Pharmacist - Pharmacy

Glens Falls Hospital • City of Glens Falls, NY

1d • $55 - $80

About The Position

The Impact You Can Make

Team Impact

The Pharmacists main responsibilities are to ensure the safe and appropriate use
of drugs, optimize the pharmaceutical care of the patient, and to provide
authoritative drug information to other healthcare professionals and patients.
The Pharmacist also coordinates the timely manufacturing and dispensing of
pharmaceuticals. Provided immediate supervision for Pharmacy Technician
functions within the pharmacy.

How You Will Fulfill Your Potential

Responsibilities

Interprets, reviews and evaluates medication orders for optimal dose, dosage
form, frequency, concentration, duration, drug-drug interactions,
drug-disease state interaction, drug allergy interaction, and potential cross
allergenicity, taking into account the patient’s special or age related
needs, to ensure optimal drug therapy, high quality patient care and timely
dispensing of accurate and appropriate medications.

Dispenses medications by reviewing patient specific bulk medications and
pyxis fills and refills for accuracy of the right medication, dose, dose
form, strength, size, quantity to ensure accurate, timely and safe
pharmaceutical care.

Compounding patient specific and batch compounded sterile preparations (CSPs)
by ensuring the right drug, route, dosage form, strength size and quantity to
deliver the prescribed dose. The appropriate dose and final concentration of
active ingredients, measurement of prescribed dose, appropriate diluents and
volumes and admixing such CSPs is performed by the pharmacists to ensure safe
high quality patient care and timely dispensing of CSPs in accordance with
USP 797 standards.

Provide comprehensive clinical information about medications and
patient-specific drug information to nurses, physicians and other health care
providers and professionals and patients to ensure optimal pharmaceutical
care.

Consult with other healthcare professionals concerning clinical guidelines
and therapeutic substitution of pharmaceuticals fostering optimal use, safety
and cost effectiveness of drug therapy.

Participates in process improvement teams within the department and
organization to build strong relationships with staff members, demonstrates
GFH core values and enhances financial viability

Education/Accredited Programs

Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy from a
pharmacy program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy
Education (ACPE) 

Hospital Pharmacy experience preferred

Licenses/Certifications/Registrations

Current, active license to practice pharmacy New York State; or eligible to
reciprocate licensure from another state Pharmacy Registration in New York
State 

Skills/Abilities

Communication and language skills to read analyze and interpret medication
orders and information, the ability to respond appropriately to emergent
situation, staff, physicians, and patient inquiries or complaints and the
ability to effectively communicate important information to management peers
and other health professionals. 

Ability to perform complex Pharmaceutical calculations and an understanding
of statistical concepts such as frequency, distribution, standard deviation
and variances. 

The pharmacist needs the ability to solve clinical problems related to
pharmaceutical care and drug therapy. 

Knowledge of current pharmacy principles and practices

Knowledge of computer order entry 

Knowledge of federal and state laws governing pharmacy practices 

Knowledge of regulatory requirements and standards 

Ability to work independently within established policies and procedures 

Ability to accomplish established program goals and objectives 

Ability to exercise judgment, tact, and diplomacy

Salary Range
The expected base rate for this Glens Falls, New York, United States-based
position is $55.00 to $80.00 per hour. Exact rate is determined on a
case-by-case basis commensurate with experience level, as well as education and
certifications pertaining to each position which may be above the listed job
requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy from a pharmacy program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
• Current, active license to practice pharmacy New York State; or eligible to reciprocate licensure from another state Pharmacy Registration in New York State
• Communication and language skills to read analyze and interpret medication orders and information, the ability to respond appropriately to emergent situation, staff, physicians, and patient inquiries or complaints and the ability to effectively communicate important information to management peers and other health professionals.
• Ability to perform complex Pharmaceutical calculations and an understanding of statistical concepts such as frequency, distribution, standard deviation and variances.
• The pharmacist needs the ability to solve clinical problems related to pharmaceutical care and drug therapy.
• Knowledge of current pharmacy principles and practices
• Knowledge of computer order entry
• Knowledge of federal and state laws governing pharmacy practices
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and standards
• Ability to work independently within established policies and procedures
• Ability to accomplish established program goals and objectives
• Ability to exercise judgment, tact, and diplomacy

Nice To Haves

• Hospital Pharmacy experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Interprets, reviews and evaluates medication orders for optimal dose, dosage form, frequency, concentration, duration, drug-drug interactions, drug-disease state interaction, drug allergy interaction, and potential cross allergenicity, taking into account the patient’s special or age related needs, to ensure optimal drug therapy, high quality patient care and timely dispensing of accurate and appropriate medications.
• Dispenses medications by reviewing patient specific bulk medications and pyxis fills and refills for accuracy of the right medication, dose, dose form, strength, size, quantity to ensure accurate, timely and safe pharmaceutical care.
• Compounding patient specific and batch compounded sterile preparations (CSPs) by ensuring the right drug, route, dosage form, strength size and quantity to deliver the prescribed dose. The appropriate dose and final concentration of active ingredients, measurement of prescribed dose, appropriate diluents and volumes and admixing such CSPs is performed by the pharmacists to ensure safe high quality patient care and timely dispensing of CSPs in accordance with USP 797 standards.
• Provide comprehensive clinical information about medications and patient-specific drug information to nurses, physicians and other health care providers and professionals and patients to ensure optimal pharmaceutical care.
• Consult with other healthcare professionals concerning clinical guidelines and therapeutic substitution of pharmaceuticals fostering optimal use, safety and cost effectiveness of drug therapy.
• Participates in process improvement teams within the department and organization to build strong relationships with staff members, demonstrates GFH core values and enhances financial viability

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees