Registered Pharmacist - Mount Sinai Brooklyn - Temporary Position - Full-time - Evening

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.

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.

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