Assistant Director of Pharmacy Clinical Services - Brooklyn

NYU Langone Health•Brooklyn, NY

46d•Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn is a full-service teaching hospital and Level I trauma center located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The hospital is central to a comprehensive network of affiliated ambulatory and outpatient practices, and serves as NYU Langone Health's anchor for healthcare access, growth, and delivery in the entire borough. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. The Assistant Director of Pharmacy for Clinical Services is responsible for the oversight and coordination of clinical activities and drug information services of the Department of Pharmacy. In addition to managing clinical pharmacists, the Assistant Director for Clinical Services is responsible for the scheduling, coordination development and implementation of projects, policies and procedures presented to medical staff committees and subcommittees including Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Medication Use Committee, Antibiotic Subcommittee.

Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE accredited school of pharmacy
New York State Pharmacist Licensure
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Training
PGY2 pharmacy residency training or equivalent salaried professorship at a school of pharmacy
Minimum of 5 years experience in a progressive pharmaceutical management position (PGY1 and PGY 2 Residency Training experience is inclusive of experience required)
Board certification in Pharmacotherapy or other specialty is required within 18 months of hire
Self motivation, good communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Leadership qualities
Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, and Excel
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates knowledge of the organizations Service Standards and incorporates them into the performance duties.
Supervises the clinical activities of staff and clinical pharmacists.
Evaluates performance, conducts annual performance and competency assessments, determines disciplinary actions and performs other human resource related actions as needed.
Evaluates newly approved medications and new drug regimens.
Evaluates clinical literature for new trends in medication therapies and evolving standards of care.
Serves as a resource to pharmacists, medical and nursing staff esp. as related to drug information
Participates, conducts and documents meetings of the Medical staff and/or Pharmacy staff as assigned.
Participates in providing experiential training for Pharmacy Residents and Pharmacy Students.
Keeps informed of all local, state and federal laws covering the storage, handling and dispensing of drugs and for interpreting medication orders to determine that it meets all legal requirements
Ensures compliance with federal and state regulations and/or develops policies, procedures and delineates necessary measures to achieve same.
Keeps informed of the action, side effects and proper usage of all new drugs as they are made commercially available.
Maintains awareness of contemporary trends in the profession through the professional literature and regular attendance at professional organization meetings and/or seminars
Participates collegially in the development of new programs, services, practices of the department
Participates and assists in the management and administration of all areas of the department as needed including development, implementation and maintenance of policies and procedures and by periodically taking call.