Staff Pharmacist PRN - Pediatric Outpatient Weekends

About the role

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a leading institution dedicated to advancing health and wellness through patient care, education, and research. MCC Rx Services is a retail pharmacy located in Nashville, Tennessee.

Responsibilities

• Reviews drug orders and/or prescriptions to ensure the safe, appropriate and cost-effective use of medications.
• Provides outstanding patient care by optimizing medication preparation and resolving medication-related problems.
• Prepares and dispenses medications, provides drug information and manages medication therapy in accordance with federal, state and local regulations and hospital policy.
• Supervises the activities of assigned support personnel and verifies the accuracy and appropriateness of all medications prepared by support personnel prior to dispensing to patients or dispensing to healthcare providers for administration to patients.

Requirements

• Possesses specialized knowledge of the appropriate rules and regulations and applies them in difficult, stressful and complex situations.
• Demonstrates expertise and advanced knowledge of process improvement, and quality assurance techniques.
• Understands the principles upon which the rules and regulations are based.
• Exhibits a commitment to continuous quality improvement and maintains compliance with federal, state and local regulations as well as VUMC policies and procedures.
• Able to explain rules and regulations that are ambiguous or unclear.
• Has demonstrated a proficient understanding of computers or has successfully completed training for applications that are used to support medication use processes.
• Is capable of using the fundamental features of pharmaceutical computer applications to support patient care issues of moderate difficulty.
• Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully review, prepare and dispense prescribed medications.
• Demonstrates proficiency in medication management in practical applications of a difficult nature.
• Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully conducting Medication Management without requiring support and instruction from others.
• Able to determine the clinical appropriateness of each medication taken by the patient, determine the appropriateness of the dose, dosage form, indication, contraindications, potential adverse effects and potential problems with concomitant medications.
• Able to monitor for therapeutic duplication or other unnecessary medications, interpret, monitor and assessing patient's laboratory results as they relate to medication therapy and provide drug information to other healthcare professionals, patients and their families.
• Mentors and coaches others by providing positive direction and feedback.

Qualifications

• LIC-Pharmacist License - Tennessee
• Relevant Work Experience: Less than 1 year
• Bachelor's Degree