Clinical Pharmacist

West Tennessee Healthcare • Napoleon, OH

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About The Position

Responsible for compounding and dispensing prescribed medication, including I.V. admixture, and for providing professional judgment, monitoring, and implementation of the unit dose medication distribution system. The pharmacist must be competent to handle neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. The position is under the general supervision of the Pharmacy Manager and is responsible for the assigned shift as scheduled, full time or part time. The employee is subject to call back and overtime as required by the hospital.

Requirements

• Pharmacy degree from an institution accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, or proof of graduation before beginning employment as a Pharmacist.
• Current licensure as a Pharmacist by the State of Tennessee.
• Skill and proficiency in the principles, concepts, and techniques of the pharmacy profession.
• Competence in handling neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and enter physician medication orders into the computer, identify contraindications or allergies, and resolve related problems.
• Prepare all IV admixtures, including hyperalimentation and antineoplastics, and determine and resolve incompatibilities or contraindications.
• Generate or maintain records of dispensed drugs in accordance with state and federal law and hospital policies and procedures.
• Provide physicians and nurses with requested information, including calculations, drug information, and proper protocols.
• Manufacture and dispense prescribed medication for patients and employee prescriptions in compliance with hospital policy.
• Audit medications in stock to ensure proper storage, isolation and disposal of out-of-date medication, and separation of external and internal medication.
• Check unit dose cars and packaging and correct errors or deficiencies.
• Assign and monitor the work of Pharmacy Technicians.
• Contribute to a positive work climate and the overall team effort of the department.
• Perform related responsibilities as required or directed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time