Staff Pharmacist

Crouse Hospital • Syracuse, NY

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About The Position

Crouse Health is hiring a Staff Pharmacist for its Pharmacy team. The position is mainly located in the Emergency Department and offers full-time schedules of 7:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., 1:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m., or 11:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m., with rotating weekends, holidays, and other shifts as needed. The pay rate is $79.00 per hour, plus applicable shift differential.

The Staff Pharmacist evaluates medication orders, resolves issues with providers or according to hospital guidelines, documents clinical activities, and carries out medication dispensing and inventory-related tasks. The role uses hospital and pharmacy computer systems and collaborates with healthcare professionals and hospital employees.

Requirements

• Current New York State Pharmacy License.
• Written and oral communication skills and interpersonal skills to deal effectively with other healthcare professionals and hospital employees.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate medication orders against clinically appropriate, patient-specific parameters.
• Resolve identified medication-order issues using hospital-approved guidelines or with the appropriate provider.
• Document interventions and clinical activities.
• Initiate substitution of a formulary medication for a non-formulary medication when clinically appropriate.
• Review orders for IV contrast provided by Radiology.
• Use hospital-based and pharmacy-based computer systems efficiently.
• Ensure products are appropriately labeled before dispensing.
• Participate in maintaining working stock of medications and supplies.
• Ensure proper storage of medications.
• Ensure patients, nursing units, or departments are charged for medications dispensed and materials used.
• Dispense a 24-hour supply of unit-of-use medications to individual patients for all new orders.
• Check unit-dose carts filled by pharmacy assistants.
• Check prepackaged unit-dose medications prepared by pharmacy assistants.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible spending account (FSA)
• 401(k)
• Company-paid life insurance
• Tuition assistance and workforce development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee discounts on inpatient or outpatient services, the hospital cafeteria and pharmacy, and certain retailers
• YMCA subsidy program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed