Pharmacist, FGP - Cancer Center - Lake Success

NYU Langone Health • Lake Success, NY

1d • $115,703 - $157,500

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is hiring a Pharmacist for its Cancer Center in Lake Success. The pharmacist is responsible for verifying chemotherapy and supportive therapy orders for appropriateness and preparing and dispensing medications for nurses to administer to patients.

The role includes preparing chemotherapy and other compounded sterile products according to NYU guidelines and established sterile, hazardous-drug, and clean-room practices. The pharmacist verifies chemotherapy regimens and doses against treatment protocols, patient-specific clinical parameters, and documented literature; checks calculations and preparation; and ensures required pretreatment measures are met. Additional duties include providing drug information, supporting clinical trials, verifying emergency supplies, and serving ambulatory Article 28 sites supported by Cancer Center pharmacies.

The position also requires compliance with pharmacy policies, New York State and federal requirements, and medication security and dispensing procedures, including those for controlled drugs and investigational medications. The pharmacist trains and monitors pharmacy technicians, interns, and pharmacy students and documents clinical interactions and interventions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy.
• New York State Pharmacist License.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Understanding of chemotherapeutic agents and treatment regimens.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
• ASHP Oncology accreditation.
• Two or more years of experience as an oncology pharmacist in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Verify chemotherapy and supportive therapy orders for appropriateness, and prepare and dispense medications for administration to patients by nurses.
• Prepare chemotherapy and other compounded sterile products in accordance with NYU guidelines and sterile technique requirements, including special procedures for intrathecal and intrapleural preparations.
• Use appropriate equipment and follow safety measures for hazardous drugs, including NIOSH guidance, personal protective equipment, biosafety cabinet and clean-room procedures, and closed-system transfer devices or negative-pressure technique as applicable.
• Check medication ingredients, calculations, expiration dates, physical characteristics, preparation, labeling, and accuracy; obtain an independent check from a second pharmacist or pharmacy technician.
• Understand chemotherapy classifications such as vesicants and irritants and their administration, preparation, and labeling requirements.
• Verify emergency boxes and hypersensitivity kits before they are sealed and issued to patient care areas.
• Provide pharmacy services, including order verification and dispensing, to Ambulatory Article 28 sites serviced by Cancer Center pharmacies.
• Follow clinical trial protocols for investigational drug dosage, preparation, dispensing, treatment parameters, and dose modifications.
• Follow NYU policies and procedures and applicable New York State and federal requirements for medication management, official prescription blanks, controlled drugs, security, storage, handling, and dispensing.
• Assist with pharmacy security, use badge access, report unusual behavior, make recommendations to nursing staff when appropriate, and follow automated dispensing cabinet restocking procedures.
• Train and monitor pharmacy technicians, interns, and pharmacy students; check their work and provide procedural guidance and suggestions to improve performance.
• Provide accurate drug information to health professionals, consulting appropriate references and literature as needed.
• Contact prescribers to clarify orders when protocol deviations exist and document interactions in patients’ pharmacy profile charts and the electronic intervention reporting system.
• Use standardized language to describe chemotherapy regimens and understand administration duration and rates calculated from medication volume.
• Calculate and maintain chemotherapy doses according to protocol parameters such as body weight, body surface area, creatinine clearance, and CBC; recalculate doses, explain modifications, and ensure pretreatment requirements are met before dispensing.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time