Pharmacist

Provides pharmaceutical services to the patients by assisting physicians, nurses and employees for the hospital in the safe preparation and handling of potentially hazardous substances. This position is Part-Time Weekend Overnight: 12am-8am Saturdays and Sundays.

• Reviews and interprets prescriptions for inpatients using patient profiles to ensure that overdoses have not been prescribed and that incompatibilities or toxic compounds will not result from combining ingredients.  Contacts and confers with physicians if there are any questions or irregularities regarding patients prescriptions
• Fills medication orders and prescriptions for inpatients, outpatients, nursing units and other departments of the hospital as requested; ensures timely delivery of all medications to their proper destination
• Reviews orders for intravenous medication admixtures ensuring proper dosage, concentration, compatibilities, appropriate rate of administration and labeling instructions.  Contacts and confers with physicians if there are any questions or irregularities regarding patient prescriptions
• Ensures that adequate controlled drug inventories are appropriate and that dispensing                procedures are maintained in all controlled-drug storage areas (including Main                                 Pharmacy, Pharmacy satellites, Nursing units)
• Reports and documents all known medication discrepancies or adverse drug reactions
• Prepares extemporaneous medication compounds when required
• Performs monthly nursing station reviews as required
• Makes rounds to Nursing units to pick up physician orders and deliver medication as scheduled
• Prepares IV admixtures, Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) solutions, and miscellaneous sterile products as required, using proper aseptic technique with a laminar flow hood
• Patient care responsibilities are delivered with a knowledge of patient growth and development and are appropriate to the ages of the patients served
• Organizes and prioritizes daily operational activities to meet the needs of the department. Utilizes supportive personnel including technicians, interns, aides and clerks to assist in medication dispensing functions
• Maintains all required records, both legal and hospital; including controlled substances, alcohol, manufacturing and packaging records.  This includes participation in investigational studies as outlined by the Associate Director of Pharmacy
• Provides drug information to physicians, nurses, patients and their families as required
• Inspects pharmacy inventory to ensure that outdated drugs, recalled drugs, and drugs that have lost their potency have been removed from stock and have been replaced as appropriate
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, quality assurance programs, safety and infection control standards and works towards achieving departmental key result areas

Education:

Graduation from an approved college of pharmacy or equivalent required.

Current NYS registration as a licensed Pharmacist required.

Experience:

Hospital pharmacy internship or residency preferred.

Skills:

Basic data entry skills

Good oral and written communication skills.

Good interpersonal skills.

Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position.