Pharmacist - PRN
About The Position
The Pharmacist supports hospital pharmacy operations by reviewing and processing provider orders and dispensing medications safely. The role complies with Hospital and Comprehensive Pharmacy Services (CPS) policies, applicable hospital procedures, and state and federal laws and regulations. The pharmacist exercises professional and administrative judgment, maintains a high degree of accuracy, safeguards patient and personnel safety, protects confidential information, and works efficiently within broad guidelines. The position may assume the Director of Pharmacy’s duties during the Director’s absence, assist with department operations and personnel orientation, support committees and performance-improvement activities, and help maintain pharmacy inventory, medication storage, billing, records, and accreditation compliance. The pharmacist provides guidance to healthcare professionals and medication education to patients as needed, and responds to cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures when requested. The role requires a bachelor’s degree or higher from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy and an active pharmacist license in good standing in the state of practice. A Doctor of Pharmacy degree, hospital pharmacy experience, and a postgraduate hospital pharmacy residency are preferred. The position is PRN and pays $62.50–$65.00 per hour.
Requirements
- Graduate of an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy with at least a bachelor’s degree.
- Registered Pharmacist licensure in good standing in the state of practice.
- Proficient computer skills using pharmacy systems and Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Ability to exercise sound administrative and professional judgment and initiative consistent with a high level of patient care.
- Extremely high degree of accuracy.
- Ability to work efficiently under broad guidelines and frequently exercise independent judgment in decision-making.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Knowledge, through training or experience, to oversee medication regimens for the patient populations treated at the facility, including dosing for specific age populations.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of patient, hospital, and corporate information and comply with HIPAA requirements.
- Ability to follow lawful safety and health requirements and required protective-equipment protocols.
Nice To Haves
- Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
- Hospital pharmacy work experience.
- Postgraduate hospital pharmacy residency.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate physician drug orders for appropriateness based on the patient’s condition, organ function, disease state, concomitant therapies, allergies, and drug history.
- Process provider medication orders, including entering orders into the dispensing system, selecting products, compounding, labeling, repackaging, and completing required records.
- Delegate medication preparation to pharmacy technicians when appropriate and legally permitted, review products they prepare, and assign tasks based on workload.
- Consult with healthcare professionals and provide information and guidance about medications and their appropriate use.
- Help ensure medications are available when needed to avoid delays in therapy.
- Comply with departmental and hospital policies and procedures.
- Assume the Director of Pharmacy’s duties in the Director’s absence and manage daily departmental activities.
- Assist with orienting new personnel or students to departmental services and programs.
- Respond to cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures when requested.
- Help maintain appropriate drug storage locations, including floor stock, automated dispensing systems, surgery carts, emergency carts, and crash carts.
- Help ensure drug items are billed appropriately to departments or patients.
- Help maintain appropriate pharmacy inventory and procure formulary and non-formulary items.
- Participate in or support hospital committees related to drug policies, criteria, and drug-use issues.
- Assist with periodic departmental progress reports for hospital administration.
- Maintain state- and federally-required records for accountability and control.
- Participate in departmental and hospital performance-improvement activities, including documenting pharmacist interventions.
- Help maintain compliance with accreditation standards and applicable pharmacy laws, regulations, and professional standards.
- Assist with medical, nursing, or departmental in-service programs.
- Provide patient education about medications as needed.
- Complete and maintain required education and training, follow safety and PPE requirements, and report safety issues, injuries, illnesses, and near misses through SafetyZone.
- Follow HIPAA requirements, maintain patient confidentiality, and adhere to Hillsboro Health Standards of Behavior and the Corporate Compliance Plan and Code of Conduct.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
