Pharmacist Permanent Role Location: Watertown NY 13601
Shift: Rotating 8-hour Shifts (Days Evenings Occasional Nights)
Annual Salary: $105206.40 - $121971.20
Responsibilities:
- Participate in interdisciplinary patient care rounds collaborating with physicians nurses and other healthcare professionals to optimize patient outcomes.
- Perform medication reconciliation by comparing patients medication history with inpatient medication orders.
- Evaluate medication regimens for appropriateness in accordance with hospital policies and evidence-based guidelines (e.g. antimicrobial stewardship renal dosing therapeutic drug monitoring).
- Review all medication orders for appropriate dose duration frequency indication and check for potential drug interactions and contraindications.
- Communicate and resolve medication discrepancies with prescribers and document interventions and outcomes.
- Act as a medication expert offering drug information and support to clinical staff.
- Compound sterile IV preparations in compliance with USP 797 and USP 800 standards.
- Ensure compliance with New York State and federal pharmacy laws Joint Commission medication management standards and CMS requirements.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to pharmacy technician staff to promote safe and accurate medication handling and dispensing.
Qualifications:
- Education: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from an accredited pharmacy school
- Licensure: Active and valid New York State pharmacist license required.
- Experience: 1 2 years of hospital pharmacy experience preferred but not required.
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