Inpatient Pharmacist

About the role

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. This position is located at Marsh Med Ctr Rice Lake in Rice Lake, WI.

Responsibilities

• Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, ascertain needed ingredients, and evaluate their suitability.
• Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
• Primarily an inpatient hospital pharmacist position with transition of care opportunities.
• May require some retail/community pharmacy shift where the Pharmacist reviews, interprets and dispenses both prescription and non-prescription medication to patients.
• Take an active role in responding to prescription issues and advising providers on the selection, dosage, interaction and side effects of medications.
• Counsel patients on the medication prescription including proper administration, possible side effects, expected response, storage and any other questions posed by the patient.
• Monitor the health and progress of patients in response to drug therapy.
• Learn and utilize new technology as the profession of pharmacy evolves.
• Provide oversight and clinical supervision for pharmacy services and pharmacy support personnel.
• In a medical center or institutional setting, review and interpret provider orders, provide drug information, assist in problem solving, and provide other aspects of pharmaceutical care.
• Duties may consist of unit dose dispensing, IV admixtures, outpatient prescriptions, navigating the electronic medical record, compounding, and working with automated dispensing devices.
• Utilize appropriate age-related patient information to assess the pharmaceutical needs of patients, which may include provision of pharmaceutical care to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Follow all established regulations and standards that govern the practice of pharmacy.
• May be required to act as a shift supervisor under direct or indirect supervision by department managers.
• Demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills.
• Pharmacy services may include involvement in acute care surgery, neurology, cardiology, pediatrics, oncology, infusion services, intensive care, general medicine, dialysis, transplant, antimicrobial stewardship, and medication reconciliation.
• May include decentralized clinical functions, such as direct patient interaction/interdisciplinary team rounding, chart reviews, customer or patient counseling, collecting accurate medication list.
• May also include centralized clinical functions, such as checking and dispensing medications and overseeing the clinical functions of the IV room.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy.
• Thorough knowledge of drugs and their actions.
• Knowledge of state and local regulations.
• Hospital experience or residency preferred.
• License must be in good standing by the State Board of Pharmacy in state(s) of practice and/or possess multi-state licensure privileges as required by position.

Pay

Salary Range: $61.00 - $87.50 per hour. Eligible for a $7,500 Sign‑On Bonus.

Schedule

Full time, 40.00 hours per week. 8-hour rotating shifts.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Work/life balance benefits
• Generous time off package