Pediatric Clinic Staff Pharmacist PRN

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is seeking a PRN Staff Pharmacist to join our Clinic Pharmacy team. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package. Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. The vision is to be the world leader in advancing personalized health, and the mission is personalizing the patient experience through a caring spirit and distinctive capabilities. The health system is the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with a growing team and expanding footprint. It is home to hundreds of outpatient clinic and surgical locations throughout the region and serves the community with many unique and specialized services. World-leading academic departments and centers make scientific discoveries, advance clinical care and train the next generation of health care professionals. The robust research enterprise consistently ranks among the highest in the country. VUMC is honored to be consistently considered among the nation’s best hospitals, including being nationally ranked in multiple medical specialties for treating the most complex conditions in adults and children by US News and World Report. Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt ranked as the No. 1 children’s hospital in the southeast in 2024. VUMC supports each other and encourages excellence among all who are part of the workforce. High-achieving employees stay at VUMC for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

Requirements

LIC-Pharmacist License - Tennessee
Relevant Work Experience
Bachelor's (Required)
Less than 1 year of experience

Nice To Haves

Possesses specialized knowledge of the appropriate rules and regulations and applies them in difficult, stressful and complex situations.
Demonstrates expertise and advanced knowledge of process improvement, and quality assurance techniques.
Understands the principles upon which the rules and regulations are based.
Demonstrates a commitment to continuous quality improvement and maintains compliance with a federal, state and local regulations as well as VUMC policies and procedures.
Able to explain rules and regulations that are ambiguous or unclear.
Has demonstrated a proficient understanding of computers or has successfully completed training for applications that are used to support medication use processes.
Is capable of using the fundamental features of pharmaceutical computer applications to support patient care issues of moderate difficulty.
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully review, prepare and dispense prescribed medications.
This includes being proficient in the general principles of aseptic technique utilized to compound sterile preparations (CSPs) to minimize the risk of contamination (where applicable).
Demonstrates proficiency in medication management in practical applications of a difficult nature.
Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully conducting Medication Management without requiring support and instruction from others.
Has the ability to determine the clinical appropriateness of each medication taken by the patient, determine the appropriateness of the dose, dosage form, indication, contraindications, potential adverse effects and potential problems with concomitant medications.
Able to monitor for therapeutic duplication or other unnecessary medications, interpret, monitor and assessing patient's laboratory results as they relate to medication therapy and provide drug information to other healthcare professionals, patients and their families.
Constructively trains and mentors others by providing positive direction and feedback.
Has provided constructive suggestions to improve a situation.
Knows how to remove roadblocks to success and avoids judgments at all times.
Makes a concerted effort to pass on experiences and job information that can be learned easily.
Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.
Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.
Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area.
Provides informal guidance and support to team members.
Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas.
Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.
Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.
Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards occurring.
Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.
Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.
Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Responsibilities

Provides leadership in optimal product preparation and dosing of medications, and provision of patient specific drug information to include patient specific dosing.
Aides in the prevention and reporting of medication errors and adverse drug reactions according to policy.
Supports quality relationships with health care professionals, families, and patients.
The pharmacist is actively involved in being further educated and providing education in all appropriate ways.
Reviews drug orders and/or prescriptions to ensure the safe, appropriate and cost-effective use of medications.
Provides outstanding patient care by optimizing medication preparation and resolving medication-related problems.
Prepares and dispenses medications, provides drug information and manages medication therapy in accordance with federal, state and local regulations and hospital policy.
Supervises the activities of assigned support personnel and verifying the accuracy and appropriateness of all medications prepared by support personnel prior to dispensing to patients or dispensing to healthcare providers for administration to patients.
Day to day staffing duties which includes outpatient clinic infusions and inpatient TPN.
Requires sterile medication preparation and dispensing, providing drug information, working with clinic infusion nursing and the billing team to troubleshoot drug approvals and therapy plan updates.