Inpatient Night Shift Operations Pharmacist I/II - Sign on, relocation eligible

About the role

This position is in the Inpatient Pharmacy Department of Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation in Tuba City, AZ. The Night Shift Inpatient Operations Pharmacist will work under the supervision of the Inpatient Assistant Director.

Responsibilities

• Review inpatient medical records for safety, appropriateness, and effectiveness of drug therapy with regard to patient-specific factors (i.e., age, organ function, disease state).
• Consult with Medical Staff when concerns arise and collaborate with nursing staff to evaluate medication use.
• Deliver direct patient care and clinical practice, including decentralized and service-based programs.
• Supervise front-line pharmacy operations pertaining to dose verification, IV production, and narcotic management.
• Supervise technician practice/activities in conjunction with inpatient pharmacy manager.
• Perform regular quality checks to ensure regulatory requirements are upheld in daily activities.
• Review narcotic discrepancies, review overridden medications, and ensure orders are placed and documentation is complete, escalating issues to nursing and pharmacy leaders as per hospital policies.
• Maintain compounding logs for all compounded products, ensuring daily and regular cleanings and temperature checks are performed during assigned shift.
• Ensure unit-dose packaged medications are labeled appropriately and packaging logs are maintained.
• Evaluate all prescriptions for appropriateness to the age, weight, and gender of the patient.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and competency in hazardous medication management.
• Review and maintain necessary legal records on controlled substance drugs and other prescription products.
• Maintain proficiency in preceptor roles and actively emulate education/mentorship skills.
• Participate in the management of medical emergencies.
• Provide discharge medications and counsel patients, nursing staff, their representatives, and/or patient family members on safe and effective use of, including compliance with, prescribed medications.
• Participate in pandemic and/or disaster drills that TCRHCC has elected to take, part in, and respond to actual disaster events.
• Develop pharmacological knowledge of hospital staff by participating in clinical programs, training pharmacy staff, students, interns, externs, residents, technicians, and health care professionals.
• Provide decentralized coverage in absence of clinical pharmacy specialists.
• Provide pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals, consult with providers on the significance of properties of drugs regarding absorption, metabolism, and excretion in all age groups.
• Obtain relevant health history, follow the developed treatment plan, and monitor the patient's outcome to the prescribed treatment plan.
• Identify and report any medication errors or adverse drug reactions as per the Medication Error and Adverse Drug Reaction reporting policies.
• Identify areas in TCRHCC pharmacy or hospital practice that could be improved to minimize or eliminate patient safety risks and provide more efficient operations.
• Serve on various hospital-wide committees as a representative of the Pharmacy department.
• Work with leadership team to perform Drug Utilization Review Reports and present the review to the quality assurance committee through the Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee, as needed.
• Identify quality and performance improvement opportunities and work with leadership to make positive change.
• Maintain competence in basic upkeep, management, and utilization of inpatient pharmacy systems.

Qualifications

• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from a school recognized by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education, OR Bachelor of Pharmacy (BS-Pharm) degree from a school recognized by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education.
• Certification: Inpatient Operations Pharmacist I/II: Must have a current valid and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a State or Territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Must have and maintain a current valid certification of Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) from the American Heart Association.
• Experience: Inpatient Operations Pharmacist I: 1-year experience in an inpatient setting. Inpatient Operations Pharmacist II: A minimum of two (2) years’ experience as a Registered Pharmacist, achieved Board Certification in an ASHP-approved Specialty (Cardiology Pharmacy, Compounded Sterile Preparations Pharmacy, Critical Care Pharmacy, Infectious Diseases Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy, or Emergency Medicine).
• Skills and Abilities: A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers. Demonstrated possession of high ethical standards and no history of complaints and no prior records of substance abuse. Reliable and dependable; reports to work as scheduled without excessive absences. Maintains a positive professional attitude and demonstrates good interpersonal communication skills. Knowledge of current dispensing practices and drug compounding, correct labeling, drug regulations and therapeutic incompatibilities. Knowledge of computers and drug prescription software. Knowledge of non-sterile compounding procedures. Knowledge of drug-drug, drug-disease state, and drug-allergy incompatibilities. Knowledge of pharmacology, therapeutics of common disease states and treatment modalities, pathophysiology, and pharmacokinetics. Completion of and above-satisfactory scores on all job interviews, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the interviewers and TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job. Successful completion of and positive results from all background and reference checks, including positive employment references from authorized representatives of past and current employers demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC a record of satisfactory performance and that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job. Successful completion of fingerprint clearance requirements, physical examinations, and other screenings indicating that the applicant is qualified to be employed by TCRHCC and demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job. Submission of all required employment-related documents, applications, resumes, references, and other required information free of false, misleading or incomplete information, as determined by TCRHCC.