Clinical Pharmacist Antimicrobial Stewardship

About the role

As our PRN Pharmacist supporting the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, you’ll help our doctors and nurses safely prescribe and dispense medications to help our patients feel better and recover from their illness or injury. Every day, you’ll build trust in these interactions by reviewing every prescription in your queue. We never rely entirely on the computer to check for safety; we always use an expert for the final check. That’s you. You’ll review prescriptions for potential drug interactions, correct dosing, patient allergies or anything that looks unusual in your opinion. To excel in this role, you must enjoy learning new concepts and researching information in real-time to provide solutions for our patients. You should also continually look for ways to go above and beyond for your patients, delivering an exceptional experience along with exceptional care. Demonstrates ability to document clinical activities and interventions such as consults, patient teachings and other patient specific information as defined by policy and procedure. Interprets medication orders and/or prescriptions for drug interactions, appropriate drug selection and appropriateness. Accurately enters / verifies the order or prescription into the computer system, labels, and dispenses medications in a timely manner. Verifies and checks medications prepared by other pharmacy personnel. Communicates drug information to patients and health professionals. Resolves drug related problems by consulting with other health care professionals to achieve appropriate patient outcomes. Unclear orders written by a licensed provider are clarified with the licensed provider. Assists the licensed provider in appropriate drug selection and therapeutic regimens. Achieves and maintains an adequate basic knowledge base to provide clinical services for all age groups served. Provides basic clinical services as required by policy and procedure. Maintains a working knowledge of automated systems. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S., from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services, CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

Responsibilities

• Review every prescription in your queue for potential drug interactions, correct dosing, patient allergies or anything that looks unusual.
• Use expert judgment for the final safety check (do not rely solely on computer).
• Document clinical activities and interventions such as consults, patient teachings and other patient specific information as defined by policy and procedure.
• Interpret medication orders and/or prescriptions for drug interactions, appropriate drug selection and appropriateness.
• Accurately enter/verify the order or prescription into the computer system, label, and dispense medications in a timely manner.
• Verify and check medications prepared by other pharmacy personnel.
• Communicate drug information to patients and health professionals.
• Resolve drug‑related problems by consulting with other health care professionals to achieve appropriate patient outcomes.
• Clarify unclear orders written by a licensed provider with the licensed provider.
• Assist the licensed provider in appropriate drug selection and therapeutic regimens.
• Achieve and maintain an adequate basic knowledge base to provide clinical services for all age groups served.
• Provide basic clinical services as required by policy and procedure.
• Maintain a working knowledge of automated systems.

Requirements

• Pharmacist License in the State of Nebraska
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association

Pay

$49.54 - $73.70 /hour