Pharmacist - Inpatient - PRN

About the Role

This position maintains and ensures complete and appropriate drug therapy in a multidisciplinary pharmaceutical care environment. The role involves preparing, dispensing, and verifying medications ordered for an assigned group of patients using safe, rational, and cost-effective therapeutic decision making. The pharmacist assesses, evaluates, and monitors patient drug therapy; provides drug information, patient education, and other clinical pharmacy services.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates all physician orders based on a clinical assessment of the patient, including allergies, age, renal function, concomitant drug therapy, lab values, approved dosing guidelines, best practice protocols, diagnosis, and physical clinical status.
• Ensures the safe and accurate preparation and dispensing of medications, including sterile products and investigational drugs, measured by QA, medication occurrences, competency assessment, and other documentation.
• Manages drug therapy to optimize patient outcomes, measured by intervention documentation, ADR assessment, chart reviews, target drug reviews, patient education, and the provision of drug information.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge, licensures, and certifications through continuing education.
• Manages pharmacy operations in compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including respect for privacy, method of introduction, adapting explanations, requesting permissions, and communication style.
• Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state, and local laws, accreditation standards, or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance.
• Other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (required).
• Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) (preferred).
• Current Pharmacy license in the state of practice (required).

Skills

• Computer skills and dexterity required for data entry and retrieval of patient information.
• Proficiency with Windows-style applications and keyboard.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals throughout the patient care process.
• Skills necessary to compound pharmaceuticals and operate technical equipment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Physical and Environmental Demands

• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Must be able to stoop, bend, reach, and grab with arms and hands; manual dexterity required.
• Work may require travel throughout and between facilities.
• Must be able to work a flexible work schedule (e.g., 24/7, weekend, holiday, on-call availability).
• Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid, or tissue; however, incumbents may be called upon to perform or assist in emergency care or first aid.
• Works with patients who have known or suspected communicable diseases and may enter isolation rooms.
• Occupational risk for exposure to all communicable diseases, hazardous medications, and hazardous waste.