Pharmacist, Hospital Nights

HealthPartners • Saint Louis, MN

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About The Position

HealthPartners is seeking a Hospital Pharmacist to help support the care and experience of patients and their families. The pharmacist ensures accurate and timely dispensing and the safe, appropriate use of medications. This includes receiving, reviewing, and prioritizing physician orders for dispensing, compounding, and/or admixing for inpatients or outpatients. For outpatients, the pharmacist counsels patients on proper medication use and potential side effects. Pharmacists are strongly encouraged to use one-piece flow during order verification to eliminate extra steps and re-verification, and to reduce missing doses and phone calls.

The schedule is seven ten-hour shifts per pay period, from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with compensation equivalent to 80 hours per pay period.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or PharmD degree in pharmacy.
• Current licensure in Minnesota.
• Ability to work effectively with others to efficiently deliver patient care.
• Leadership, written and verbal communication, and customer service skills.
• Intermediate computer and keyboarding skills.
• Knowledge of age-related growth and development principles needed to provide appropriate service and assure patient safety.
• Familiarity with and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies, including FMLA, ADA, discrimination and harassment laws, patient confidentiality, PNHS compliance programs, CMS, TJC, FDA, DEA, Board of Pharmacy, OSHA, EPA, and the Minnesota Department of Health.
• Proficiency operating a personal computer, telephone, fax machine, photocopier, printer, and electronic medical record.

Nice To Haves

• Institutional experience in a hospital or home care/outpatient IV setting.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and timely dispensing and safe, appropriate use of medications.
• Receive, review, and prioritize physician orders for dispensing, compounding, and/or admixing for inpatients or outpatients.
• Counsel outpatients on proper medication use and potential side effects.
• Use one-piece flow during order verification to help eliminate extra steps and re-verification, reduce missing doses, and reduce phone calls.

Benefits

• Medical insurance (for eligible positions).
• Dental insurance (for eligible positions).
• Retirement program (for eligible positions).
• Time away from work (for eligible positions).
• Insurance options (for eligible positions).
• Tuition reimbursement (for eligible positions).
• Employee assistance program (for eligible positions).
• Additional benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time