Job Description

Job Title: Staff Pharmacist/Inpatient

Department: Pharmacy

Reports To: Inpatient Pharmacy Manager

Job Summary: Staff Pharmacists/Inpatient fill orders for medications, monitor patient medication therapies, provide drug information, and supervise and direct support personnel. In the absence of the inpatient pharmacy manager, a staff pharmacist/inpatient may be required to assume the essential responsibilities and perform the duties of the inpatient pharmacy manager.

Job Responsibilities include:

• - Interprets medication orders (verbal and written) and transcribes to computerized patient profiles accurately; maintains accurate, complete patient medication profiles.
• - Prepares and dispenses medications, including sterile IV preparations using proper techniques.
• - Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law.
• - Monitors medication therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug, drug-food, drug laboratory interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of drug, dose and therapeutic duplication.
• - Assists with pharmacokinetic consult service and drug dosing per organizational protocol.
• - Reviews/interprets culture and susceptibility data for antibiotic appropriateness and recommends changes.
• - Assists with anticoagulation consult services per organizational protocol.
• - Attends ABC alert codes.
• - Detects and reports suspected adverse drug events and medication errors in an accurate and timely manner.
• - Provides clinical consultation and clarification to nursing and provider staff; recommends evidence-based medication therapy regimens and monitoring plans; and suggests appropriate cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff as needed.
• - Is flexible in assuming other appropriate responsibilities not noted above.

Requirements:

Education - Graduate of an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy with either a BS pharmacy or PharmD required.

Experience - Health-system pharmacy experience preferred, but not required.

Licensure - Currently licensed in the State of New York.

Physical Requirements - Repetitive use of hands and fingers (e.g., use of computer keyboard); may require lifting and carrying light loads (up to 40 lbs.), including boxes, equipment, unit-dose cassettes, and IV solutions and stooping and kneeling (e.g., to pick up items from the floor, to remove and replace items on lower shelves, and to file documents in lower file drawers); sitting, walking, or standing for long periods of time (4-8 hours) is often necessary; must be able physically to operate the equipment used for the job.

• = Essential functions

Salary : $115,389 - $145,600