Pharmacist Hospital

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois•Rockford, IL

1d•$119,941 - $179,911•Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacist Hospital position at Javon Bea Hospital- Riverside is a full-time, daytime variable shift role. This position is responsible for preparing and dispensing medication orders, providing drug information, ensuring safe and cost-effective medication therapies, and detecting/reporting adverse drug reactions. The role also involves participating in quality improvement activities, assisting with pharmacokinetics consults, reviewing culture and susceptibility data, and managing patient pain. A key aspect of this role is supervising and directing pharmacy technicians and support personnel, providing input for performance appraisals, and potentially performing the duties of the pharmacy director in their absence. The position requires adherence to all health system policies, procedures, and compliance with relevant laws and regulations. Active participation in quality improvement initiatives, hospital committees, and department meetings is expected. The role also includes assisting new hires with orientation and training, reviewing literature, and maintaining professional competence through licensure and skills assessments. Maintaining the formulary, monitoring investigational drugs and controlled substances, and resolving discrepancies are also core responsibilities. The pharmacist is expected to maintain professionalism, serve as a role model and resource, and stay current with professional literature and continuing education.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Pharmacy program
Wisconsin and/or Illinois license required
Computer experience, including internet and email.
Strong accuracy skills
Excellent interpretive/analytical skills for pharmaceutical calculations for drug dosage, IV rates, etc

Responsibilities

Prepares, dispenses medication orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures, & protocols.
Provides accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to professional staff, patients and patient families.
Documents these activities, as needed.
Ensures safe, appropriate, cost effective medication therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
Detects and accurately reports, suspected adverse drug reactions and medication occurrences.
Assists other professional staff to identify med errors/ adverse reactions.
Participates in the quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department.
Collects data; conducts quality monitors and inspections; and maintains logs/records and other documentation, as assigned.
Assists with pharmacokinetics consult service/drug dosing per organizational protocol.
Reviews/interprets culture and susceptibility data for antibiotic appropriateness and recommends changes.
Assists professional staff with managing patient's pain.
Supervises, directs, and coordinates the daily activities of the pharmacy technicians/ support personnel.
Provides input for pharmacy support personnel performance appraisals.
Performs essential duties of the pharmacy director in his/her absence.
Adheres to health system policies and procedures.
Complies with all requirements related to risk management, safety, security, fire, and infection control.
Complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations.
Actively participates in the department's quality improvement activities, hospital committees, department/team meetings.
Assists new hires in orientation, education, and training programs.
Reviews literature and other materials, as assigned.
Maintains competence required for current job title/position including: maintains current professional licensure and completes all competence/skills assessment requirements.
Maintains formulary by minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols, and promoting rational drug selection.
Monitors any investigational drug Issues controlled substances to patient care areas & maintains records required by law.
Resolve discrepancies as needed.
Maintains professionalism and conducts self as a role model, serving as a resource for the other retail pharmacy partners.
Maintains practice by ongoing professional literature review, continuing education and self-evaluation.