About this role
Department/Unit:
Outpatient Retail PharmacyWork Shift:
Day (United States of America)Salary Range:
$95,182.78 - $152,292.45The Retail Pharmacist is responsible for providing a full range of pharmaceutical care services. Working as part of the patient care team the pharmacist contributes unique expertise in medication safety, therapeutics, education and medication preparation. The Pharmacist reports to the Pharmacy Supervisors and Directors.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care
- Actively promote medication safety
- Promote rational cost-effective use of medications
- Provide pharmaceutical care to all types and ages of patients cared for at Albany Med.
- Effectively performs medication order and drug therapy review leading to improved patient outcomes
- Prepare and dispense medications
- Provide drug information
- Monitor patient drug therapy
- Collaborate with other caregivers, the patient and significant others to optimize pharmaceutical care
- Supervise and direct support personnel
- Participate in training and development of staff
- Provide professional services and when needed, leadership, to the Department, Center and Community
- Routinely work with management and others to improve pharmaceutical care and services.
- In the absence of a supervisor, can assume essential responsibilities and functions of pharmacy supervisor/manager for limited periods of time.
- Assist in the continued advancement of pharmaceutical care services.
- Willingly provide any and all appropriate functions as a recognized expert and leader.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in pharmacy from ACPE accredited school - required
- Doctorate Degree in pharmacy from ACPE accredited school - preferred
- Experience in retail/health system pharmacy practice - preferred
- Demonstrated basic working knowledge of pharmacy practice
- Assumes responsibilities for coordinating and supervising one or more areas or functions of the department when needed.
- Applies skills and knowledge to improve overall quality of pharmaceutical care within organizational.
- Developing as a role model through dedication to the highest standards of professionalism.
- Demonstrates ability to develop a leadership role in providing pharmaceutical care.
- Licensed Pharmacist Current NYS Pharmacy License. Upon Hire - required
Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!
Albany Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer.
This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:
Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Medical Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!
Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.
This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:
Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
Other facts
About Albany Medical Center
Albany Medical Center, northeastern New York’s only academic medical center, is one of the Capital Region’s largest private employers with more than 9,000 employees. Albany Medical Center provides the highest level of patient care across disciplines, while receiving regional, national, and international recognition for high standards in patient care, education, and biomedical research.
The 766-bed Albany Medical Center offers access to the latest medical services and technological innovations and includes one of the busiest emergency rooms and trauma centers in New York, a children’s hospital and dedicated pediatric emergency room, intensive care units for adults and children, and organ transplant services. Albany Medical College graduates more than 200 medical doctors each year, as well as PAs, CRNAs, biomedical scientists, and bioethicists. Albany Medical College operates a biomedical research enterprise and the region’s largest physician practice with more than 500 doctors.
Albany Medical Center, along with Albany Medical College, is a partner in the Albany Med Health System, the largest and only regionally governed, not-for-profit health system serving northeastern New York and western New England.
What you'll do
- The Retail Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care and promotes medication safety while collaborating with the patient care team. They prepare and dispense medications, monitor patient drug therapy, and supervise support personnel.
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