Pharmacist

PeaceHealth • Sedro-Woolley, WA

35d • $66 - $99

About The Position

PeaceHealth United General Medical Center in Sedro Woolley, WA is seeking a Pharmacist for a Part Time, 0.50 FTE, Variable position. The salary range for this job opening at PeaceHealth is $66.08 - $99.12. The hiring rate is dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to education, training, work experience, terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement, seniority, etc.
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Job Summary
This position is responsible for performing all necessary functions to ensure optimal use of medications to achieve specific oues that improve a patient's quality of life. Functions included in providingpassionate pharmaceutical care are both cognitive and medication distribution related and include: dispensing and distributing drugs; advising physicians and patients regarding proper usage of prescribed drugs; collaboration with other healthcare professional to plan, monitor, review and evaluate patient effectiveness; monitoring patients for side effects and drug interactions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Required: Pharmacy or
• Doctor of Pharmacy Required: from an accredited school
• Required: Demonstrated basic pharmacy clinical skills and
• Required: Demonstrated customer services skills
• Required: Pharmacist - Washington currently licensed by date of hire

Nice To Haves

• Preferred: Basic Life Support through American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Preferred: Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Preferred: Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Responsibilities

• Reviews medication orders for appropriateness and accuracy including, but not limited to: contraindications, allergies, dose, route, frequency, duplicate therapy and formulary status.
• Interprets, clarifies, and rectifies physician medication and IV orders, including the medication reconciliation process.
• Interprets, clarifies, and rectifies prescriptions and selects medications for outpatient dispensing.
• Monitors all patients on specified target drugs and initiates pharmacokinetic dosing protocols.
• Evaluates drug therapy for appropriateness and makes drug therapy rmendations to clinician.
• Prescribes drug therapy per collaborative drug therapy management agreements/Medical Executive Committee approved protocols.
• Dispenses the final product for administration and performs patient counseling.
• Detect, monitor, and report adverse drug events and medication errors (EIR).
• Supervise and train pharmacy technicians to assure accurate order entry, preparation, and proper technique.
• Supervise and trains pharmacy interns and externs. May serve as preceptor for the intern or extern as defined by the State Board of Pharmacy.
• Participate in development of drug protocols and clinical pathways.
• Perform drug usage evaluations on selected drugs and reports results to the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee. Completes quality assurance auditing as required for prescriptive authority.

Benefits

• full medical/dental/vision coverage
• 403b retirement plan employer base and matching contributions
• paid time off
• employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buyup coverage options
• tuition and continuing education reimbursement
• wellness benefits, and expanded EAP and mental health program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees