Patient Care Pharmacist, Inpatient Pharmacy
Patient Care Pharmacist, Inpatient Pharmacy at United Health Services — Johnson City, New York, US
- Company: United Health Services
- Location: Johnson City, New York, US
- Employment type: INTERN
- Posted: 2026-06-19
About this role
Job Responsibilities
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Review medication orders for appropriateness (dose, route, frequency, indication, interactions, allergies)
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Verify and dispense physician‐ordered medications in accordance with hospital protocols
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Perform medication reconciliation upon patient admission, transfer, and discharge
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Monitor patient therapy outcomes and adjust or recommend changes to optimize treatment
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Provide drug information to healthcare providers, patients, and caregivers
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Evaluate and prevent adverse drug events and medication errors
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Ensure compliance with hospital formulary and therapeutic guidelines
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Maintain inventory control of medications, including controlled substances
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Document all activities in the electronic health record (Epic)
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Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations
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Precept pharmacy students and residents in clinical and operational settings
Position Qualifications
Minimum Required:
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A Bachelor's of Science Degree (B.S.) or Pharm.D. in Pharmacy from an accredited college or university
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Licensed as a Pharmacist in New York State or NYS internship permit
Preferred:
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One year experience as a pharmacist
Work Environment
• All work is performed in offices that require working in close quarters with other employees. The pharmacy settings are air conditioned / heated.
• Adequate protective wear available for handling certain drugs (i.e., chemo) such as a mask, gown and gloves. Gloves and goggles are available for other procedures as necessary.
• Distribution of Medications ‐ walking, standing, lifting, carrying, pushing, manual dexterity, reading
• Drug Information / Clinical Activities ‐ sitting, talking, vision, fingering, manual dexterity, reading
• Keyboarding / Computer ‐ Manual dexterity, sitting, grasping, vision, reaching 6"
• Answering Telephones ‐ reaching 6", fingering, hearing
• Compounding ‐ walking, standing, lifting, carrying, pushing, manual dexterity, reading
• Equipment Used: carts, computer, printer, pharmacy robotics, phones and fax machines
• Employees are required to have reasonable access to transportation to meet work requirements made in the ordinary course of business in a timely and efficient manner.
Age of Patients Served
• All Age Groups
HIPAA Roles‐Based Access to Patient Information
• All ‐ Access to patient information, including restricted information ‐ Level 4
Staff Supervised
• Not Applicable