Night Pharmacist

Emory Healthcare•Atlanta, GA

6d•$67 - $80

About The Position

The Night Pharmacist provides leadership, 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 the accuracy of their work, and manages pharmacy operations in the absence of an on-site supervisor, seeking management assistance when appropriate. The role may include staff training, departmental representation, committee participation, and liaison work with other departments. The schedule is 7 days on and 7 days off, with hours from 21:00 to 07:30. The pharmacist helps improve clinical and distributive services and medication processes. Responsibilities include reviewing medication orders for appropriateness, preparing and dispensing medications according to policies and procedures, maintaining accurate patient profiles, and using the EMAR Summary to support dose scheduling and changes. The pharmacist may attend medical emergency codes, recommend alternatives for non-formulary medications or shortages and recalls, and maintain accurate records for controlled substances and medication preparation. The role also involves gathering patient-specific information and collaborating with the healthcare team to prevent, identify, and resolve medication-related problems, including those involving kinetics, renal dosing, anticoagulation, protocols, medication reconciliation, and core measures. The pharmacist documents required pharmaceutical care activities and patient-care notes, provides medication counseling where applicable, and responds to drug information requests using a systematic retrieval process. Professional development includes working with a manager on a development plan, attending appropriate educational in-services, and participating in professional activities and organizations.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

One year of hospital experience preferred.
PGY1 residency preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and clinical, educational, informational, and medication-distribution functions on the night shift.
Prioritize workload and organize pharmacy technical personnel’s workflow according to available resources.
Follow departmental procedures for checking the accuracy of pharmacy technical personnel in assigned areas.
Manage pharmacy operations on the night shift when an on-site supervisor is absent and seek management assistance as appropriate.
Coach and counsel staff, document as required, and participate in employee performance and competency assessments.
Conduct in-service programs for medical, pharmacy, and nursing staff as appropriate; liaise with other departments and participate in committee meetings when applicable.
Identify performance-improvement opportunities and recommend ways to improve clinical and distributive services and the medication process.
Review medication orders for appropriateness, including age- and organ-specific factors, allergies, duplication, and interactions, before preparing or permitting distribution of the first dose.
Maintain accurate patient profiles according to Emory Healthcare policies and procedures, and use EMAR Summary to support dose scheduling and dose changes.
Prepare and dispense drug products using appropriate techniques and in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Attend medical emergency codes as assigned and ensure drug-distribution policies and procedures are followed.
Recommend appropriate alternatives for non-formulary requests, shortages, and recalls.
Ensure accurate records for controlled substances, medication compounding, prepackaging, and sterile product preparation.
Counsel patients and caregivers where applicable on drug therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and administration; respond to medication questions as appropriate.
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 and guidelines, medication reconciliation, and core measures.
Collaborate with healthcare team members to develop plans to prevent or resolve medication therapy problems and use nomograms and departmental guidelines when making recommendations.
Document required pharmaceutical-care activities, including adverse drug reactions, adverse drug events, and interventions; write effective patient-care notes in EeMR.
Work with the manager to formulate a professional-development plan, attend appropriate educational in-services, and participate in professional activities and organizations to maintain current knowledge.
Identify drug information requesters’ actual needs and use a systematic, efficient, and thorough process to retrieve drug information.