Pharmacist - Acute Care - Mineola

NYU Langone Health • Mineola, NY

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About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is hiring a Pharmacist for acute care in Mineola. The successful candidate is responsible for all aspects of medication therapy, including reviewing new medication orders and reconciling home medications. The role includes verifying and dispensing medication orders, supporting safe and timely treatment, maintaining accurate patient profiles and records, and communicating medication-related concerns to care teams. The pharmacist also supports medication inventory management and staff training as assigned.

The position requires a current New York State pharmacist license, a bachelor's degree in pharmacy, and 1–3 years of pharmacist experience. Familiarity with USP 797 and 800 guidelines and basic computer skills are required. A postdoctoral PharmD, operating room or procedure-area experience, automated dispensing cabinet management experience, and 1–3 years of hospital experience are preferred.

The salary range is $157,235.53–$180,259.78 annually. NYU Langone Health offers a comprehensive benefits and wellness package, including financial security benefits, a generous time-off program, employee resource groups, and an employee wellness program addressing physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in pharmacy.
• Current New York State pharmacy license in good standing.
• 1–3 years of pharmacist experience.
• Familiarity with USP 797 and USP 800 guidelines.
• Basic computer skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication, organizational, detail-oriented, problem-solving, and record-keeping skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

• Postdoctoral PharmD.
• Experience in an operating room or procedure-area setting.
• Automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) management experience.
• 1–3 years of hospital experience.

Responsibilities

• Triage work appropriately to minimize order turnaround time and treatment delays.
• Perform medication reconciliation at the point of order verification.
• Accurately verify and dispense medication orders; review prepared medications for accuracy and escalate and correct errors.
• Verify computerized provider order entry (CPOE) orders and make necessary corrections in accordance with hospital policies and procedures and state and federal regulations.
• Accurately enter medication orders from written orders and discontinue medications as applicable under hospital policy.
• Use electronic health record (EHR) tools and clinical decision support (CDS) to screen for potential errors that could lead to adverse drug events, escalating concerns appropriately.
• Communicate with medical, nursing, and pharmacy teams about issues affecting patient care, including medication and dose verification, drug interactions, and potential adverse drug events.
• Document interventions, notes, and allergies in the EHR using appropriate applications.
• Maintain accurate patient profiles, including updates to allergy information and other patient factors.
• Handle controlled substances in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations and hospital policies and procedures.
• Follow policies and procedures for sterile and non-sterile preparation areas and special handling of sterile biohazardous products, consistent with USP chapters 795, 797, and 800.
• Maintain regulatory records and logs, including temperature monitoring, sterile and non-sterile compounding, and team member competencies.
• Assist with staff training and development as assigned.
• Manage inventory, including ordering from the designated distributor, maintaining automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) and anesthesia workstation (AWS) par levels and inventory, and managing supply inventory.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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
• Career Level: Mid Level