About NYC Health + Hospitals
Kings County Hospital Center has a rich legacy for its pioneering role in medicine. Today, with over 625 beds, our hospital remains on the cutting edge of technology and provides the most modern procedures with state-of-the-art equipment. Built in 1831 as a one room infirmary for publicly supported care of the sick, Kings County Hospital Center continues to be a leading healthcare facility whose mission is to provide care to everyone regardless of their ability to pay. The hospital provides a wide range of health services, and specialties are offered in all fields of modern medicine. More than 200 clinics provide a wide array of ambulatory care services.
At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.
Work Shifts
8:00am-4:00pm
Job Description
PURPOSE OF POSITION
- To promote leadership commitment to appropriate pain management and opioid stewardship
- To participate in transitions of care program and conduct quality discharge counseling/discharge checklist
- To develop, implement, and maintain organizational policies that support evidence-based approaches to multi-modal pain management.
- To facilitate collaborative and multidisciplinary performance improvement activities where appropriate
- track, monitor, and report performance data on opioid prescribing, patient-reported outcomes, and adverse events in order to identify opportunities for improvement and assesses the impact of opioid stewardship efforts
- To monitors opioid stewardship compliance with accreditation standards and internal policies/procedures
- To makes recommendations for quality improvement activities, process improvements, training and/or education when concerns are identified
- To report any identified quality of care issues pertaining to individual patients or staff to the appropriate medical staff committee or clinical leadership
- To establish accountability for creating, promoting, practicing, and maintaining a culture of opioid stewardship
- To participate in quality management initiatives such as, but not limited to: medication use evaluations, adverse drug reaction and medication error reporting, clinical interventions, and inventory management documentation and reporting.
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop/revise pain management clinical care guidelines that address opioid/analgesic therapies for acute and chronic pain
- Educate pharmacy and other clinical staff on opioid/analgesic therapy
- Assist to achieve full compliance with The Joint commission released pain assessment and management standards such as
o Promoting safe opioid use by identifying high-risk patients
o Monitoring high-risk patients
o Conducting performance improvement activities focusing on pain assessment and management to increase safety and quality for patients
- Identify patients who may require prescriptions for reversal agents
- Monitor of inpatient orders without respiratory monitoring
- Naloxone administrations for reversal of respiratory depression
· Ensure medication errors and ADRs are reported and pathways developed to prevent future occurrences
· Support of quality improvement projects and research initiatives
· Performance of medication use reviews to assess cost effectiveness and medication appropriateness
SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for developing, implementing, and leading an opioid stewardship program
- Work with other health care providers in evaluating and implementing best practices related to opioid prescribing as well as developing metrics to measure safe and effective opioid/analgesic management in the hospital and clinic settings.
- Provide cost-effective pharmaceutical care to patients receiving opioids and other pain management medications
- Optimize cost savings and cost avoidance via formulary adherence and best practice clinical guidelines.
- Develop and conduct target drug programs and medication use evaluations as needed and report results to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
- Develop clinical guidelines and protocols for the institution
- Provide highly specialized education and training support to other professional services in the broad area of advanced pharmacotherapy
- Precept Pharm.D. Clerkship students on the Internal Medicine Service
- Maintains responsibility for both the clinical and the distributive activities of the Pharmacy Department as necessary
- Assists with staffing as deemed necessary. Perform other related duties as required
Minimum Qualifications
For Level I:
1. Possession of a valid NY State license to practice pharmacy.
For Level II: In addition to meeting the qualification requirements of the lower level:
1. Two years of post licensure experience; or
2. Completion of a post graduate specialty residency or fellowship program; or
3. Current Pharmacy Board Certification.
For Level III: In addition to meeting the qualification requirements of the lower levels, an additional:
1. One year of post licensure supervisory experience or specialty clinical experience.
NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week.
- Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
- Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
- Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
- College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
- Multiple employee discounts programs
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: Up to $130,001.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
License/Certification:
- NY State license to practice pharmacy. (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Brooklyn, NY 11203: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person