Patient Care Pharmacist, Inpatient Pharmacy

Job Responsibilities

• Review medication orders for appropriateness (dose, route, frequency, indication, interactions, allergies)

• Verify and dispense physician‐ordered medications in accordance with hospital protocols

• Perform medication reconciliation upon patient admission, transfer, and discharge

• Monitor patient therapy outcomes and adjust or recommend changes to optimize treatment

• Provide drug information to healthcare providers, patients, and caregivers

• Evaluate and prevent adverse drug events and medication errors

• Ensure compliance with hospital formulary and therapeutic guidelines

• Maintain inventory control of medications, including controlled substances

• Document all activities in the electronic health record (Epic)

• Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations

• Precept pharmacy students and residents in clinical and operational settings

Position Qualifications

Minimum Required:

• A Bachelor's of Science Degree (B.S.) or Pharm.D. in Pharmacy from an accredited college or university

• Licensed as a Pharmacist in New York State or NYS internship permit

Preferred:

• One year experience as a pharmacist

Work Environment

• All work is performed in offices that require working in close quarters with other employees. The pharmacy settings are air conditioned / heated.
• Adequate protective wear available for handling certain drugs (i.e., chemo) such as a mask, gown and gloves. Gloves and goggles are available for other procedures as necessary.
• Distribution of Medications ‐ walking, standing, lifting, carrying, pushing, manual dexterity, reading
• Drug Information / Clinical Activities ‐ sitting, talking, vision, fingering, manual dexterity, reading
• Keyboarding / Computer ‐ Manual dexterity, sitting, grasping, vision, reaching 6"
• Answering Telephones ‐ reaching 6", fingering, hearing
• Compounding ‐ walking, standing, lifting, carrying, pushing, manual dexterity, reading
• Equipment Used: carts, computer, printer, pharmacy robotics, phones and fax machines
• Employees are required to have reasonable access to transportation to meet work requirements made in the ordinary course of business in a timely and efficient manner.

Age of Patients Served

• All Age Groups

HIPAA Roles‐Based Access to Patient Information

• All ‐ Access to patient information, including restricted information ‐ Level 4

Staff Supervised

• Not Applicable