Pharmacist

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Compound and dispense medications and pharmaceutical supplies according to physician orders and New York State regulations.
• Interpret and evaluate physician orders to prepare and dispense appropriate medications and dosage forms.
• Communicate with physicians and nursing staff to clarify, modify, or resolve questionable medication orders.
• Recommend changes in drug therapy when appropriate and document intervention activities.
• Enter medication orders accurately into the pharmacy computer system.
• Review medication profiles for allergies, drug interactions, food interactions, and therapeutic duplications.
• Provide medication information, therapeutic actions, interactions, and adverse reaction counseling to physicians, nurses, and patients.
• Compound and label IV admixtures, chemotherapy medications, and parenteral nutrition solutions.
• Supervise and verify the work of Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Aides in sterile and non-sterile areas.
• Dispense controlled substances in compliance with all applicable regulations.
• Assist with orientation and training of new pharmacy personnel.
• Perform and document monthly medication storage area inspections.
• Work in all pharmacy service areas as assigned.
• Apply age-specific dosing considerations for neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Participate in quality assurance, performance improvement activities, educational programs, and committee meetings.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy – Required.

Licenses & Certifications:

• New York State Pharmacy License – Required.
• Current New York State Pharmacy Registration – Required.

Required Experience:

• Minimum 1 year of hospital pharmacy experience.

Required Skills:

• Hospital pharmacy.
• Medication dispensing.
• Medication compounding.
• IV admixtures.
• Chemotherapy preparation.
• Parenteral nutrition preparation.
• Medication order entry.
• Medication profile review.
• Drug interaction review.
• Allergy screening.
• Therapeutic duplication review.
• Pharmacist interventions.
• Controlled substance dispensing.
• Pharmacy computer systems.
• Word processing skills.

Language:

• English – Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written form.