Pharmacist / Pharmacy

Children's Nebraska•Omaha, NE

About The Position

The Pharmacist ensures safe, accurate, and appropriate medication use by evaluating prescriber orders, monitoring medication therapy, dispensing pharmaceuticals, and providing drug information and counseling to healthcare professionals, patients, and families. The role supervises supportive pharmacy personnel and participates in medication reconciliation, pharmacokinetic monitoring, adverse-event reporting, interventions, and medication-variance reporting. The Pharmacist recommends appropriate and cost-effective drug therapy and supports the hospital and pharmacy missions, including educating pharmacy students and residents. Participation in transplant-program functions may be required based on departmental or organizational need. Regular attendance and meeting the physical requirements described in the job posting are essential.

Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy degree, or a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from an accredited college or university.
Licensed Pharmacist (PHARMD).
Basic Life Support (BCLS) certification through the American Heart Association.
Mathematical skills necessary for algebraic conversion, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Verbal and written communication skills sufficient to receive and deliver information accurately among pharmacy staff and others.

Nice To Haves

PGY1 (Post Graduate Year 1) residency or a minimum of three years’ experience in a hospital pharmacy setting.
Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS).

Responsibilities

Review medication therapy and intervene with the healthcare team when warranted, including assessment of medication selection, dosage, route, frequency, duration, interactions, allergies, and clinical status.
Perform daily medication-profile reviews and use formulary agents appropriately, following procedures for non-formulary items and patients’ own medications.
Monitor pharmacokinetic patient profiles and complete accurate, timely pharmacokinetic consultations.
Demonstrate competency verifying and/or entering medication orders in the electronic medical record.
Dispense pharmaceuticals accurately and on time, ensuring proper preparation, labeling, dispensing, and charging.
Review and triage urgent, routine, and PRN medication orders; accurately enter, prepare, and document a range of pharmaceutical products, including controlled substances, chemotherapy, TPN, injectables, oral preparations, respiratory care items, home medications, non-formulary medications, and investigational medications.
Supervise and timely check pharmaceutical products prepared by supportive pharmacy personnel.
Describe appropriate medication delivery and resolve routine professional practice problems using critical evaluation skills.
Use pharmacy technology and resources, including CADD pumps, BAXA compounders, ABACUS, PYXIS, electronic variance reporting, intervention documentation, intranet policies and procedures, and electronic drug-information resources.
Answer drug-related questions from healthcare professionals and families in a timely, professional manner, using additional resources as needed.
Provide discharge teaching, patient information sheets, and medication calendars when warranted, and document appropriately in the electronic medical record.
Participate in educational opportunities with healthcare practitioners, students, and residents.
Participate in transplant-program functions when required by departmental or organizational need.
Maintain regular attendance and meet the physical requirements of the role.