Pharmacist PRN Days
About The Position
Job Summary: Responsible for supervising and performing in all pharmacy operations in accordance with accredited hospital policies and procedures, ethical and professional practices, The Joint Commission standards, and State and Federal requirements. Principal Duties and Responsibilities: The following is a summary of the major functions of this individual's job. He or she may perform other duties which are not mentioned below, and specific functions may change from time to time. Interprets, profiles, and dispenses outpatient prescriptions and inpatient orders. Supervises daily production of IV’s in time for scheduled delivery and IV Room restock. Performs calculations as needed. Supervises department or assigned work area operations in absence of Manager or Director including scheduling appropriate staff coverage when personnel call in sick. Initiates, documents, and participates in department activities that promote positive patient outcomes. These activities may include, but are not limited to: DUE, ADR reporting, resolving drug therapy questions, therapeutic drug monitoring, identifying drug interactions and allergies, direct contact with prescribers to clarify major problem orders, and non-formulary drug requests. Performs random checks of outpatient prescriptions, inpatient orders, tech run times, accuracy of pre-packing, Robot, and AcuDose restocking, and other QA checks as assigned and documents QA checks on appropriate forms. Assists in orientation and training of new employees. Provides in-service presentations to patients, employees, other health professionals or the general public. Participates in special projects. [Special projects are defined as: Projects in drug distribution, patient services, facility layout design, inventory control, decreasing costs, quality control, or effecting positive patient outcomes. Projects must be completed in a timely manner and of good quality. Handles patient/staff complaints and computer issues. Monitors and coordinates workflow with established delivery schedules. Coordinates, directs, and reassigns support personnel time as appropriate. Communicates with Manager, Director, and Clinical Coordinator when needed and in appropriate time frame. Minimum Education, Training and Experience Required: Graduate of an accredited College of Pharmacy with BS in Pharmacy. Kentucky Pharmacist Registration or eligible. Hospital experience preferred. Work Experience Education If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited College of Pharmacy with BS in Pharmacy.
- Kentucky Pharmacist Registration or eligible.
Nice To Haves
- Hospital experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Interprets, profiles, and dispenses outpatient prescriptions and inpatient orders.
- Supervises daily production of IV’s in time for scheduled delivery and IV Room restock.
- Performs calculations as needed.
- Supervises department or assigned work area operations in absence of Manager or Director including scheduling appropriate staff coverage when personnel call in sick.
- Initiates, documents, and participates in department activities that promote positive patient outcomes. These activities may include, but are not limited to: DUE, ADR reporting, resolving drug therapy questions, therapeutic drug monitoring, identifying drug interactions and allergies, direct contact with prescribers to clarify major problem orders, and non-formulary drug requests.
- Performs random checks of outpatient prescriptions, inpatient orders, tech run times, accuracy of pre-packing, Robot, and AcuDose restocking, and other QA checks as assigned and documents QA checks on appropriate forms.
- Assists in orientation and training of new employees.
- Provides in-service presentations to patients, employees, other health professionals or the general public.
- Participates in special projects.
- Handles patient/staff complaints and computer issues.
- Monitors and coordinates workflow with established delivery schedules.
- Coordinates, directs, and reassigns support personnel time as appropriate.
- Communicates with Manager, Director, and Clinical Coordinator when needed and in appropriate time frame.
