Pharmacist Staff

SEH Saint Elizabeth Medical Center•Edgewood, KY

15h

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist provides pharmaceutical care to patients, emphasizing clinical monitoring and therapeutic interventions that improve patient outcomes. The role provides drug information and educational programs to customers and helps maintain performance-improvement processes for the medication-use process. The pharmacist assures dispensing accuracy and directs pharmacy workflow to support accurate, timely dispensing and distribution. The pharmacist is expected to demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in interactions with associates, patients, families, visitors, and other employees. Key duties include reviewing and interpreting medication orders, assessing appropriateness and potential safety concerns, clarifying orders with prescribers, and recommending therapeutic alternatives. The pharmacist monitors medication therapy under collaborative care agreements and protocols, documents assessments and recommendations, and communicates pharmacy-related findings to the interdisciplinary team. The role also oversees compounding, dispensing, repackaging, medication-use safety initiatives, controlled-substance accountability, and the supervision and mentoring of interns and technicians. The pharmacist provides drug information and staff education, supports formulary adherence and defined IV-to-oral conversions, contributes to efficient departmental operations, maintains licensure and required competencies, and keeps current with pharmacy practice. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Graduate from an ACPE-accredited pharmacy college.
Hold a current U.S. pharmacist license in the state where work is performed.
Demonstrate problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
Have good communication skills.
Be familiar with current ASHP practice standards.
Have previous hospital experience.

Responsibilities

Review and interpret medication orders for completeness and appropriateness, assess interactions, allergies, duplicate therapy, and other potential concerns, and obtain prescriber clarification when needed.
Perform second verification of medication orders for pediatric patients and chemotherapy orders.
Monitor medication therapy under approved Collaborative Care Agreements and medication-management protocols, direct therapy within those bounds, and contact prescribers with therapeutic alternatives as needed.
Document medication assessments and recommendations in patient charts using iVents and progress notes, and keep the interdisciplinary team informed of pharmacy-related assessments and interventions.
Ensure timely dispensing of appropriate quantities of correct medications; supervise compounding and verify compatibility, contents, labeling, and expiration dating.
Check medications before final dispensing for direct administration, automated dispensing cabinets, and floorstock; use barcode technology when possible.
Supervise medication repackaging and verify and document lot numbers, expiration dates, and personnel involved.
Directly supervise and mentor interns and technicians, monitor task completion, redirect work to meet patient needs, and report behavior that does not respond to intervention to the leadership team.
Detect and report dispensing variances and suspected adverse drug reactions, and participate in departmental initiatives to improve medication safety.
Participate in and supervise controlled-substance receipt, dispensing, distribution, inventory reconciliation, and resolution of discrepancies.
Encourage formulary compliance and therapeutic interchanges, process non-formulary requests, suggest alternatives, and participate in defined IV-to-PO conversions.
Provide accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to medical staff, nursing staff, and patients.
Serve as a preceptor or advisor to pharmacy residents and interns and develop staff education programs.
Maintain pharmacist licensure, complete departmental competency and skills assessments, maintain current pharmacy-practice knowledge, and develop skills in specialized practice areas.
Make efficient use of time and hand off work when appropriate to minimize overtime.
Perform other duties as assigned.