Pharmacist PRN

About the role

As a Pharmacist at Highpoint Health Sumner, you will be part of a team dedicated to making communities healthier. Your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

Responsibilities

• Fills orders with correct medication.
• Checks support staff accuracy prior to medication release.
• Prioritizes work to prepare STAT, Now and Waiting in order of importance.
• Reviews patient profile to ensure appropriate and safe drug therapy.
• No therapeutic duplication.
• Prevents significant drug interaction.
• Prevents avoidable ADR secondary to allergies.
• Makes sure the medication ordered is appropriate for patient height, weight, age, renal function disease state, laboratory and other data.
• Must have knowledge of patient population served.
• Maintains and disseminates drug information through in-service education of hospital personnel, consultation with patients, hospital and Medical staff.
• Assists other Pharmacists and Technicians in the discharge of routine duties as necessary.
• Directs activities of and provides professional and technical guidance to Pharmacy personnel.
• Prepares unit of use dosage when possible.
• Is competent in the range of treatment needed by the following patients as appropriate to the ages served by the hospital: Pediatric, Adult and Geriatric.
• Capable of entering a minimum of 40 orders per four hour shift.
• Generates required reports and Performs Backup Procedures correctly.
• Assists Technicians in performing technical tasks.
• Ensures temperature and environmental monitoring logs are maintained appropriately.
• Keeps current on new drugs.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy with Pharmacist degree.
• Current state license in good standing.
• Inpatient experience preferred.

Qualifications

Highpoint Health - Sumner with Ascension Saint Thomas is a 167 bed Level III Trauma Center that has been providing quality health care to Gallatin, Hendersonville and the surrounding areas for 65 years. Since opening in 1959 as Sumner County Memorial Hospital, Highpoint Health - Sumner has grown from a facility with just 50 employees and seven physicians to a comprehensive health care leader in the community with more than 1,000 employees and 300 physicians. Highpoint Health - Sumner is fully accredited by The Joint Commission and is governed by a local board of trustees. The hospital is also one of the largest non-government employers in Sumner County.

Skills

Knowledge of patient population served, ability to maintain and disseminate drug information, competence in treating pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients, ability to enter a minimum of 40 orders per four hour shift, and capability to perform backup procedures correctly.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits including multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage, financial protection and PTO, higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance, 401(k) retirement package and company match, mental, physical, and financial wellness programs, and ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Pay

Details of pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details of schedule are not specified in the job posting.