Pharmacist - Cancer Center - Mineola
About The Position
NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is hiring a Pharmacist for its Cancer Center in Mineola. The role is responsible for medication therapy activities, including reviewing new medication orders and reconciling home medications. The pharmacist triages work to minimize order turnaround times and treatment delays, verifies and dispenses medications, and communicates with medical, nursing, and pharmacy teams about issues affecting patient care. The pharmacist uses the electronic health record and clinical decision support tools to screen for potential medication errors, documents interventions and patient information, maintains accurate patient profiles, and ensures controlled substances and sterile and non-sterile preparation activities comply with applicable regulations and hospital policies. The position also includes maintaining required records, assisting with staff training, and managing medication and supply inventory. The role is based at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island in Mineola. The posted annual salary range is $157,235.53–$180,259.78. Actual salary depends on factors including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need.
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 communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
Nice To Haves
- Postdoctoral PharmD.
- Experience in an OR 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.
- Verify and dispense medication orders accurately, review prepared medications for accuracy, and escalate and correct errors.
- Verify CPOE orders and make necessary corrections in accordance with hospital policy, New York State regulations, and federal regulations.
- Accurately enter medication orders from written orders and discontinue medications as applicable under hospital policy.
- Use EHR tools and CDS to screen for potential errors that may lead to adverse drug events and escalate 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 updated 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 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, managing ADC and 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.
- Holistic employee wellness program covering physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
