Overnight Pharmacist - Brooklyn

NYU Langone Health • New York, NY

18h • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn is hiring a pharmacist to safely prepare, compound, and dispense medications in accordance with applicable laws, New York State Board of Pharmacy regulations, and hospital policies and procedures. The pharmacist optimizes drug therapy by identifying, resolving, and preventing medication-related problems, works independently within established procedures as part of the inpatient care team, and directs and coordinates pharmacy service-area activities. Assignments may include satellite pharmacy coverage, IV preparation, controlled-substance distribution, and drug information services. Pharmacists must also know how to safely manage and handle hazardous medications.

The role includes medication verification and clinical monitoring, sterile compounding, controlled-substance inventory and security, support for patient care teams, regulatory compliance, quality improvement, and training. The pharmacist may provide coverage in department areas for which they have been trained and perform other assigned responsibilities. The posting identifies the opportunity as “Evening Pharmacist - Brooklyn” in the position summary, although the job title and introductory listing say “Overnight Pharmacist - Brooklyn.”

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy, Doctor of Pharmacy degree, or equivalent from an accredited college of pharmacy.
• Active, current New York State pharmacist license in good standing.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Completion of required safety, OSHA/fire safety, infection-control, and safe handling of chemotherapeutic-agent training upon departmental orientation and annually thereafter.
• Competency assessments in population-specific pharmacotherapy, aseptic technique, anti-infective therapy, and anticoagulation therapy.

Nice To Haves

• Board certification in a relevant area is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure medication therapies are cost-effective and safe.
• Distribute and maintain controlled substances in automated dispensing cabinets; restock, remove expired or recalled items, manage transactions and records, maintain security and inventory, report discrepancies, and communicate ordering needs.
• Verify and dispense compounded narcotic IV products, manage narcotic returns, conduct inventories, and prepare ambulance boxes.
• Complete clinical support assignments under the direction of clinical pharmacists or staff; participate in medical and multidisciplinary rounds, discharge counseling, patient education, and training of healthcare professionals.
• Provide main or satellite pharmacy coverage, verify adult and pediatric/neonatal total parenteral nutrition orders, and check emergency trays, carts, and ambulance boxes.
• Prepare and verify adult, pediatric, and neonatal IV orders; ensure compounded products are accurate and sterile in accordance with USP 797; supervise IV technicians; monitor clean-room sanitation and maintenance; and double-check IV and chemotherapy orders.
• Review patient charts and medication orders; monitor drug therapy, interactions, and relevant clinical measures; document interventions and adverse drug events; assess step-down therapies for conversion; and promptly communicate therapeutic or toxicity concerns to prescribers.
• Interpret and implement departmental policies and procedures; accurately assess physician orders; fill medication cassettes; formulate and compound special dosage forms; and verify work completed by assigned support personnel.
• Submit assigned inspection reports and equipment maintenance logs, maintain professional competency and licensure, attend and participate in continuing education, and contribute to quality assurance and improvement activities.
• Assist with training clinical pharmacy externship and internship students and provide coverage in appropriately trained areas.
• Provide courteous, equitable, culturally competent service; respect privacy and self-determination; and collaborate on shared goals and department improvements.
• Comply with HIPAA, OSHA, Joint Commission, hospital policies and procedures, fit testing, annual PPD assessment, required education, credentialing, and regulatory standards; maintain investigational-drug records and provide drug information services as required.
• Handle pharmaceutical waste safely and comply with requirements for storage, dispensing, and disposal of hazardous medications.
• Ensure scheduled medications are filled for timely administration, maintain department security and control, and communicate short-supply medications to management.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time