Clinical Pharmacist NICU
About The Position
The Clinical Pharmacist Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a licensed Pharmacist responsible for ensuring optimal drug therapy by designing therapy, monitoring, and dispensing medications following standard operating procedures (SOPs), ACLS, PALS, and USP guidelines. Serves as medication expert. Directs the work of support staff including Pharmacy Technicians. Responsible for ensuring medication management abides by hospital, state, and federal requirements. Manages the daily pharmacy workload within the Neonatal ICU and is also able to cross cover as the Pharmacist across all hospital departments and the Central Pharmacy as needed and be proficient in the medication management of that population. Responsibilities also include but are not limited to: answering general drug questions, attendance on medical rounds, completion of nursing unit inspections, and identification of medication related issues. May function as a Charge Pharmacist as needed.
Requirements
- Licensed Pharmacist
- Proficient in the medication management of the neonatal population
- Knowledge of standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Knowledge of ACLS
- Knowledge of PALS
- Knowledge of USP guidelines
Responsibilities
- Designing therapy
- Monitoring drug therapy
- Dispensing medications
- Directing the work of support staff including Pharmacy Technicians
- Ensuring medication management abides by hospital, state, and federal requirements
- Managing the daily pharmacy workload within the Neonatal ICU
- Cross covering as the Pharmacist across all hospital departments and the Central Pharmacy as needed
- Answering general drug questions
- Attendance on medical rounds
- Completion of nursing unit inspections
- Identification of medication related issues
- Functioning as a Charge Pharmacist as needed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
