Pharmacist

Northwell Career Site; Village/Town of Mount Kisco (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health seeks a Pharmacist to interpret, compound and dispense inpatient medications, and to enter orders into the computer profile accurately. Responsibilities include labeling, preparing IV admixtures, and maintaining controlled substances records.

You will review orders for completeness, resolve discrepancies with prescribers, and document outcomes to ensure patient safety. Requirements: Bachelor of Pharmacy, New York State license, 1–3 years of relevant experience; oncology/clinical

Qualifications

• Pharmacist licensed in New York required.
• Bachelor of Pharmacy required.
• 1-3 years relevant experience required.
• Oncology and clinical trials experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Dispenses medications to inpatients in accordance with established policy and procedures.
• Documents non-formulary drug approvals, restricted drug approvals and unusual medication orders.
• Receives medication orders, reviews for completeness, interactions and incompatibilities; consults with prescriber for discrepancies.
• Reports prescription discrepancies to leadership and documents unusual medication orders.
• Dispenses medications and ensures proper labeling.
• Compounds intravenous admixtures and parenteral mixtures.
• Maintains records for controlled drugs and completes required documentation.
• Initiates computer generated labels and maintains related records.
• Orders medications and supplies; receives and checks for accuracy.
• Performs related duties as required under applicable laws.

Skills

Inpatient dispensing

Order entry

Education

Bachelor of Pharmacy

Tools

Pharmacy software

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.
• Onocology and clinical trials, preferred.

*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).