Clinical Pharmacist-Inpatient

General Summary

Fill orders with accuracy; check technician prepared products before release; maintain security of pharmacy and controlled substances; enter orders and patient information with accuracy; aid in the training of new staff; update the Manager about the daily activities of the pharmacy; aid the Manager in maintaining the pharmacy.

These duties are to be performed in a highly confidential manner, in accordance with the mission, values and behaviors of Insight Hospital and Medical Center. Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care, service, and kindness toward all patients, staff, physicians, volunteers and guests.

Description

• Duties and Responsibilities:
• Verify appropriateness of medication orders.
• Check dispensed medications for accuracy, sterility, stability, as appropriate.
• Review and optimize medication therapy.
• Provide medication therapy education to healthcare professionals, as requested.
• Provide patient counseling of medication therapies.
• Reports daily to Clinical Pharmacy Manager on overall operations, projects assigned, and expectations of overall role.
• Rotating AM&PM including weekends.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

• Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Knowledge:
• One year of hospital experience preferred.
• Licensed to practice in pharmacy in the state where the pharmacy is located.
• Graduate of a college of pharmacy accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE).
• Doctor of Pharmacy degree preferred.
• Hospital pharmacy residency preferred.
• Very good drug knowledge base including pharmacokinetics dosing and nutritional support.
• Skills:
• Effective communication skills, verbal and written;
• working computer knowledge.
• Abilities:
• Repetitive use of hands and fingers (i.e., use of computer keyboard) and labeling containers.
• Normal range of hearing and vision to perform work and communicate.
• Extended periods of standing and walking.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits

• Paid Sick Time - effective 90 days after employment
• Paid Vacation Time - effective 90 days after employment
• Health, vision & dental benefits - eligible at 30 days, following the 1st of the following month
• Short and long-term disability and basic life insurance - after 30 days of employment

Insight Employees

• are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity!