Pharmacist

Pharmacist

Mineola, NY Full-Time/Regular

NYU Langone HospitalLong Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center, which offers sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. We are a major regional healthcare resource with a deep commitment to medical education and research, offering a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.

Position Summary: We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Pharmacist. In this role, the successful candidate is responsible for all aspects of medication therapy, including review of all new medication orders and reconciliation of home medications.

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintain active NYS Pharmacist license in good standing.
• Responsible for triaging work appropriately to minimize order turn-around time and treatment delays.
• Perform medication reconciliation at point of order verification.
• Accurately verifies and dispenses medication orders, reviewing medications prepared for dispensing for accuracy and escalating and correcting any errors.
• Verifies Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) orders and makes necessary corrections in accordance with hospital policy and procedure and NYS and federal regulations.
• Enters medication orders accurately from written orders and discontinues medications as applicable per hospital policy.
• Use Electronic Health Record (EHR) tools and Clinical Decision Support (CDS) to screen for potential errors that may lead to adverse drug events and escalate appropriately.
• Communicates to the appropriate medical, nursing and pharmacy teams regarding issues affecting patient care including but not limited to medication and dose verification, drug interactions, potential ADEs etc.
• Documents interventions, notes, and allergies properly in EHR using appropriate applications.
• Maintains accurate patient profiles including but not limited to appropriate updates to allergy information and other patient factors.
• Responsible for ensuring that controlled substances are handled in accordance with federal, state and local regulations, and hospital policies and procedures.
• Ensures compliance with policies and procedures related to working in the sterile and non-sterile preparation areas and special handling requirements of sterile biohazardous products in accordance with USP chapters 795/797/800.
• Maintains proper records and logs to satisfy regulatory requirements including temperature monitoring, sterile and non-sterile compounding, team member competencies etc.
• Assists with staff training and development as assigned.
• Inventory management including but not limited to placing orders with designated distributor, managing Automated Dispensing Cabinet (ADC) and Anesthesia Workstation (AWS) par levels and inventory, managing supply inventory.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: To qualify you must have a Bachelors degree in pharmacy Current New York State Pharmacy License Excellent communication (both oral and written), organizational, detail oriented, problem solving, and record keeping skills Basic computer skills Familiarity of USP 797 and 800 guidelines 1-3 years Pharmacist Experience. Required Licenses: Pharmacist License-NYS

Preferred Qualifications: Post Doctoral PharmD. Experience in an OR/Procedure area setting; ADC management experience. 1-3 years Hospital Experience.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization. NYU Langone HospitalLong Island provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family. NYU Langone HospitalLong Island is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration.

NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $80.63 - $92.44 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.