Pharmacist

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is seeking a pharmacist to verify and prepare investigational and chemotherapy agents, enter premeds and antiemetics, and support Omnicell services in a hospital setting.

The role requires NY Pharmacist license and Pharm.D, with hospital experience preferred. Evening shifts, rotating weekends, and potential overnight coverage are part of the schedule in a dynamic, patient-centered environment.

Qualifications

• Pharm.D degree and NY pharmacist license required.
• Hospital pharmacy experience preferred.
• Strong computer skills with pharmacy systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Verify and prepare investigational, chemotherapy, and non-chemotherapy agents.
• Enter premeds and antiemetics per guidelines.
• Support Omnicell services and cleanroom operations.
• Review and process take-home prescriptions per policy.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Skills

Patient safety

Cleanroom sterility

Computer systems

Pharmacy workflows

Education

Pharm.D

New York Pharmacist license

Prior hospital pharmacy experience

Tools

Pharmacy systems

Job description

About Us

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursueour missionat MSK and around the globe.

About Us

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursueour missionat MSK and around the globe.

The David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care

is a multi-service outpatient cancer center that also houses an Inpatient unit, an Endoscopy Suite, and an Interventional Radiology unit located on 530 East 74th Street in Manhattan.

Role Overview

• Verify and prepare investigational, chemotherapy, and non-chemotherapy agents
• Enter premeds and anti-emetics per institutional guidelines
• Have a good understanding of inpatient operation and demonstrate flexibility and adaptability
• Support Omnicell Services
• Execute cleanroom operations
• Review and process take home prescriptions as per MSKCC policy and state regulations.
• Other duties as needed

Core Skills

• Highly motivated and able to work well with others in a demanding environment
• Able to adopt a culture centered around patient safety and cleanroom sterility
• Able to make sound judgements even with incomplete information
• Able to suggest changes to workflow to improve patient care
• Someone with a strong sense of ownership and willingness to learn in an empowering environment
• Someone with a substantial understanding of computer and pharmacy systems
• Someone with a supportive attitude towards others’ beliefs and ideas

Qualifications

• Valid NY Pharmacist license
• Pharm.D (or equivalent)
• Prior hospital pharmacy and chemotherapy experience preferred
• Strong computer skills and the ability to develop a good understanding of pharmacy systems

Hours

• Primarily Evening shift, starting as early as 11:00am and ending as late as 10pm.
• Overnight coverage as determined by dedicated overnight staff vacation, leave, and other time off from work
• Overnight shift hours are 8pm to 7:30am seven nights in a row or 9pm to 7am up to four nights a week (depending on coverage needed)
• Rotating weekends and Holidays

Pay Range: $58.46 - $93.54

FSLA Status: Non-Exempt

Closing

At MSK, we believe in fair, competitive pay that reflects your job, experience, and skills.

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