Staff Pharmacist

Since 1887, Crouse Health has been a leading healthcare provider in Central New York, combining a family-friendly culture with a passion to provide the best care to create an environment where both patients and team members feel valued. Crouse Health offers a full range of general and specialty care, inpatient and outpatient services, as well as community health education and outreach programs.

About the role

Crouse’s Pharmacy team is hiring a Staff Pharmacist.

Schedule

• Full-Time, Day/Evenings/Nights
• 7:00am–3:30pm, 3:00pm–11:30pm, 8:30pm–7:00am
• Rotating weekends, holidays, and other shifts as needed

Pay

$79.00/hour plus applicable shift differential.

Responsibilities

• Completely evaluates all medication orders against clinically appropriate, patient-specific parameters.
• Resolves any identified issues utilizing hospital-approved guidelines or with the appropriate provider; documents all interventions.
• Initiates substitution of a formulary medication for a non-formulary medication when clinically appropriate.
• Appropriately documents all clinical activities.
• Reviews all orders for IV contrast as provided by Radiology.
• Efficiently utilizes both hospital-based and pharmacy-based computer systems.
• Assures that all products are appropriately labeled prior to dispensing.
• Participates in maintaining a working stock of medications and supplies.
• Ensures proper storage of medications.
• Ensures that a patient, nursing unit, or department is charged for all medications dispensed/materials utilized.
• Dispenses a 24-hour supply of unit-of-use medications to individual patients for all new orders.
• Checks unit-dose carts filled by pharmacy assistants.
• Checks prepackaged unit-dose medications prepared by pharmacy assistants.

Requirements

• Current New York State Pharmacy License
• Written and oral communication skills and interpersonal skills to deal effectively with other healthcare professionals and hospital employees

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, and 401K
• Company-paid life insurance
• Tuition Assistance and Workforce Development Opportunities
• Crouse Health Employee Assistance Program
• Employee discounts on any inpatient or outpatient service, hospital cafeteria and pharmacy, and certain retailers
• YMCA Subsidy program