Pharmacist

Northwell Health; City of Glen Cove (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in Glen Cove, NY, seeks a licensed Pharmacist to interpret, compound, and dispense medications and pharmaceutical supplies per physicians’ prescriptions. You will enter drug orders into patient profiles and ensure accurate labeling and documentation.

Responsibilities include dispensing to inpatients, reviewing orders for interactions, and maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements for controlled substances.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Pharmacy is required.
• Current NY State Pharmacist license is required; specialized certifications as needed.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience required.

Responsibilities

• Dispenses medications to inpatients in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Documents non-formulary and unusual medication approvals.
• Reviews medication orders for completeness, interactions and inconsistencies; consults with prescriber as needed.
• Reports prescription discrepancies to leadership and documents unusual orders.
• Dispenses medications and ensures correct labeling.
• Compounds intravenous admixtures and parenteral preparations.
• Maintains accurate records for controlled substances as required by regulations.
• Initiates computer-generated labels and maintains records.
• Orders medications and supplies; receives and checks for accuracy.
• Performs related duties as required; all responsibilities are essential functions under the ADA.

Education

Bachelor of Pharmacy

Job description

Job Description

Interprets, compounds and dispenses medications and other pharmaceutical supplies, using standard physical and chemical procedures to fill written prescriptions issued by physicians, and other qualified prescribers. Enters drug orders into computer profile.

Job Responsibility

• Dispenses medications to inpatient in accordance with established policy and procedures.
• Documents non-formulary drug approvals, restricted drug approvals and unusual medication orders.
• Receives medication orders and reviews the order for completeness, interactions, and incompatibilities/inconsistencies; Consults with prescriber for discrepancies.
• Reports prescription discrepancies to the leadership and documents unusual medication orders in the intervention log.
• Dispenses medications; Ensures dispensed medications are labeled.
• Compounds intravenous admixtures and parenteral mixtures.
• Maintains each record utilized when dispensing controlled drugs, ensuring the appropriate, completed documentation as per required regulations.
• Initiates computer generated label and maintains records/statistics, as required.
• Orders medications and supplies; receives and checks medications and supplies for accuracy.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Bachelor of Pharmacy required.
• Current License to practice as a Pharmacist in New York State required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).