Clinical Pharmacist - Per Diem

Covenant Health • Lewiston, ME

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About The Position

Staff pharmacists fill medication orders, monitor patient medication therapies, provide drug information, and supervise and direct pharmacy support personnel. They may be required to assume the essential responsibilities and duties of the pharmacy director in the director’s absence.

The pharmacist independently organizes and prioritizes assignments to provide timely pharmacy services, manages telephone and window requests, maintains pharmacy areas and equipment, and participates in staff meetings, training, education, competency assessments, and review of pharmacy literature. The role supports the mission and values of Covenant Health Ministry and includes other duties consistent with the position.

Requirements

• Active licensure as a registered pharmacist.
• A 5–6-year college of pharmacy curriculum with a B.S. in Pharmacy or Pharm.D., and 2,000 hours of pharmacy internship; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
• Fifteen hours of continuing education per year as needed for licensure.
• Ability to self-motivate, handle multiple priorities, and work under pressure.
• Ability to make decisions using independent discretion and to work independently.
• Excellent computer and typing skills.
• Medical terminology and transcription skills.
• Excellent mathematical and analytical skills.
• Excellent staff, patient-relations, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent English reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension skills, including the ability to understand written instructions.
• Effective telephone skills.
• Ability to manage patient and personal emotions, including fear, anger, hostility, and violence.
• Ability to work alone or with a team and in crowded or confined spaces.
• Knowledge of hospital and pharmacy drug policies and procedures and applicable state and federal drug laws.
• Ability to meet the position’s physical and mental demands, including color discrimination, accurate depth perception, fine motor skills, grip and pinch strength, and a combination of sitting, standing, walking, bending, stooping, twisting, and reaching.
• Ability to lift or carry up to 35 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Visual acuity sufficient for preparing and analyzing data and figures, operating a computer terminal, and extensive reading.

Nice To Haves

• Six to twelve months of hospital pharmacy experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and dispense medications according to physician requests and established policies, procedures, and protocols, including sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition preparations.
• Interpret verbal, written, and computerized medication orders and update computerized medication profiles.
• Issue controlled substances to patient care areas and maintain required records.
• Ensure medication therapies are safe, appropriate, and cost-effective; monitor for contraindications, interactions, allergies, appropriateness, and therapeutic duplication.
• Assist with pharmacokinetic consultations and protocol-based drug dosing.
• Review culture and susceptibility data for antibiotic appropriateness and recommend changes as needed.
• Interpret patient medical records and promptly report adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
• Support formulary compliance through therapeutic substitution protocols and rational medication selection.
• Provide clinical consultations and recommend evidence-based medication regimens and monitoring plans.
• Provide drug information to professional staff, patients, and families as requested.
• Thoroughly document clinical activities and interventions.
• Participate in quality improvement and medication-use review activities, including data collection and inspections.
• Educate healthcare practitioners and participate in routine on-call duties for emergencies.
• Supervise and direct pharmacy support personnel and verify pharmacy technicians’ daily activities.
• Independently organize and prioritize work to ensure timely pharmacy services; manage telephone inquiries and window requests efficiently.
• Maintain clean and organized pharmacy areas and equipment.
• Perform the pharmacy director’s essential duties in the director’s absence.
• Maintain current pharmacist licensure; attend staff meetings, orientation, education, and training programs; review pertinent pharmacy literature; and complete competency and skills assessments.
• Support and promote Covenant Health Ministry’s mission and values.

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