Inpatient Pharmacist - PRN - Shifts Vary

Northeast Georgia Health System • Braselton, GA

9d

About The Position

Responsible for providing pharmaceutical care, defined as the responsible provision of drug therapy to achieve definite outcomes that improve patients’ quality of life. The pharmacist interacts with physicians, employees, and patients throughout the hospital and provides care to neonate, child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. Clinical duties must follow population-specific guidelines and National Patient Safety Goals. The role may rotate among pharmacy areas when staffing needs arise and includes supervising, training, and supporting pharmacy personnel.

Requirements

• Pharm.D. or R.Ph. licensure or certification.
• High school diploma with Pharm.D. or BS degree.
• Ability to work effectively with others.
• Organizational and decision-making skills.
• Good clinical assessment and judgment skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with pharmacy management, pharmacists, technicians, and other healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide customers with prescribed medications accurately and efficiently to support the health of the NGHS community.
• Review medication orders for completeness, accuracy, and appropriate dosing schedules; contact providers with questions or regarding non-formulary requests.
• Prepare sterile and nonsterile drugs according to departmental policies and USP 795/797/800 best practices.
• Participate in Clinical Pharmacy Services and provide quality pharmaceutical care.
• Provide drug information to healthcare providers after reviewing evidence-based literature.
• Perform pharmacokinetic assessments, clinical monitoring, consult management, and profile reviews for assigned patients; update patient information daily and explain the pharmacy’s role in managing outcomes.
• Collaborate with Clinical Pharmacy Specialists to support drug distribution and optimize medication therapy outcomes.
• Provide medication education to patients and families as appropriate.
• Promote use of the NGHS Drug Formulary by contacting physicians with formulary alternatives when non-formulary drugs are prescribed.
• Participate in identifying and investigating adverse drug reactions.
• Apply Continuous Quality Improvement practices, monitor assigned indicators monthly, and contribute ideas to improve the pharmacy system.
• Communicate with physicians, nursing staff, pharmacy personnel, and other hospital staff about medication care, start times, questions, concerns, and follow-up needs; give a status report and communicate possible problems to the oncoming pharmacist.
• Supervise technician productivity and provide respectful guidance and training.
• Take ownership of problems by reporting issues to appropriate hospital staff and involving supervisory personnel when necessary.
• Handle and distribute controlled substances in compliance with federal and state regulations and pharmacy procedures.
• Use the automated controlled substances application and follow policies and procedures for controlled substance distribution.
• Follow procedures for special non-floor-stock narcotics and follow up with technicians to obtain original disposition records.
• Document counts after special issues and report discrepancies to the assistant director.
• Follow procedures for documenting and wasting controlled substances used during medication compounding.
• Complete controlled substance variance reports and use the controlled substance waste log when appropriate.
• Rotate to various pharmacy areas when staffing needs arise.
• Train pharmacy personnel and provide constructive employee-performance feedback to an appropriate supervisor or manager.
• Read and comply with department communications upon receipt and review email at least once per shift.
• Comply with pharmacy and NGMC policies and procedures.

What This Job Offers