Pharmacist - Specialty – St. Peter's Hospital
About The Position
The pharmacist-specialty is a hybrid clinical pharmacist and sterile compounding lead position. The pharmacist – specialty must: Be proficient in accurately verifying medication orders and dispensing medications Assures safe, effective, and economical use of medications Reviews and evaluates medication orders Monitors patient medication therapy Effectively and appropriately communicates with providers Safe storage, preparation, dispensing of medications Provides medication counseling for patients and drug information for providers Participates in medication event reporting Offers leadership to pharmacy technicians and precepts students and/or residents (at least 1 annually) and new hires Facilitate inventory control Offers drug information support to pharmacy staff Consistently supports daily pharmacy workflow by answering operational questions Covering on call when necessary Be proficient in the following clinical pharmacy services Consult services including medication reconciliation Renal dose adjustment and vancomycin monitoring Active participation in interdisciplinary rounds Contributes to development or review of clinical or operational policies as assigned Active participation in local or regional multidisciplinary or pharmacy specific committee or workgroup Be proficient in the following responsibilities of USP 797 Designated Person Ensure overall compliance with USP 797, applicable federal and state laws and regulations, accreditation standards and Trinity policies Updating/creating standard operating procedures Oversight of personnel training and competencies Training sterile compounding staff and monitoring and observing sterile compounding activities
Requirements
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
- New York State License and Registration
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Three years of hospital experience including sterile compounding experience
Nice To Haves
- Sterile compounding certificate
Responsibilities
- Accurately verifying medication orders and dispensing medications
- Assuring safe, effective, and economical use of medications
- Reviewing and evaluating medication orders
- Monitoring patient medication therapy
- Effectively and appropriately communicating with providers
- Safe storage, preparation, and dispensing of medications
- Providing medication counseling for patients and drug information for providers
- Participating in medication event reporting
- Offering leadership to pharmacy technicians and precepts students and/or residents (at least 1 annually) and new hires
- Facilitating inventory control
- Offering drug information support to pharmacy staff
- Consistently supporting daily pharmacy workflow by answering operational questions
- Covering on call when necessary
- Providing consult services including medication reconciliation
- Performing renal dose adjustment and vancomycin monitoring
- Active participation in interdisciplinary rounds
- Contributing to development or review of clinical or operational policies as assigned
- Active participation in local or regional multidisciplinary or pharmacy specific committee or workgroup
- Ensuring overall compliance with USP 797, applicable federal and state laws and regulations, accreditation standards and Trinity policies
- Updating/creating standard operating procedures
- Oversight of personnel training and competencies
- Training sterile compounding staff and monitoring and observing sterile compounding activities
Benefits
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401k
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
