Clinical Pharmacist

Location: Long Island City, NY 11101

Schedule

Initial training will be 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST. After training, the schedule will rotate between 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST and 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM EST, with advance notice provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide appropriate drug therapy to adult and pediatric patients by screening physician’s orders thoroughly, accurately entering the orders into the computer system, monitoring patient drug therapy, recommending appropriate changes in medication, and compounding and dispensing drugs without error.
• Provide direct supervision of all technician duties and act as a drug information resource person for all healthcare professionals and patients.
• Review patient’s charts and related information systems for diagnosis, drug history, allergies, BSA (when necessary), procedures, and complications.
• Follow up on all omissions, discrepancies, and therapeutic duplications.
• Complete an accurate computer profile for each patient.
• Prioritize clinical responsibilities in order of importance.
• Select cases and monitor patient’s lab and test results; make recommendations for changes in drug therapy; monitor cumulative dose for selective drugs.
• Document clinical interventions in the patient profile several times a day.
• Apply knowledge of basic drug regimens and related disease states for which they are used.
• Review all new protocols in the assigned area when needed.
• Apply knowledge of all components of active investigational protocols as needed.
• Participate in the development of research projects (e.g., pharmaceutical background, drug information, new procedures) when requested.
• Maintain and identify unused/missing doses and resolve discrepancies on a daily basis.
• Initiate appropriate practice regimens according to Client guidelines (e.g., antiemetic, chemotherapy, epoetin alpha).
• Understand and apply as needed the Investigational Drug Process (e.g., describe the four-phase process of drug development, function of IRB, etc.).
• Accurately screen and enter orders in the patient profile.
• Compound and dispense drugs correctly.
• Make accurate entries of every order to complete profiles and labels including patient name, drug, dose, fluid volume (if administered via IV infusion), special instructions and/or precautions; update allergy, height, and weight sections.

Professional Development

Category I:

• Acceptance as an author/co-author for a presentation at a national, state, or local Pharmacy or Allied Health professional meeting.
• Acceptance for publication as an author in a pharmacy or national allied health professional journal (e.g., AJHP, J Clin Oncology, etc.).
• Elected office held in a professional healthcare association or organization (e.g., ASHP, NYSCHP, ASPEN, etc.).
• Co-Investigator in an IRB-approved protocol.
• Completion of an ASHP Board Certified Specialty.
• Completion of two graduate school courses, which meet with Client tuition reimbursement criteria. Copy of school transcript required.
• Author for an article in Pharmacy Newsletter (FOCUS) publication.
• Presentation at a Pharmacy Core Course.

Category II:

• In-service presentation to pharmacy, nursing, or medical staff with written documentation (Attendance sheet and outline).
• Completion of one (non-graduate) school course, which meets Client tuition reimbursement criteria.
• Involvement with a voluntary ongoing departmental committee or special project (requires 2 meetings).

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited school.
• Valid Pharmacist License in the state of practice.

Skills

• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Senior-level computer skills.

Client will allow any amount of experience. If there is none, this should be escalated.