PHARMACIST

STAFF PHARMACISTS

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is a Queens-based 404-bed hospital and Level I Trauma Center. Healthgrades 2020 America’s Best Hospital report, has ranked us in the top 5% in the Nation for Clinical Excellence. We are proud of our uncompromising commitment and unparalleled approach in providing the highest quality and most cost-effective service to the many culturally diverse, residents in Queens. 

We are currently seeking experienced Pharmacists for immediate  Full-Time Overnight opportunities.

DUTIES

As an inpatient Staff Pharmacist, you will responsible for a challenging and wide range of duties including:

• Interpreting and evaluating physician orders to prepare, calculate, and dispense medication dosage forms.
• Regularly communicating with multiple prescribers and nursing personnel to clarify and modify orders.
• Documenting intervention activities.
• Preparing, labeling, and dispensing medication for all hospital areas.
• Entering and processing medication orders in the computerized system to ensure appropriate drug distribution.
• Reviewing, maintaining, and screening medication profiles for allergies, interactions, and therapeutic duplication.
• Advising prescribers, nurses, and patients regarding medication contents, therapeutic actions, utilization, and possible adverse reactions and interactions of drugs.
• Compounding and dispensing Parenteral Admixtures.
• Directly supervising and overseeing pharmacy technicians and interns.