Pharmacist

Every other weekend and holidays, varied shift.

Responsibilities

• Interprets and enters drug orders and patient data into computer profile.
• Selects, prepares, and dispenses drug products to fill inpatient and outpatient prescriptions.
• Labels drug products as per procedure.
• Dispenses employee prescriptions, initiates profile system, and provides drug information.
• Interacts with health care personnel to provide information on drug action or delivery of various medications.
• Provides compatibility information for IV administration of various drugs.
• Screens for drug allergy and drug interactions.
• Notes drugs or classes of drugs contraindicated in specific disease states.
• Conducts pre-admission and discharge patient medication interviews upon request.
• Reviews patient charts and nursing medication-charting documents for accuracy and completeness to maintain accurate patient profile.
• Ensures drugs are reordered as per hospital policy and procedure.
• Maintains records and inventory of investigation drugs, controlled substances, and methadone.
• Maintains records of transactions and delivery.
• Manufactures, prepares, and labels compound and solutions, and other sterile products.
• Performs related duties, as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy including internship, required. PharmD, preferred.
• Must possess current license to practice Pharmacy in New York State.
• Minimum of one (1) year related experience to ensure familiarity with hospital pharmacy practice, preferred.

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).