Pharmacist (Effingham)

Sarah Bush Lincoln • Nashville, TN

14h • Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacists are responsible for the delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients, including processing medication and IV orders and the advancement of rational, patient-oriented therapy. They act as the primary advocate for insuring the quality and cost-effectiveness of drug use in the hospital by serving as the primary resource for drug information for Physicians, Nurses and patients.

Requirements

• BS (Required)
• Licensed Registered Pharmacist - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

Responsibilities

• Assists customers with inquiries, questions and concerns.
• Assists in training technicians and new pharmacists in order to insure quality pharmaceutical service.
• Supervises and verifies the work of technicians for accuracy and completeness.
• Assist the pharmacy in all performance improvement and quality assurance activities such as anticoagulation monitoring, SCIP, medication reconciliation, BMV, etc.
• Perform daily pharmacist duties as appropriate: Interprets, prepares and checks patient medications, as ordered by physicians, accurately and in a timely manner.
• Accurately clarifies physician orders to insure that the prescription does not result in an improper dose or create another type of hazard if filled as prescribed.
• Monitors patient therapies for allergies, drug interactions and appropriateness.
• Accurately prepares admixtures (including IVs, irrigations, T.P.N. and cancer chemotherapeutic agents).
• Provides pertinent drug information to the medical and nursing staffs.
• Instructs and educates patients on the proper use and effects of medication.
• Consistently enforces the drug formulary by contacting physicians on appropriate non-formulary orders.
• Performs all necessary functions of the pharmacy pharmacokinetics service.
• Performs Antibiotic stewardship functions.
• Performs assigned PI/QA responsibility in a timely manner.
• Performs nursing station and Pyxis inspections as assigned, submitting reports in a timely manner.
• Provides for appropriate and secure regulation and distribution of controlled substances.
• Records all clinical interventions.
• Reduces or eliminates medication errors.
• Remains well informed regarding the actions of the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee.

Benefits

• Career development is available through continuing education and on-site training
• professional and personal development programs
• solid benefit package
• on-site classroom learning programs
• internet courses
• generous tuition reimbursement program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees