Full-Time
Pharmacist 2
Specialty Pharmacy
University of Rochester
Compensation Overview
$126.3k - $163.6k/yr
Rochester, NY, USA
In Person
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy and less than 1 year of relevant ambulatory/community pharmacy experience required
- Or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Successful completion of a Post Graduate-Year 1 (PGY-1) accredited pharmacy practice required
- PHARMD - Licensed Pharmacist in New York State upon hire required
Responsibilities
- Dispenses medications for patients seen in an outpatient pharmacy.
- Oversees and directly contributes to compounding, preparation and dispensing of medications for patients in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations for Pharmacy practice.
- Answers medication related questions from patients and providers, and provides patient counseling on proper medication use.
- Supervises pharmacy technicians.
- Understands and follows departmental and hospital policy and procedures related to dispensing of medications.
- Dispenses medications accurately and in a timely manner.
- Resolves problem prescriptions independently and appropriately in a timely manner.
- Processes/validates prescriptions, utilizing current information system technology to create and maintain accurate patient profiles.
- Directs and supervises the work of technicians to ensure appropriate workflow as required.
- Communicates verbally to all hospital staff in an effective and professional manner.
- Checks all products requiring a pharmacist approval prior to dispensing.
- Participates in departmental Q/A processes, such as reporting and following up on medication incidents, reconciling medical administration records (MARs), reporting medication adverse events and errors, etc.
- Develops or participates in a clinical practice by interacting with physicians, nurses, other health care professionals, and patients as a member of an interdisciplinary team to guide and recommend appropriate medication use.
- Participates in focused clinical initiatives as defined by the department, including immunization, discharge planning, transplantation, Wellness, Screenings, etc.
- Monitors assigned patient populations for clinical progress, including renal/hepatic function, white blood count (WBC), and other applicable laboratory tests.
- Recommends adjustments to therapy as necessary.
- Documents clinical activities and interventions on a regular basis.
- Participates in education of other Pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals.
- Identifies need for patient teaching and performs such tasks when necessary.
- Resolves problems with appropriate and direct communication to all pertinent staff in a clear and concise manner.
- Proactively identifies patient care problems and does not pass on problems to the next shift without exhausting reasonable attempts at resolution and communicating progress.
- Proactively identifies barriers to patient discharge when practicing in Hospital setting, including financial barriers that are handed off and resolved in a thorough manner.
- Solves problems that often go beyond patient-specific issues and may require participation on interdisciplinary teams or revising hospital or departmental policy, procedures or treatment guidelines.
- Performs required duties of “charge pharmacist” when scheduled, including coordination of shift resources, problem solving, staff conflict resolution, and appropriate communication from shift to shift.
- Contacts supervisor for assistance when solution is beyond expertise or authority.
- Other duties as assigned.