PRN Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Shift Varies, Inpatient Pharmacy

About the role

Clinical staff pharmacists fill orders for medications, monitor patient medication therapies, provide drug information, and supervise and direct support personnel. In the absence of the pharmacy manager, a clinical staff pharmacist may be required to assume the essential responsibilities and perform the duties of the pharmacy manager.

About University of Cincinnati Medical Center

As part of the Clifton Campus of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati’s academic health system, University of Cincinnati Medical Center has served Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from world-renowned clinicians and care teams each year. Experts utilize the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available, providing a level of specialty and subspecialty medical care not available anywhere else in Greater Cincinnati.

UCMC is a Level 1 Trauma Facility with a learning environment that allows for constant development.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and dispenses medication orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Interprets medication orders (verbal and written) and transcribes to computerized patient medication profiles accurately; maintains accurate, complete medication profiles.
• Prepares and dispenses medications, including sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition preparations safely and accurately using appropriate techniques.
• Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law.
• Ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective medication therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Contributes to the quality and effective operation of the department.
• Maintains competence required for current job title/position and meets hospital and department standards of performance.
• Assists with pharmacokinetics consult service and drug dosing per organizational protocol.

Requirements

• B.S. in pharmacy from an accredited college of pharmacy is required; PharmD preferred.
• Licensed or eligible for pharmacist licensure in the state of Ohio.
• ACLS preferred.
• Greater than or equal to a six-month hospital pharmacy internship or hospital experience as a pharmacist is preferred.
• Preference given to completion of a PGY1 pharmacy residency program (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).

Skills

• Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision.
• Work cooperatively with health-system and pharmacy staff.
• Handle frequent interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule.
• Set priorities, make critical decisions, and respond quickly to emergent requests.
• Exercise sound professional judgment.
• Communicate effectively (orally and in writing).
• Meet the pharmaceutical care needs of the patient populations served by UC Health.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Employee Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability.
• 401K.
• Community Discounts.

Pay

Expected starting salary range for this position is between $61.07/hr. - $81.48/hr. The actual pay rate will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, and other requirements for the position.

Schedule

PRN, 8 hours weekly. Shift varies.