Research Senior Pharmacist Ambulatory Cancer Center

Job Description

Guides team members to carry out daily operations of the Pharmacy Department. Organizes workflow and staff schedules to ensure efficient and timely service. Participates in Performance Improvement activities. Performs all duties of a licensed Pharmacist.

Job Responsibility

• Plans, organizes and coordinates daily operations of the Pharmacy Department.
• Coordinates workflow to facilitate efficient and timely delivery of pharmaceutical services and maintain safe dispensing practices.
• Prepares, assesses and distributes work schedule.
• Reports schedule discrepancies to management.
• Selects, prepares, and dispenses drug products to fill inpatient and outpatient prescriptions.
• Maintains inventory and records of investigational drugs, control substances and methadone.
• Manufactures, prepares, and labels compounds, solutions, and other sterile products.
• Participates in development and implementation of new programs to meet departmental goals and improve services.
• Conducts pre-admission/discharge patient medication interviews, as required.
• Reviews patient charts and nursing medications charting documents to maintain accurate patient profile.
• Ensures drugs are reordered as per hospital policy and procedure.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Bachelor of Pharmacy required.
• Current License to practice as a Pharmacist in New York State required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience, required.
• Research experience is preferred
• Oncology experience is preferred
• The ideal candidate is preferred to be open to traveling to other sites as needed
• Cancer Clinical Trial experience preferred
• Two (2) years of oncology work experience, including hospital and sterile USP797 and USP800 compounding experience, with at least one (1) year of continuous clinical research experience, is highly preferred.