Pharmacist, Charge, Full-time, Day shift
About The Position
Adventist Health Sonora is hiring a Charge Pharmacist. The position verifies and fills medication orders, monitors patient medication therapies, provides drug information, identifies and troubleshoots potential medication safety hazards, documents interactions for medical review, and supervises and directs support personnel. The pharmacist processes, enters, verifies, and distributes medication orders in a timely manner and in compliance with department and hospital policies and regulatory guidelines. The role helps ensure medication therapy is safe, effective, cost-conscious, and appropriate for each patient, including reviewing indication, dose, route, frequency, allergies, duplication, and potential drug interactions. The pharmacist also reviews medication utilization, conducts quality assurance, participates in pharmacy programs and clinical activities, supports regulatory compliance and cost savings, and contributes to process improvement and development of pharmacy services.
Requirements
- Graduate of a school of pharmacy.
- Pharmacist license in the state of practice.
- All state-level licensures and certifications needed to fulfill the duties of a Pharmacist.
Nice To Haves
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree.
- One year of technical experience.
- Inpatient clinical pharmacy experience.
Responsibilities
- Verify and fill medication orders; process, enter, verify, and distribute medication orders in a timely manner.
- Monitor medication therapies and ensure prescribing is appropriate for indication, dose, route, frequency, allergy history, duplication, and potential interactions.
- Provide drug information and identify and troubleshoot potential medication safety hazards.
- Document interactions for medical review.
- Supervise and direct support personnel.
- Conduct and manage daily medication-utilization reports based on daily rounds, identify and analyze opportunities for medication improvement, and perform quality assurance procedures.
- Participate in pharmacy tasks and programs, including clinical rounds, unit-based or population-based medication management, and remote order verification.
- Expedite changes needed to meet regulatory, accrediting, licensing, and government standards and laws.
- Participate in department cost savings, comply with the drug formulary, and complete appropriate documentation.
- Collaborate with leadership and the buyer on purchasing, contracting, and procuring medications and related supplies, selecting products and vendors based on medication safety standards.
- Recommend process improvements and development of new pharmacy services.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
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Job Type
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