Pharmacist - Main Hospital - Mineola

NYU Langone Health • Village of Mineola, NY

6d • $157,236 - $180,260 • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center offering diagnostic and therapeutic care across medical and surgical specialties, along with inpatient and outpatient services, medical education, and research. Equity and inclusion are fundamental values at NYU Langone Health.

The Pharmacist is responsible for medication therapy processes, including reviewing new medication orders and reconciling home medications. The role verifies and dispenses medication orders, uses electronic health record and clinical decision support tools to identify potential medication-related risks, and communicates care issues to medical, nursing, and pharmacy teams. The pharmacist also supports regulatory compliance, compounding operations, inventory management, and staff training as assigned.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• Postdoctoral PharmD.
• Experience in an OR or procedure-area setting.
• 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 medications prepared for dispensing, and escalate and correct errors.
• Verify computerized provider order entry (CPOE) orders and make necessary corrections in accordance with hospital policy and applicable state and federal regulations.
• Enter medication orders accurately 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 and escalate issues 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.
• Ensure controlled substances are handled 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 in accordance with USP chapters 795, 797, and 800.
• Maintain records and logs for regulatory requirements, including temperature monitoring, sterile and non-sterile compounding, and team member competencies.
• Assist with staff training and development as assigned.
• Manage inventory, including placing orders with the designated distributor, managing 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