Inpatient Pharmacist

VCU Health•Richmond, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacist ensures the overall integrity, safety, rationality, and effectiveness of the drug use control process for all patients in the assigned geographic or specialty area, including Neonates, Pediatrics, Adolescents, Adults, and Geriatrics. VCU Health is dedicated to inventing better care through discovery, research, and collaboration. It is a comprehensive system of care that includes one college and four health sciences schools, an academic medical center, a Level I trauma center, one of only two NCI-designated cancer centers in Virginia, the region’s only full-service children’s hospital, and more than 800 physicians in 200 specialties. The organization is driven to learn more, dig deeper, teach passionately, and never rest in order to be a true leader in discovering what’s possible in health and recovery.

Requirements

Current licensure with the Virginia State Board of Pharmacy required or obtained within the first 90 days of employment.
Current licensure with the Virginia State Board of Pharmacy for continued employment.
Bachelors of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited academic program.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of one (1) year of pharmacy practice experience in a similar setting.
Previous experience with state of the art drug distribution and clinical service methods and drug information sources and retrieval and communication methods.
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) from an accredited academic program.

Responsibilities

Monitor, screen, and verify all drug-related orders for assurance of proper dosage, route, dosage form, and administration schedule.
Ensure expedited preparation and dispensing of all dosage forms by pharmacy personnel.
Resolve drug therapy problems.
Clarify and correct problematic drug orders.
Designate pharmacy technicians to perform special assignments.
Counsel patients regarding the safe and proper use of their medications.
Resolve equipment and operational problems.