Pharmacist 2, Outpatient - Specialty Pharmacy

601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14642

Full-time, 40 scheduled weekly hours

Responsibilities

• Dispenses medications for patients seen in an outpatient pharmacy.
• Oversees and directly contributes to compounding, preparation, and dispensing of medications for patients in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations for Pharmacy practice.
• Answers medication-related questions from patients and providers, and provides patient counseling on proper medication use.
• Supervises pharmacy technicians.
• Understands and follows departmental and hospital policies and procedures related to dispensing medications.
• Dispenses medications accurately and in a timely manner; resolves problem prescriptions independently and appropriately.
• Processes/validates prescriptions using current information system technology to create and maintain accurate patient profiles.
• Directs and supervises the work of technicians to ensure appropriate workflow.
• Communicates verbally to all hospital staff in an effective and professional manner.
• Checks all products requiring pharmacist approval prior to dispensing.
• Participates in departmental Q/A processes, such as reporting and following up on medication incidents, reconciling medical administration records (MARs), reporting medication adverse events and errors.
• Develops or participates in a clinical practice by interacting with physicians, nurses, other healthcare professionals, and patients as a member of an interdisciplinary team to guide and recommend appropriate medication use.
• Participates in focused clinical initiatives as defined by the department, including immunization, discharge planning, transplantation, wellness, and screenings.
• Monitors assigned patient populations for clinical progress, including renal/hepatic function, white blood count (WBC), and other applicable laboratory tests; recommends adjustments to therapy as necessary.
• Documents clinical activities and interventions on a regular basis.
• Participates in the education of other Pharmacy staff and healthcare professionals.
• Identifies need for patient teaching and performs such tasks when necessary.
• Resolves problems with appropriate and direct communication to all pertinent staff in a clear and concise manner.
• Proactively identifies patient care problems and does not pass unresolved problems to the next shift without exhausting reasonable attempts at resolution and communicating progress.
• Proactively identifies barriers to patient discharge when practicing in a hospital setting, including financial barriers, and ensures thorough resolution.
• Solves problems that often go beyond patient-specific issues, including participation on interdisciplinary teams or revising hospital/departmental policies, procedures, or treatment guidelines.
• Performs required duties of “charge pharmacist” when scheduled, including coordination of shift resources, problem-solving, staff conflict resolution, and appropriate communication from shift to shift.
• Contacts supervisor for assistance when a solution is beyond expertise or authority.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy and less than 1 year of relevant ambulatory/community pharmacy experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Successful completion of a Post Graduate-Year 1 (PGY-1) accredited pharmacy practice required.
• Licensed Pharmacist in New York State upon hire required.

Pay

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries will be set within the job’s compensation range, determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

$126,256.00 - $170,456.00