Review Vacancy
AgencyMental Health, Office of
TitlePharmacist, Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center, P16268
Occupational CategoryClerical, Secretarial, Office Aide
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $86243 to $105834 Annually
"Other" Explanation Monday - Friday 10:00am-6:30pm with occasional weekends and vacation coverage.
Workday
Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be eligible for transfer or reachable for appointment on the current Civil Service eligible list for the title;
OR
Temporary Opportunity:
Pharmacist is a continuous recruitment examination. Candidates who are not on the eligible list may apply for this position and if appointed, will receive a temporary appointment. Candidates who have not submitted a New York State Application to the Office of Mental Health for scoring must complete the application https://www.cs.ny.gov/extdocs/pdf/20-127.pdf and submit to the Office of Mental Health (Decentralized Exam Unit, 44 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12229). Candidates appointed temporary must receive a score that is reachable on the resulting eligible list before they can be permanently appointed. Candidates who are found not qualified or who do not receive a reachable score may not be retained.
You must be licensed and currently registered to practice as a pharmacist in New York State.
Duties Description As a Pharmacist, you would be responsible for the provision of pharmaceutical care, including the review, dispensing and monitoring of inpatient and outpatient medications. You would also be responsible for preparing IV admixtures, providing drug information, conducting patient and family medication counseling sessions, supervising pharmacy aides, and participating in pharmacy and facility wide performance improvement activities.
1. In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain
employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or
entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare
exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally
assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed
as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or
excluded from any other Federal or federally assisted program),
you may be terminated from your employment.
2. If appointed you may be required to become an enrolled
Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a
National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National
Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPES); and otherwise
actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your
services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are
appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicaid and
Medicare, you may be terminated from your employment.
3. Continued employment as a Pharmacist is dependent upon
current licensure and registration by New York State as a
Pharmacist. Loss of licensure and registration may result in
removal from employment.
Additional Comments Background Investigation/Justice Center Review:
Prospective appointees will be: 1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable. 2) Investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC), which includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks. All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information, and may be required to pay any necessary fees. 3) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees may be required to pay any necessary fees. Additionally, prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.
Additional Comments:
Posted hiring salary represents the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 25 ($75,243) and a Geographic Pay Differential of $11,000.
If you are appointed and lose your license, current registration, or ability to bill for services, actions will be taken to remove you from the position.
Weekend hours and vacation coverage may be required in accordance with clinic schedule
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Email Address diane.rivera@omh.ny.gov
Address
Street Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center
1400 Noyes Street
Notes on ApplyingIndicate the Title and Location of the position you are applying for. Please complete the Office of Mental Health Employment Application and submit it with your other application materials.
http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/employment/docs/employment-application.pdf