About Us

We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clinical programs rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.
Overview

Provides pharmaceutical services to the patients by assisting physicians, nurses and employees for the hospital in the safe preparation and handling of potentially hazardous substances. This position is Part-Time Weekend Overnight: 12am-8am Saturdays and Sundays.

Responsibilities

Reviews and interprets prescriptions for inpatients using patient profiles to ensure that overdoses have not been prescribed and that incompatibilities or toxic compounds will not result from combining ingredients. Contacts and confers with physicians if there are any questions or irregularities regarding patients prescriptions
Fills medication orders and prescriptions for inpatients, outpatients, nursing units and other departments of the hospital as requested; ensures timely delivery of all medications to their proper destination
Reviews orders for intravenous medication admixtures ensuring proper dosage, concentration, compatibilities, appropriate rate of administration and labeling instructions. Contacts and confers with physicians if there are any questions or irregularities regarding patient prescriptions
Ensures that adequate controlled drug inventories are appropriate and that dispensing procedures are maintained in all controlled-drug storage areas (including Main Pharmacy, Pharmacy satellites, Nursing units)
Reports and documents all known medication discrepancies or adverse drug reactions
Prepares extemporaneous medication compounds when required
Performs monthly nursing station reviews as required
Makes rounds to Nursing units to pick up physician orders and deliver medication as scheduled
Prepares IV admixtures, Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) solutions, and miscellaneous sterile products as required, using proper aseptic technique with a laminar flow hood
Patient care responsibilities are delivered with a knowledge of patient growth and development and are appropriate to the ages of the patients served
Organizes and prioritizes daily operational activities to meet the needs of the department. Utilizes supportive personnel including technicians, interns, aides and clerks to assist in medication dispensing functions
Maintains all required records, both legal and hospital; including controlled substances, alcohol, manufacturing and packaging records. This includes participation in investigational studies as outlined by the Associate Director of Pharmacy
Provides drug information to physicians, nurses, patients and their families as required
Inspects pharmacy inventory to ensure that outdated drugs, recalled drugs, and drugs that have lost their potency have been removed from stock and have been replaced as appropriate
Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, quality assurance programs, safety and infection control standards and works towards achieving departmental key result areas

Qualifications

Education:

Graduation from an approved college of pharmacy or equivalent required.

Current NYS registration as a licensed Pharmacist required.

Experience:

Hospital pharmacy internship or residency preferred.

Skills:

Basic data entry skills

Good oral and written communication skills.

Good interpersonal skills.

Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position.

Pay Range

USD $79.89 - USD $86.93 /Hr.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.

Brooklyn's Leading Hospital. Maimonides Medical Center is at the forefront of innovation in medical science and is the largest hospital in Brooklyn. Maimonides Medical Center is continuously enriching and expanding services to meet the growing needs of the residents of Brooklyn. The Maimonides Heart & Vascular Institute ranks among the top 1% of hospitals in the US for heart attack and heart failure patient outcomes. Maimonides is an official NY State Department of Health approved Pediatric and Adult Trauma Center. In fact, we are Brooklyn’s ONLY Pediatric Trauma Center. The Surgery Department at Maimonides has experts in all major specialties. Our Cardiac, Neuro, Orthopedic, Thoracic and Urologic surgery divisions are among the best in the nation, with superb Anesthesiology Services, advanced imaging technology and next-generation Operating Rooms. The accredited Maimonides Cancer Center is the only full-service center in Brooklyn, providing all treatment modalities and specialties. Our highly regarded Breast Center is home to a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. Maimonides is a state-designated Regional Perinatal Center, accepting high-risk maternity patients — a reflection of our expertise in Obstetrics and Neonatology. More babies are born at Maimonides than at any other hospital in NY State. The Maimonides Children’s Hospital provides all major pediatric specialties. Care is provided in our modern Inpatient Unit, advanced Pediatric ICU and accredited Pediatric ER.

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