on an individual basis.

Experience Requirements

Meets the requirements as set forth by the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Residency Accreditation Standards. Familiarity with computers/systems helpful.

Licensing and Certification Requirements (if applicable)
Current New York State License and Registration as Pharmacist or eligibility for licensure.

New York State Graduates - must take Parts 1, 2 and 3 of NYS licensing exam by June of graduation year. Failures must be re-tested by January of residency year. Out-of-state graduates must take Part 1 by June of graduation year and Parts 2 and 3 by January of the residency year.