Senior Pharmacist - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Exciting Opportunity at MSK: Our Clinical Pharmacy team is looking for a Leukemia Clinical Pharmacy Specialist to join our team!

Role Overview:

The Pharmacy Specialist is the designated hospital-wide expert in the area of clinical pharmacy and directly provides leadership for the continued growth of comprehensive clinical pharmacy services. The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist plays an integral role as the therapeutic resource for drug information and pharmacotherapy of their service’s patients. The position is also responsible for the division's educational and quality improvement programs.

As a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Memorial Sloan Kettering, you will have the opportunity to play a critical role in our fight to conquer cancer alongside clinicians who are internally and externally recognized as leaders in multiple fields. Our belief in unifying basic science with clinical investigations, collaboration across all department levels, and most importantly, the unmatched dedication and compassion of our staff has resulted in Memorial Sloan Kettering being named among the elite hospitals for cancer care in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report listing of Best Hospitals.

The Pharmacy Department utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to patient care, where the emphasis is on therapeutic efficacy and safety. We provide comprehensive, clinical and dispensing services in both inpatient and ambulatory care settings through a decentralized satellite pharmacy services model.

We are looking for a confident, independent individual to join our Leukemia Pharmacy Specialist team. In this role, you will serve as a fully integrated member of the inpatient leukemia service and ambulatory clinic at our main campus to provide advanced clinical pharmacy services, including:

• Drug therapy design and monitoring, patient medication counseling, and participation in Collaborative Drug Therapy Management (CDTM)
• Committee participation and development of treatment guidelines and pharmacy policies
• Preceptor-ship of PGY2 Pharmacy residents and pharmacy students
• Education of hospital staff through Grand Rounds presentations and in-service training

Key Qualifications:

• Doctorate in Pharmacy, Oncology experience preferred
• NYS license (or eligibility)
• Completion of an ASHP-accredited pharmacy practice residency and an ASHP-accredited oncology residency, or equivalent experience are required.

Core Skills:

• A confirmed, dynamic leader and creative problem solver.
• Self-motivated and driven for excellency.
• A collaborator and contributor for team integration.
• Passionate about working in a state-of-the-art institution.
• Continually striving to increase your knowledge and expertise in the nuclear medicine field.

Additional Information:

• Regular hours of work fall between Monday - Sunday, 37.5 hours per week
• Flexibility may be required depending upon the needs of the department
• Located at 1275 York Avenue
• Reporting into: Manager, Oncology Clinical Pharmacacy

Pay Range: $131,800 - $217,500 annually

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