Night Pharmacist - Brooklyn

NYU Langone Health • New York, NY

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About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn is seeking a Night Pharmacist to prepare, compound, and dispense medications safely in accordance with applicable New York State regulations and hospital policies. The pharmacist optimizes drug therapy by identifying, resolving, and preventing medication-related problems, works independently within established procedures as part of the inpatient care team, and directs and coordinates pharmacy service-area activities. Assignments may include satellite pharmacy coverage, sterile IV preparation, controlled-substance distribution, and drug-information services. Pharmacists must also know how to safely manage and handle hazardous medications.

The role includes clinical, distributive, and operational pharmacy work across inpatient services. Responsibilities include reviewing medication orders and patient therapy, providing clinical support and counseling, preparing and verifying adult, pediatric, neonatal, and compounded IV medications, managing controlled substances and pharmacy records, supervising IV technicians, supporting quality and regulatory compliance, and providing coverage in trained areas as needed. The pharmacist participates in rounds, training, continuing education, and department improvement activities while providing equitable, culturally competent care and service.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, Doctor of Pharmacy, or equivalent from an accredited college of pharmacy.
• Active, current New York State pharmacist license in good standing.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Complete required safety, OSHA/fire safety, infection-control, and safe chemotherapy-handling training upon department orientation and annually thereafter.
• Complete competency assessments in population-specific pharmacotherapy, aseptic technique, anti-infective therapy, and anticoagulation therapy.

Nice To Haves

• Board certification in a relevant area is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure medication therapies are safe and cost effective.
• Distribute, restock, inventory, and secure controlled substances in Automated Dispensing Cabinets and the narcotic cage; maintain accurate transaction records and report discrepancies promptly.
• Manage controlled-substance returns, expired or recalled items, patient-owned controlled-substance bins, compounded narcotic IV products, and ambulance boxes.
• Complete clinical support assignments under the direction of clinical pharmacy staff, participate in medical and multidisciplinary rounds, and provide discharge counseling and patient education as required.
• Train medical, nursing, and allied health professionals, and assist with training pharmacy externship and internship students.
• Verify adult and pediatric/neonatal Total Parenteral Nutrition orders, check emergency trays and carts, and cover main or satellite pharmacy operations as assigned.
• Prepare and verify adult, pediatric, neonatal, chemotherapy, and other IV products; ensure accuracy, sterility, and compliance with USP 797 requirements.
• Supervise and monitor IV technicians and report clean-room sanitation or maintenance issues.
• Assess and monitor patient drug therapy, including pharmacokinetics, antibiotic therapy, renal-dose adjustments, IV-to-oral conversions, warfarin consultations, therapeutic interchange, and medication interactions.
• Interpret physician orders for completeness and appropriateness, fill medication cassettes, document clinical interventions and adverse drug events, and promptly communicate therapeutic or toxicity concerns to prescribers.
• Verify the work of assigned support personnel and complete required inspection reports and equipment-maintenance logs.
• Formulate and compound special dosage forms not commercially available.
• Maintain professional competency and licensure, attend and conduct continuing education, and participate in quality assurance and improvement activities.
• Follow departmental policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and applicable HIPAA, OSHA, Joint Commission, and hospital requirements.
• Maintain required investigational-drug records and provide drug-information services as required.
• Ensure timely medication distribution, department security, and communication of short-supply medications to management.
• Handle pharmaceutical waste safely and follow requirements for hazardous medication storage, dispensing, and disposal.
• Provide equitable, culturally competent care and respectful, sensitive service to colleagues and customers.
• Provide coverage in other trained department areas and perform other assigned responsibilities.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness package
• Financial security benefits
• Generous time-off program
• Employee resource groups for peer support
• Holistic employee wellness program covering physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive-care well-being

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time