Hospital Pharmacist (Per Diem)

Coda Search│Staffing; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated Pharmacist to join their team. This role involves preparing and dispensing medications while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in hospital pharmacy, particularly with investigational drugs and sterile product preparation. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, providing essential pharmacological information and mentoring pharmacy interns. This full-time position requires flexibility and the ability to work as part of a research team in an academic environment. If you are passionate about pharmacy and eager to contribute to innovative healthcare solutions, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a hospital pharmacy with investigational drug products.
• Proficient in electronic health records and drug order entry systems.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and dispense medications, ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Monitor drug therapies and advise on interventions as needed.

Skills

Hospital Pharmacy Experience

Electronic Health Records

Drug Order Entry Systems

Controlled Drug Inventory Management

Clinical Trial Protocols

Mentoring Pharmacy Interns

Education

PharmD or equivalent

Tools

Automated Drug Dispensing Machines

Job description

The Pharmacist serves patients by safely preparing medications; provides pharmacology and research protocol information to multidisciplinary health care teams and researchers; adheres to NYSBP, TJC, NYDOH, DEA, FDA, NIH, and all other applicable regulatory agency requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare all medications (research and standard of care treatment) by reviewing and interpreting physician orders; detect therapeutic incompatibilities;
• Dispense medications by compounding, dispensing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceutical products;
• Control medications by monitoring drug therapies; advises interventions where indicated;
• Complete pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians' workflow, verifying their preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals, verifying order entries, charges, and inspections;
• Provide pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals and researchers, counsel patients on drug therapies;
• Develop hospital staff's pharmacological and research knowledge by participating in clinical research meetings and related activities;
• Comply with state and federal drug laws as regulated by the NY State Board of Pharmacy, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Food and Drug Administration, the New York State Department of Health, the National Institute of Health, and the other regulatory agencies that oversee hospital and hospital-based research programs. To be in compliance, the following measures must be taken:
• Monitor nursing unit inspections; maintain records of all controlled substances; remove outdated and damaged drugs from the pharmacy inventory; supervise the work results of support personnel; maintain current pharmacist registration; study existing and new legislation; anticipate legislation; maintain investigational and commercial drug inventories, dispense research drug products according to protocol, advise management on needed actions, maintain required aseptic procedures, maintain the sterile product preparation area, maintain refrigerator/freezer temperature records, and other tasks as indicated by the Pharmacy Director or other supervisor;
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed;
• Perform additional duties as needed/assigned.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• At least 2 years working in a hospital pharmacy, preferably with significant activities involving both investigational drug products and sterile product preparation;
• Proficient with hospital-based electronic health records, drug order entry systems, and controlled drug inventory systems;
• Experience dispensing controlled drugs in a hospital setting and automated drug dispensing machines;
• Ability to read and understand clinical trial protocols and dispense drug products (both sterile and non-sterile products) according to protocol instructions. Must be able to do this without supervision;
• Ability to maintain pharmacy records in an ongoing manner and write drug dispensing procedures without supervision;
• Must be able to commit to a full-time onsite, not hybrid, work schedule. The job requires the pharmacist to participate in the pharmacy on-call schedule, which provides pharmacist availability 24/7 for the Hospital. When called, the pharmacist is required to be able to both remotely connect with the Hospital EHR system and, if necessary, travel to the hospital to troubleshoot and solve any problems;
• Must be able to have flexibility with schedule to accommodate planned medication administration times;
• Ability to work as part of a research team in an academic environment, interest in publishing and writing articles involving pharmacy and science, write articles and collaborate on projects for publication;
• Experience and interest in mentoring pharmacy interns and extern students.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification in preparing sterile and non-sterile products (BCSCP) preferred, or ability to acquire certification;
• Experience and interest in publishing and writing articles involving pharmacy and science.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Science, Writing/Editing, and Research

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care and Research Services