Pharmacist
Listed compensation
$125K - $130K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
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.
Key Responsibilities
The Pharmacist is responsible for dispensing, compounding, and administering medications while ensuring safety through order review and reconciliation. They also supervise support staff, participate in quality assurance programs, and provide clinical education to healthcare professionals.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a New York State Pharmacist Licensure and a Pharm.D. degree from an accredited college of pharmacy. Prior hospital pharmacy experience and completion of a PGY-1 residency are preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 53% have no call, 75% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$128k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $118k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pharmacist at SUNY Downstate Medical Center a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,314 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc.
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