Pharmacist - After Hours -Full Time
About The Position
Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. Sanford Health is seeking a pharmacist to join our fast-paced after-hours remote pharmacy team, providing medication management support to more than 20 hospitals across South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa. Key responsibilities beyond traditional order verification include: clinical dosing and pharmacokinetic monitoring; drug information support for providers and care teams; collaborative medication therapy support across multiple hospitals. Shifts are primarily evenings/overnight in a 7-on 7-off rotation. Position based at a Sanford Pharmacy site in Aberdeen, SD, Watertown, SD, or Rapid City, SD. Sanford Remote Pharmacy Program provides after hours coverage for 24 sites across South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa. These individuals are based out of 3 different locations, offering the option to work from facilities in Aberdeen, Watertown and Rapid City. Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability. Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage. In a medical center or institutional setting, the Pharmacist reviews and interprets provider orders, provides drug information, assists in problem solving, and provides other aspects of pharmaceutical care. Duties may consist of unit dose dispensing, IV Admixtures, outpatient prescriptions, navigating the electronic medical record, compounding, and working with automated dispensing devices. The Pharmacist utilizes appropriate age-related patient information to assess the pharmaceutical needs of patients, which may include provision of pharmaceutical care to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. The Pharmacist follows all established regulations and standards that govern the practice of pharmacy. May be required to act as a shift supervisor under direct or indirect supervision by department managers. Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to learn and utilize new technology as the profession of pharmacy evolves. Provides oversight and clinical supervision for pharmacy services and pharmacy support personnel. Pharmacy services at Sanford Health may include involvement in acute care surgery, neurology, cardiology, pediatrics, oncology, infusion services, intensive care, general medicine, dialysis, transplant, antimicrobial stewardship, and medication reconciliation. May include decentralized clinical functions, such as direct patient interaction/interdisciplinary team rounding, chart reviews, customer or patient counseling, collecting accurate medication list. May also include centralized clinical functions, such as checking and dispensing medications and overseeing the clinical functions of the IV room.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy.
- Must have a thorough knowledge of drugs and their actions; knowledge of state and local regulations.
- License must be in good standing by the State Board of Pharmacy in state(s) of practice and/or possess multi-state licensure privileges as required by position.
- Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills.
- Must be able to learn and utilize new technology as the profession of pharmacy evolves.
Nice To Haves
- Hospital experience or residency preferred.
Responsibilities
- clinical dosing and pharmacokinetic monitoring
- drug information support for providers and care teams
- collaborative medication therapy support across multiple hospitals
- Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
- Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
- reviews and interprets provider orders
- provides drug information
- assists in problem solving
- provides other aspects of pharmaceutical care
- unit dose dispensing
- IV Admixtures
- outpatient prescriptions
- navigating the electronic medical record
- compounding
- working with automated dispensing devices
- utilizes appropriate age-related patient information to assess the pharmaceutical needs of patients, which may include provision of pharmaceutical care to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients
- follows all established regulations and standards that govern the practice of pharmacy
- act as a shift supervisor under direct or indirect supervision by department managers
- Provides oversight and clinical supervision for pharmacy services and pharmacy support personnel
- involvement in acute care surgery, neurology, cardiology, pediatrics, oncology, infusion services, intensive care, general medicine, dialysis, transplant, antimicrobial stewardship, and medication reconciliation
- decentralized clinical functions, such as direct patient interaction/interdisciplinary team rounding, chart reviews, customer or patient counseling, collecting accurate medication list
- centralized clinical functions, such as checking and dispensing medications and overseeing the clinical functions of the IV room
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
