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Travel Inpatient Pharmacist - $3,500 per week

Cross Country Allied · Alexandria, LA · 1 mo ago
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Job Summary

Pharmacist Inpatient, PHARM IP
Located in an organization's healthcare facility, this position involves providing comprehensive pharmacy services within an inpatient setting. The role includes dispensing medications, monitoring drug therapies, and ensuring the safety and accuracy of patient medication records, supporting clinical care with efficiency and compassion.

Qualifications

  • Graduation from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (preferred) or a BS Pharmacy degree (accepted)
  • State licensure (LA license required)
  • BLS or ACLS certification via AHA
  • Hospital experience preferred
  • Pharmacy registration in the state of practice

Responsibilities

  • Preparing and dispensing drug orders
  • Transcribing and verifying orders in the computerized patient medication record
  • Maintaining accurate drug records
  • Compounding pharmaceuticals
  • Issuing controlled substances
  • Supervising pharmacy support personnel
  • Providing clinical consultation and education

Additional Responsibilities

  • Ensuring safe, appropriate, and cost-effective drug therapies
  • Monitoring for contraindications, drug interactions, and allergies
  • Assisting with pharmacokinetic and renal dosing
  • Participating in quality improvement activities
  • Participating in antimicrobial stewardship, opioid stewardship, and medication management activities
  • Attending interdisciplinary rounds

About the Role

The role is located in an organization's healthcare facility and involves providing comprehensive pharmacy services within an inpatient setting. The pharmacist will dispense medications, monitor drug therapies, maintain accurate drug records, compound pharmaceuticals, issue controlled substances, supervise pharmacy support personnel, provide clinical consultation and education, ensure safe, appropriate, and cost-effective drug therapies, monitor for contraindications, drug interactions, and allergies, assist with pharmacokinetic and renal dosing, participate in quality improvement activities, participate in antimicrobial stewardship, opioid stewardship, and medication management activities, and attend interdisciplinary rounds.

Requirements

Candidates should fully meet the listed qualifications and be prepared to perform clinical and operational pharmacy duties.

Benefits

  • Private housing or generous housing allowance
  • Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
  • Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
  • Competitive salaries
  • Referral bonuses
  • Travel reimbursement
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Direct deposit/free checking
  • Unlimited free CE credits

Pay & Schedule

The pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with a tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

Application Requirements

Candidates should fully meet the listed qualifications and be prepared to perform clinical and operational pharmacy duties.

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