Per Diem Pharmacist; Mount Sinai Queens; Days

Mount Sinai Health System

23h • $89 - $89 • Onsite

About The Position

Description Pharmacists will provide medication and related pharmaceutical care to inpatients and outpatients in collaboration with other health care providers to assure that drug therapy is safe, effective, efficient and cost-effective. The Pharmacist will serve as a role model by practicing and exhibiting professional and exemplary behaviors when working with patients, visitors and fellow co-workers.

Requirements

• 2 years inpatient hospital Pharmacy practice preferred

Responsibilities

• Dispenses medications accurately and in a timely fashion
• Resolves questions regarding formulary and non-formulary medications
• Knowledge and follows all medication use Policies and procedures
• Knows and adheres to hospital wide and departmental policies
• Performs routine medication order verification accurately and in a timely fashion
• Provides dosing and therapeutic recommendations that take patient age/kinetic variables into account based on literature
• Accurately prepares CSP (Compounded Sterile Preparations) in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations and standards, including compounded sterile hazardous preparations
• Maintains adequate medication supply in the Pharmacy area and informs supervisor of impending shortages
• Intervenes and documents interventions to correct/improve pharmacotherapy
• Reports adverse drug events and medication errors occurring in area serviced
• Takes responsibility for the operation of the assigned Pharmacy area and activities of all supportive personnel
• Maintains and demonstrates professional competency by attending workshops, conferences, and C.E. programs.
• Provides drug information and counseling as needed to patients, families and other hospital staff
• Participates in departmental and hospital wide quality improvement activities
• Participates in Hospital’s Annual Influenza Vaccination Program
• Reviews patient record to assess the appropriateness and completeness of the following: a)Medication dose, route, frequency, rate, indication for use and administration instructions b)Age, sex, height, weight, pregnancy and lactation status, renal and hepatic functions c)Reviews available lab data and microbiology results d)Assesses medication regimen to identify potential therapeutic duplication, drug-drug interactions, drug-disease interactions and drug-food interactions e)Assesses anti-infective therapy for appropriateness and duration
• Responsible for and accurately maintains records of the inventory, purchase, storage, administration and dispensing of controlled substances while ensuring compliance with all hospital policy and procedures and applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules and regulations governing controlled substances

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed