Pharmacotherapy Care Specialist; Full Time; Days

Pharmacotherapy Care Specialist

Ambulatory care clinical pharmacy practice is the provision of integrated, accessible health care services by the Pharmacotherapy Care Specialist.

This individual is accountable for addressing medication needs, developing sustained partnerships with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. This is accomplished through direct patient care and medication management for ambulatory patients, coordination of care, patient advocacy, wellness and health promotion, triage and referral, and patient education and self-management.

The ambulatory care Pharmacotherapy Care Specialist may work in either an institutional or community-based clinic involved in direct care of a diverse patient population. The incumbent works in a variety of environments in either a hospital and/or community-based settings. Each site has its own unique practice style and may focus on primary care or focus on one specific disease state.

Responsibilities

1. Optimizes medication therapy by selecting, initiating, monitoring, continuing, and modifying medications based on patient-specific parameters and goals. The Specialist can perform therapeutic drug monitoring with dose adjustments as per evidence based guidelines.

2. Follows national guidelines and evidence-based medicine for medication therapy management of disease states including but not limited to:

• COPD
• Asthma
• Smoking Cessation
• Heart Failure
• Hypertension
• Dyslipidemia
• Diabetes
• Pain Management
• IBD/GI

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
• How to use aids to increase adherence

4. Provides education for medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff regarding medications and services

5. Serves as an educational site preceptor for post-doctorate pharmacy residents and doctor of pharmacy students

6. Assists in research programs relating to ambulatory care

7. Other duties as assigned

Required Skills

• Microsoft Office Suite

About Us

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Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 3027357
• Job Category Professional
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• Locations 1190 5th Ave, New York, NY, 10029, US