Patient Care Pharmacist, Inpatient Pharmacy
United Health Services, Johnson City, NY, United States
Duration: Full Time
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