Night Pharmacist

Emory•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The Night Pharmacist provides leadership and clinical, educational, informational, and medication-distribution services during the night shift, with the patient as the primary beneficiary. The pharmacist organizes and prioritizes pharmacy technical personnel’s workflow, checks their work according to departmental procedures, and manages pharmacy operations in the absence of an on-site supervisor, seeking management assistance when appropriate. The role includes reviewing medication orders for appropriateness and safety; maintaining accurate patient profiles; preparing and dispensing medications; and ensuring compliance with medication-distribution procedures. The pharmacist gathers patient-specific information, identifies and resolves medication-therapy problems in collaboration with the healthcare team, makes medication-related recommendations, documents patient care, and may counsel patients and caregivers. The pharmacist also provides drug information, supports medical emergencies as assigned, recommends alternatives for non-formulary requests or shortages, and maintains accurate records for controlled substances and medication preparation. Additional responsibilities include coaching and counseling staff, participating in employee performance and competency assessments, identifying performance-improvement opportunities, and supporting professional development through education and professional activities. The position follows a 7-on/7-off schedule, with hours from 21:00 to 07:30. Physical demands and environmental exposures vary by assigned work area and tasks; travel may be required.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy.
Eligible for Georgia licensure and licensed in Georgia before the official start date.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification in accordance with the American Heart Association, required within 90 days.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required within 6 months if directly applicable to the practice specialty.

Nice To Haves

One year of hospital experience preferred.
PGY1 residency preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and provide clinical, educational, informational, and medication-distribution functions on the night shift.
Prioritize workload and organize pharmacy technical personnel’s workflow, taking available resources into account.
Check the accuracy of pharmacy technical personnel in assigned areas in accordance with departmental procedures.
Manage pharmacy operations on the night shift when an on-site supervisor is absent, seeking management assistance as appropriate.
Review medication orders for appropriateness, including age- and organ-specific factors, allergies, duplicate therapy, and drug interactions, before preparing or permitting distribution of the first dose.
Maintain accurate patient profiles and use the EMAR Summary to schedule doses, avoid duplicate doses, and initiate dose changes correctly.
Prepare and dispense drug products using appropriate techniques and in accordance with policies and procedures.
Attend medical emergency codes as assigned and participate as a team member.
Ensure medication-distribution policies and procedures are followed.
Recommend appropriate alternatives for non-formulary requests and medication shortages or recalls.
Maintain accurate records for controlled substances, medication compounding, prepackaging, and sterile product preparation.
Collect and organize patient-specific information needed to support rational and safe therapy.
Prevent, detect, and resolve medication-related problems, including those involving kinetics, renal dosing, anticoagulation, protocols, guidelines, medication reconciliation, and core measures.
Collaborate with healthcare team members to develop plans to prevent or resolve medication-therapy problems.
Use nomograms and departmental guidelines when making medication-related recommendations.
Document pharmaceutical care activities, including adverse drug reactions, adverse drug events, and interventions; write effective patient-care notes in EeMR.
Provide counseling to patients and caregivers, where applicable, about drug therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and administration; respond to medication questions as needed.
Identify the requester’s actual drug-information need and retrieve information systematically, efficiently, and thoroughly.
Conduct in-service programs for medical, pharmacy, and nursing staff as needed, and serve as a liaison or department representative on committees as applicable.
Identify performance-improvement opportunities and recommend ways to improve clinical and distributive services and the medication process.
Participate in employee performance and competency assessment; coach and counsel staff and document as required.
Work with the manager to formulate a professional-development plan, attend educational in-services as appropriate, and participate in professional activities and organizations to maintain current knowledge.