Part Time Pharmacist - Variable Shifts - Includes Weekend Hours - Southampton Hospital

Position Summary

At Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, a Pharmacist will provide direction and oversight regarding all aspects of routine and emergency drug acquisition, disposition, handling, storage, accountability, and administration, review and determine appropriate drug reference material to be available for professional health care staff., assist in training and supervision of department personnel, perform clinical pharmacy functions as well as other related duties.

Duties of a Pharmacist may include but are not limited to the following: 

• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures.
• Compounds, labels, and packages medication and pharmaceuticals.
• Advises medical staff and nursing staff on the use of various medications including dosage, side effects, and composition.
• Ensures secure storage and counts of narcotics and other controlled substances on a regular basis.
• Assists in preparing required reports by compiling information.
• Documents clinical interventions.
• Checks for interactions between drugs, food/drug, allergies, and/or dosages.
• Acts as a drug information source for the Hospital.
• Shows competency in preparing LVP, PB, and TPN solutions.
• Shows competency in the usage of the C-2 Safe and Pyxis Med-stations.
• Assists Hospital Staff with pharmaceutical waste disposal information.
• Supervises and trains pharmacy technicians on daily activities, including floor stock items.
• Performs other related duties and special projects as assigned by the Director of Pharmacy.

Physical Demands: Standing, and walking 50% of the time. Occasional lifting of heavy objects.

Qualifications

Required:

• Graduate of a college of Pharmacy accredited by ACPE or grad of a foreign college of Pharmacy with a Bachelor's Degree or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D).
• Current valid NY State Registered Pharmacy license/registration.

Preferred:

• Multiple years of clinical experience.

Special Notes : Resume/CV should be included with the online application.

• Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.
• All Hospital positions maybe subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary. 
• This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair. 
• This function/position maybe designated as “essential.” This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.

Prior to start date, the selected candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine's Employee Health Services*
• Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.
• Successfully complete a 4 panel drug screen*
• Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre employment screenings.
• Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).

Failure to comply with any of the above requirements could result in a delayed start date and/or revocation of the employment offer. 

*The hiring department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination.

Company Overview:

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital as part of the Stony Brook Medicine provides direct access to the highest level of academic-based medical care. Located in the heart of the village of Southampton, two hours from New York City, the hospital provides healthcare services to a diverse community of year-round residents, second homeowners and vacationers. The population, about 75,000 in the winter months, increases sharply to more than 300,000 in the summer. Stony Brook Southampton Hospital has been recognized as a Long Island Top Workplace by Newsday among large employers (defined as having 500+ employees).

StaffCo is a Professional Employer Organization, commonly referred to as a PEO. StaffCo and SUNY have entered into a professional employer agreement under which StaffCo is the employer of Stony Brook Southampton employees and responsible for employment, including the day-to-day direction and supervision of work. StaffCo is fully responsible for providing all Payroll and Human Resource services, including the payment of wages, collecting and reporting payroll taxes and maintaining any and all benefits for which one is eligible.  SUNY Stony Brook Hospital is responsible for the operation of the hospital and provision of health care and is the co-employer as is necessary to conduct its responsibilities and for related licensure, regulatory or statutory requirements and obligations.  

Given StaffCo’s employment responsibilities, it is deemed the “employer” for employment and labor law purposes.  Thus, the employees are private sector employees of StaffCo, not public sector employees of SUNY.  The private sector nature of the StaffCo employees has been approved by NYS Civil Service and upheld in a decision by the US National Labor Relations Board.