Since 1887, Crouse Health has been a leading healthcare provider in Central New York. We’ve combined a family-friendly culture with a passion to provide the best care, which creates an environment where both patients and team members feel valued. Crouse Health offers a full range of general and specialty care, inpatient and outpatient services, as well as community health education and outreach programs.
Crouse’s Pharmacy team is hiring a Staff Pharmacist.
Available Schedule(s):
- Per Diem 7:00am-3:30pm; 3:00pm-11:30pm; 8:30pm-7:00am with rotating weekends, holidays and other shifts as need
Pay Rate: $79.00/hour
Staff Pharmacist Responsibilities:
- Completely evaluates all medication orders against clinically appropriate, patient specific parameters. Resolves any identified issues utilizing hospital approved guidelines or with the appropriate provider. Documents all interventions.
- Initiates substitution of a formulary medication for a non-formulary medication when clinically appropriate.
- Appropriately documents all clinical activities.
- Reviews all orders for IV contrast as provided by Radiology.
- Efficiently utilizes both hospital based and pharmacy based computer systems.
- Assures that all products are appropriately labeled prior to dispensing.
- Participates in maintaining a working stock of medications & supplies.
- Ensures proper storage of medications.
- Ensures that a patient, nursing unit or department is charged for all medications dispensed/ materials utilized.
- Dispenses a 24 hour supply of unit of use medications to individual patients for all new orders.
- Checks unit dose carts filled by pharmacy assistants. Checks prepackaged unit dose medications prepared by pharmacy assistants.
Staff Pharmacist Requirements:
- current New York State Pharmacy License
- Written and oral communication skill and interpersonal skills to deal effectively with other health care professionals and hospital employees.
Benefits Overview:
- Tuition Assistance and Workforce Development Opportunities.
- Crouse Health Employee Assistance Program.
- Employee discounts on any Inpatient or Outpatient service, hospital cafeteria and pharmacy, and certain retailers.
- YMCA Subsidy program.
