Senior Pharmacist

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursueour missionat MSK and around the globe.

Exciting Opportunity at MSK: Senior Pharmacist

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is looking to hire a Senior Pharmacist for the day shift!

Role Overview:

• Review and process take home prescriptions in Epic/Willow Ambulatory as per MSKCC policy and state regulations

• Provide patient counseling and medication management

• Oversee inventory management

• Coordinate services with all MSK departments of patient care (including medication reconciliation, discharge planning, outpatient clinic services, and patient financial services (PFS)).

• Coordinate services with all MSK offsite pharmacies and regional pharmacies

• Assist with pharmacy inspections

• Assist with third party insurance audits

• Assist with copay collection

• Provide After hours on-call services (rotation)

• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability

Core Skills

• Highly motivated and able to work well with others in a demanding environment.

• Able to adopt a culture centered around patient safety

• Able to make good judgements even with incomplete information

• Able to suggest changes to workflow to improve patient care

• A person with strong sense of ownership and willingness to learn in an empowering environment

• Someone with a substantial understanding of computer and pharmacy systems

Key Qualifications

• PharmD (or equivalent) required.

• A valid NY State Pharmacist license required.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills is a must

• Strong computer skills and the ability to develop a good understanding of pharmacy systems.

• Prior Specialty pharmacy experience (strongly preferred)

• Retail pharmacy experience (preferred)

Additional Information

• Location: 39-40 Crescent St, Long Island City, NY

• Day shift position, Hours may vary. Current operating hours are 8am to 7pm Monday to Friday; future hours and days of operation subject to change based on departmental needs

• Reports to a pharmacy manager
  

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At MSK, we believe in fair, competitive pay that reflects your job, experience, and skills.

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