Pharmacist - Cancer Center - Huntington

NYU Langone Health•Huntington, NY

2d•$115,703 - $157,500•Onsite

About The Position

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. This role is responsible for chemotherapy and supportive therapy order verification for appropriateness, preparing and dispensing of these medications for administration to patients by nurses.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy
New York State Pharmacy License
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Understanding of chemotherapeutic agents and treatment regimens

Nice To Haves

Doctor of Pharmacy degree
ASHP Oncology accreditation
Two years or more experience as an oncology pharmacist in a hospital setting
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates proper technique and knowledge while preparing chemotherapy. Properly prepares chemotherapy and other compounded sterile products following the established NYU guidelines. Understands and performs sterile technique when preparing compounded sterile products. This includes the washing of hands and arms with approved germicidal soap, use of personal protective equipment and gloves, sanitizing the hoods with alcohol, placement of an absorbent chemo pads on the working surface of the hood, placement of all items needed for product preparation in the hood and proper use of closed system transfer devices or negative pressure technique when drawing up chemo agents under sterile conditions.
Understands and adheres to special procedures for preparation of intrathecal and intrapleural preparations.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Checking and verification of all emergency boxes and hypersensitivity kits before these are sealed and issued to patient care areas.
Provision of Pharmacy services including order verification and dispensing to all Ambulatory Article 28 sites that are serviced by Cancer Center Pharmacies.
Demonstrates an understanding of investigational drug procedures. Follows specific clinical trial protocol instructions for dosage, preparation and dispensing. Follows treatment parameters and dose modifications as specified in the protocol.
Follows the NYU Langone Medical Center policy and procedures for the security and distribution of NYU State official prescription blank (or paper).
Follows NYU Langone Clinical Cancer Center policies and procedures and NYU State Board of Pharmacy and Federal requirements for medication management. Understands the security and dispensing requirements for all medications including controlled drugs.
Assists with the security of the pharmacy. Makes recommendations to Head nurse or nursing staff when appropriate.Uses badge access to enter the clinic and department. Reports any unusual behavior to a pharmacy manager or appropriate authority.Follows department procedures for controlled drugs storage, handling and dispensing. Understands and follows Automated Dispensing Cabinet restocking procedures.
Trains and monitors pharmacy technicians, interns and pharmacy students. Checks trainees work for completion, accuracy and prioritization. Explains procedure specific to work environment.Gives suggestions to improve work. Demonstrates patience and attempts to strengthen the trainees performance. Demonstrates patience and attempts to strengthen the trainees performance.
Observes Aseptic technique and follows NIOSH guidelines while handing and dispensing hazardous drugs Uses proper attire and observes hand hygiene policies when handling sterile products. Follows proper guidelines for working in a biosafety cabinet and in a clean room environment.
Provides drug information. Provides accurate information to health professionals. Checks necessary references before giving out information. Utilizes text literature and internet as sources of information.
Contacts the prescriber for clarification of orders when deviation in the protocol exists.Documents all interactions with all health care professionals in the patients in the patient's pharmacy profile chart as well as in the electronic intervention reporting system. Understands and uses standardized language when describing chemotherapy regimens within protocols. This includes an understanding of duration and rates of administration of chemo agents calculated from volume of agent administered.
Demonstrates an understanding of chemotherapy protocol. Follows and maintains calculation of each chemo agent according to the documented literature in the protocol using prescribed parameters such as body weight,body surface area, creatinine clearance, CBC, etc. Has the knowledge to re-calculate drug dose and explain the dose modification. Understands pretreatment considerations involved with each protocol. This includes making sure all hydration; premedications,antiemetics, lab tests and assessment parameters are met before dispensing the chemotherapy or supportive therapy.
Understands classifications of chemo agents such as vesicants and irritants; and there administration, preparation and labeling. Appropriately measures and mixes the correct ingredients checking calculations and expiration dates. Uses appropriate equipment. Checks medications for accuracy, physical characteristics and expiration date. Checks medications for accuracy, physical characteristics and expiration date. Has a second pharmacist or pharmacy technician independently check ingredients, calculations, expiration date and preparation process.