Job Title: Pharmacist
Duration: 12 months Contract
Location: 5 Skyline Dr, Hawthorne, NY 10532, USA
Shift Type: M-F 9AM-5:30PM as needed for the hours- Will be most likely be full time hours up to 40 hours a week for the contract period to assist while FTEs are involved with the project Ascend
Pay range: $68-$70 per hour.
Job Duties:
- The fulfilment Pharmacists helps assist in PV2 orders, field clinical patient counseling calls.
- Expected to PV2 18 orders/hr.
- It is a clinical role that requires flexibility on part of the employee to be available as needed.
- Participate in decisions regarding the pharmaceutical services within assigned scope including:
- Assessing the patient's general pharmaceutical needs
- Planning for the pharmaceutical services provision
- Participating in the overall plan of care
- Participating in the overall quality assessment and improvement plan
- Receive physician prescription orders and evaluate the appropriateness of these orders for dosage, drug choice, potential drug interactions, route of administration and stability
- Supervise the filling, receiving, compounding, and dispensing activities involved in providing finished product to the patient
- Ensure that the patient chart is complete for allergies, height, weight, current and past medical history, clinical laboratory results and concurrent medications (including over the counter or home remedy medications)
- Ensure that, when necessary, laboratory tests have been ordered and the results are obtained and discussed with the nurse and the physician
- Provide patient counseling, education, and monitoring
- Ensure safety of patients and personnel by exercising good pharmacy practice in the process of drug therapy instructions to the patient
- Determine remaining doses on hand to manage inventory and avoid waste
- Provide clinical interventions
- Assess responses to therapy, patient compliance, and ongoing review of drug regimens; report and manage adverse events
- Assist the physician, nurse and patient with clinical and technical support
- Document all communication with physicians, nurses and patients in the patient chart
- Assist in the maintenance and upkeep of all necessary paperwork required by state and federal agencies as well as the Joint Commission
- Assist the Pharmacy Manager in implementing new procedures
- Assist in the training and supervision of Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Interns and other pharmacy personnel
- Participate in Performance Improvement Projects
- Assist in providing in-service programs to nursing and pharmacy personnel on any aspect of drug therapy
- Attend and/or complete education and training programs
- Review literature and other materials pertinent to the practice of pharmacy
- Complete all competency/skills assessment requirements
- Participate in on-call schedule
- Perform other tasks as determined by the Pharmacist-In-Charge
Experience:
- Being able to collaborate with others effectively
- Being able to multi-task multiple responsibilities.
- Being focused on doing good quality work.
Education/Certification Required:
Bachelor's degree
Licensure Required:
NY Pharmacist license