PharmD Degree from an accredited college of pharmacy required.
Current New York State License and Registration certificate as Pharmacist.
Previous hospital experience preferred but not required.
Proficient in English, both oral and written.
Responsibilities
Perform clinical, technical, service, and administrative tasks effectively.
Review inpatient and outpatient medication orders to ensure rational drug therapy.
Evaluate new medication orders against existing patient profiles for appropriate care.
Detect and communicate potential drug interactions and allergies to prescribers.
Contact prescribers to resolve medication-related issues.
Dispense prescription medications to inpatients, outpatients, and employees per policies.
Supervise and check work conducted by non-licensed personnel, ensuring compliance.
Benefits
Participation in a collective bargaining unit (SEIU 1199-MSB).
Full Job Description
Job Description
Ensures rational drug therapy by reviewing inpatient and outpatient medication orders prior to dispensing. Evaluates new orders against existing patient profiles and provides appropriate pharmaceutical care.
Responsibilities
Roles & Responsibilities:
Demonstrates the ability to perform clinical/technical/service/administrative tasks
Ensures rational drug therapy by reviewing inpatient and outpatient medication orders prior to dispensing.
Evaluates new orders against existing patient profiles and provides appropriate pharmaceutical care.
Demonstrates the ability to detect, communicate and avoid drug interactions and the administration of drugs to which the patient may be allergic.
Contacts prescribers for issue resolution.
Dispenses prescription medication to inpatients, outpatients and employees as per departmental policies.
Appropriately checks all work conducted by non-licensed personnel requiring direct pharmacist supervision and authorization, e.g., unit-dose cassette filling, I.V. batching.
Dispenses and maintains accurate records of dispensing controlled substances, tax-free alcohol and investigational new drugs.
Qualifications
Requirements:
PharmD Degree from an accredited college of pharmacy required.
Current New York State License and Registration certificate as Pharmacist.
Pharmacist - previous hospital experience preferred but not required
English proficiency, oral and written
Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199-MSB
About Mount Sinai Hospital
Mount Sinai Hospital is a hospital network based in New York City. It was founded in 1852 and is one of the oldest and largest teaching hospitals in the United States. The hospital has been ranked among the top hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report and is known for its excellence in patient care, research, and education. Mount Sinai Hospital is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and has a staff of over 7,000 physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
