Perioperative Pharmacist - Surgery Center

Ochsner Clinic Foundation • Covington, KY

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About The Position

The Perioperative Pharmacist maintains and ensures complete and appropriate drug therapy in a multidisciplinary pharmaceutical care environment. The role prepares, dispenses, and verifies medications for an assigned group of patients using safe, rational, and cost-effective therapeutic decision-making. It assesses, evaluates, and monitors patient drug therapy and provides drug information, patient education, and other clinical pharmacy services.

The pharmacist evaluates physician orders based on clinical assessments that may include allergies, age, renal function, concomitant drug therapy, laboratory values, dosing guidelines, protocols, diagnosis, and physical clinical status. The role ensures safe and accurate preparation and dispensing of medications, including sterile products and investigational drugs, and manages drug therapy to optimize patient outcomes. It also manages pharmacy operations in compliance with applicable regulations, maintains professional knowledge and credentials through continuing education, and adapts communications and care to the needs and privacy of the patient population.

The position requires a current pharmacy license in the state of practice and a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy; a Doctor of Pharmacy is preferred. The work may involve travel between facilities, a flexible schedule that may include weekends, holidays, on-call availability, or 24/7 coverage, and occupational exposure risks associated with communicable diseases, hazardous medications, or hazardous waste. The physical demands are classified as Medium Work.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy.
• Current pharmacy license in the state of practice.
• Computer skills and dexterity for data entry and retrieval of patient information.
• Proficiency with Windows-style applications, role-specific software, and keyboard use.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present information clearly and professionally to people at varying levels.
• Skills necessary to compound pharmaceuticals and operate technical equipment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of Medium Work, including exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 10 to 25 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly.
• Ability to stoop, bend, reach, and grasp with arms and hands, with manual dexterity.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, potentially including 24/7 coverage, weekends, holidays, and on-call availability.
• Ability to travel throughout and between facilities.
• Work may involve occupational exposure risks related to communicable diseases, hazardous medications, and hazardous waste.

Nice To Haves

• Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D).

Responsibilities

• Evaluate physician orders using a clinical assessment of the patient, including relevant allergies, age, renal function, concomitant drug therapy, laboratory values, dosing guidelines, protocols, diagnosis, and clinical status.
• Ensure the safe and accurate preparation and dispensing of medications, including sterile products and investigational drugs.
• Manage drug therapy to optimize patient outcomes through interventions, adverse drug reaction assessment, chart reviews, target drug reviews, patient education, and drug information.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge, licensure, and certifications through continuing education.
• Manage pharmacy operations in compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Adapt behavior and communication to the specific patient population, including respecting privacy, explaining services or procedures, requesting permissions, and using an appropriate communication style.
• Remain knowledgeable about applicable laws, accreditation standards, and regulatory requirements, and ensure compliance.
• Report known or suspected unethical or questionable conduct and patient or employee safety, privacy, or other compliance concerns.
• Perform other related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time