Are you looking to enhance your career at Downstate? Help us grow as one of the nation's foremost metropolitan medical centers. Lead the charge in serving one of the largest and most diverse populations in New York City. We are highly ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers among the top 5 U.S. leading medical schools for training doctors. Are you ready for the challenge?

Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The Department of Pharmacy at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Pharmacist. The successful candidate will:

• Dispense, compound, admix drugs and other pharmaceuticals.


• Provide medication counseling and reconciliation.


• Review medication orders for safety and efficacy and then approves orders within our CPOE system to main medication profiles.


• Review and approve Pyxis profile orders.


• Administer oncology, TPN, and investigational drug solutions as needed.


• Dispense controlled substances as needed and maintain files.


• Participate in drug utilization review studies, QA, and PI programs.


• Actively participate in new technologies and operational programs.


• Maintain the records of Pharmacy.


• Supervise technicians and support staff.


• Report to Senior Pharmacists, the Director, and Associate Director of Pharmacy.


• Provide in-service education to healthcare professionals on demand.


• Rotate with medical teams and/or participate in specific medication management programs.


• Be available for holiday coverage rotation and on-call/recall rotation as required.

Required Qualifications:

• New York State Pharmacist Licensure. 


• Pharm D. from an Accredited College of Pharmacy

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior hospital Pharmacist experience.


• Completion of a PGY-1 Residency.

Work Schedule:

Variable Days; Variable Hours (Full-Time)

Salary Grade/Rank:

SL3

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at [email protected].

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at [email protected]