Overview:
The Touro College of 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. The faculty position includes a faculty appointment at the Touro College of Dental Medicine. The practice site is at the Touro College of Dental Medicine in Hawthorne, New York.
Responsibilities:
Job Responsibilities include, but not limited to the following:
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Faculty will develop an innovative clinical practice in an in-patient or ambulatory care setting and serve as a preceptor and role model for students on introductory and advanced pharmacy practice experiences
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Faculty will provide didactic classroom teaching and recitation instruction on campus
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Faculty will provide service on college committees, will attend and participate in departmental meetings, and will perform other faculty duties as appropriate
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Faculty will contribute to new knowledge (research) through research activities, poster presentations, publications, obtaining grants and/or contracts, clinical trials and other scholarly work
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Faculty will 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 at the Dental Clinic include:
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Perform medication reconciliation for patients seen in the clinic
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Perform prospective medication review for patients seen in the clinic
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Administer vaccines (flu, pneumococcal, shingles)
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Counsel patients on medications prescribed by dentists on appointment discharge
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Design patient education leaflets for commonly prescribed agents, including pain medications such as NSAIDs, Opioids, antimicrobials, and others as indicated
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Respond to drug information queries
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Perform prospective drug utilization reviews and provide interventions regarding agents prescribed by dentists and to include review for drug interactions, contraindications, renal dosing, cost effective medication prescribing, preventative medication prescribing – such as PPIs to prevent gastropathy when using NSAIDs
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Perform screening tests for the dental clinic as indicated and permitted by NYS law (for example, hemoglobin A1c, HIV, or others)
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Perform pharmacogenetic testing when indicated
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Provide clinical pharmacology and pharmacotherapy education to dental providers and residents in areas identified by the dental providers (for example, antimicrobial spectrum/coverage, indications for anticoagulant discontinuation, duration of action, and reversal agents, pain management, renal dose adjustment of commonly utilized agents, common and important drug-drug and drug-disease interactions)
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Provide timely information and updates on prescribing laws and regulations in NY State
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Detect, report, and manage adverse drug reactions and medication errors
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Develop collaborative drug therapy management protocols to include ambulatory care services, prescribing, and ordering laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging
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Review medication storage to assist in meeting regulatory requirements
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Offer a rotation in the pharmacotherapy service to dental residents
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Lead and collaborate on research endeavors with dental school faculty and students
Qualifications:
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The applicant should have a Pharm.D. Degree with post-graduate training- a PGY-1 and PGY-2 Residency preferably in ambulatory care or Fellowship or equivalent clinical experience
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Previous academic experience and board certification in an area appropriate for the applicant's training and experience (e.g., BCPS or BCACP) are preferred
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A high degree of interpersonal competency: professionalism, diplomacy, judgement and discretion required
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Strong commitment to teaching, practice, and scholarship
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Exemplary interpersonal, communication and organization skills
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Excellent oral and written communication skills
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Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook
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Must be eligible for licensure in the state of New York
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Standard Extensive Use of Computers
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Extensive time sitting and standing
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Able to lift up to 5 lbs.
Maximum Salary: USD $135,252.00/Yr. Minimum Salary: USD $108,201.00/Yr.
