Temporary Staff Pharmacist - 7 on/7 off

About the role

This is a temporary position located at Vanderbilt University Hospital and focuses on an inpatient adult patient population. The schedule is 7 on/7 off with hours Monday through Sunday from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am.

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.

Technical Capabilities

• Medication Management (Intermediate): Demonstrates proficiency in medication management in practical applications of a difficult nature. Determines the clinical appropriateness of each medication, dose, dosage form, indication, contraindications, potential adverse effects and potential problems with concomitant medications. Monitors for therapeutic duplication or other unnecessary medications, interprets and assesses patient's laboratory results related to medication therapy, and provides drug information to healthcare professionals, patients and families.
• Pharmaceutical Drug Preparation & Dispensing (Novice): Reviews, prepares and dispenses prescribed medications with proficiency in general principles of aseptic technique for compounding sterile preparations to minimize contamination risk.
• Mentoring & Coaching (Novice): Constructively trains and mentors others by providing positive direction and feedback, removing roadblocks to success, and sharing job information.
• Pharmaceutical Computer Literacy (Novice): Demonstrates a proficient understanding of computers and uses pharmaceutical computer applications to support patient care issues of moderate difficulty.
• Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance & Compliance (Advanced): Applies specialized knowledge of rules and regulations in difficult situations, demonstrates expertise in process improvement and quality assurance techniques, and maintains compliance with federal, state and local regulations as well as VUMC policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Pharmacist License - Tennessee
• Relevant work experience
• Bachelor's degree