Assistant Professor - Department of Pharmacy Practice

Overview

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

Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities include but 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, will attend and participate in departmental meetings, and will 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 and to include review for drug interactions, contraindications, renal dosing, cost effective medication prescribing, 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 (for example, antimicrobial spectrum/coverage indications for anticoagulant discontinuation, duration of action, and reversal agents, and 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

Qualifications

Qualifications Education/ Experience

• Doctor of Pharmacy required.
• Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) with post-graduate training- a 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
• A high degree of interpersonal competency: Professionalism, diplomacy, judgement, and discretion required
• 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, & Outlook

Travel

• As required

Working Conditions

• Extensive Use of Computers
• Extensive time sitting and standing
• Able to lift up to 5 lbs.

Maximum Salary

USD $127,500.00/Yr.

Minimum Salary

USD $102,000.00/Yr.