Pharmacist (Evening)

About the role

Reviews and processes medication orders ensuring appropriateness in terms of dose, dosage form, route of administration, frequency, duration of therapy, and patient's disease state.

• Ensures medication order appropriateness for age, weight, and disease state 100% of the time.
• Reviews medication orders for potential allergic reactions, drug interactions, therapeutic duplication, and drug incompatibilities 100% of the time.
• Verifies PRN medication orders contain indications and are documented 100% of the time.
• For medication orders outside the normal range, ensures the reason and rationale for use is appropriate and documented in the Pharmacy Intervention Record.
• Provides drug information and educational programs to healthcare professionals and patients.
• Consults with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals on drug dosages, forms, availability, side effects, and incompatibilities.
• Advises patients and families on medication use, including names, descriptions, routes, dosages, durations, directions, side effects, interactions, contraindications, self-monitoring, storage, refills, and actions to take if doses are missed.
• Trains new pharmacy staff in compliance with training goals and objectives.
• Ensures compliance with CHOP Formulary System and reviews non-formulary medications for appropriateness or approval by clinical pharmacists.
• Supervises pharmacy technicians and interns to ensure accurate preparation and distribution of pharmacy products.
• Prepares and distributes sterile and non-sterile products accurately and safely according to USP guidelines and department standards.
• Ensures medication compatibility and stability, and properly repackages doses with quality control records.
• Documents transactions accurately and securely, ensuring no discrepancies in logs.
• Destruction of returned controlled substance continuous medication infusions is managed.
• Participates in hospital and departmental Continuous Quality Improvement activities.
• Utilizes Lean Principles to analyze and resolve problems systematically.
• Works overtime to assist coworkers in Lean Projects (RPI/5S).
• Provides feedback and support to sustain successful measures.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and processes medication orders ensuring appropriateness in terms of dose, dosage form, route of administration, frequency, duration of therapy, and patient's disease state.
• Ensures medication order appropriateness for age, weight, and disease state 100% of the time.
• Reviews medication orders for potential allergic reactions, drug interactions, therapeutic duplication, and drug incompatibilities 100% of the time.
• Verifies PRN medication orders contain indications and are documented 100% of the time.
• For medication orders outside the normal range, ensures the reason and rationale for use is appropriate and documented in the Pharmacy Intervention Record.
• Provides drug information and educational programs to healthcare professionals and patients.
• Consults with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals on drug dosages, forms, availability, side effects, and incompatibilities.
• Advises patients and families on medication use, including names, descriptions, routes, dosages, durations, directions, side effects, interactions, contraindications, self-monitoring, storage, refills, and actions to take if doses are missed.
• Trains new pharmacy staff in compliance with training goals and objectives.
• Ensures compliance with CHOP Formulary System and reviews non-formulary medications for appropriateness or approval by clinical pharmacists.
• Supervises pharmacy technicians and interns to ensure accurate preparation and distribution of pharmacy products.
• Prepares and distributes sterile and non-sterile products accurately and safely according to USP guidelines and department standards.
• Ensures medication compatibility and stability, and properly repackages doses with quality control records.
• Documents transactions accurately and securely, ensuring no discrepancies in logs.
• Destruction of returned controlled substance continuous medication infusions is managed.
• Participates in hospital and departmental Continuous Quality Improvement activities.
• Utilizes Lean Principles to analyze and resolve problems systematically.
• Works overtime to assist coworkers in Lean Projects (RPI/5S).
• Provides feedback and support to sustain successful measures.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy - Required
• Doctorate in Pharmacy - Preferred

Qualifications

• Knowledge of pharmacy information systems, automated dispensing technology, and personal computers preferred.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to neonate, child, and adolescent preferred.
• Prior Emergency Department experience preferred.
• Prior Peds Pharmacy experience preferred.
• Licensed Pharmacist (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of pharmacy information systems, automated dispensing technology, and personal computers preferred.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to neonate, child, and adolescent preferred.
• Prior Emergency Department experience preferred.
• Prior Peds Pharmacy experience preferred.

Benefits

At CHOP, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health and well-being of our employees and their families. This includes:

• Health insurance coverage
• Vision and dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Flexible spending accounts
• Retirement savings plans
• Employee assistance programs
• Discounts on health and wellness services

Pay

SALARY RANGE: $55.32 - $73.29 Hourly

Schedule

This position works evening shift (3:00 PM-11:30 PM), along with every third weekend.