Pharmacist - Infusion Center

NYU Langone Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 157,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is seeking a Pharmacist - Infusion Center to oversee all aspects of medication therapy, including review of new orders and reconciliation of home medications. The role requires maintaining an active NYS Pharmacist license and accurate medication verification.

The position emphasizes minimizing delays, precise dose verification, and safe handling of controlled substances, with adherence to EHR/CDS systems and hospital policy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in pharmacy required.
• Current New York State Pharmacy License required.
• Familiarity with USP 797 and 800 guidelines.
• Excellent communication, organizational, detail-oriented, problem-solving, and record-keeping skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain active NYS Pharmacist license in good standing.
• Triaging work to minimize order turn-around time and treatment delays.
• Perform medication reconciliation at point of order verification.
• Accurately verifies and dispenses medication orders and reviews for accuracy.
• Verifies CPOE orders and makes corrections per policy and regulations.
• Enter medication orders from written orders and discontinue as applicable.
• Use EHR and CDS tools to screen for potential errors and escalate as needed.
• Communicate with medical, nursing, and pharmacy teams regarding patient care issues.
• Document interventions and allergies in the EHR.
• Maintain patient profiles with up-to-date allergy information.
• Handle controlled substances per regulations and policies.
• Ensure compliance with sterile/non-sterile preparation policies (USP 795/797/800).
• Maintain logs and records for regulatory requirements including temperature, compounding, and competencies.
• Assist with staff training and development.
• Manage inventory including ADC and AWS par levels.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Record keeping

General computer skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in pharmacy

Post Doctoral PharmD.

Job description

NYU Langone Hospital—Long 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.

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Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Pharmacist - Infusion Center.

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 escalates 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 Hospital—Long 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 Hospital—Long 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. We require applications to be completed online.

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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 $157,235.53 - $180,259.78 Annually. 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.

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