Pharmacist - Riverside Methodist Hospital

OhioHealth•Columbus, OH

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time, night-shift pharmacist position at Riverside Methodist Hospital, scheduled for 40 hours per week on a 7-on/7-off rotation. The pharmacist provides medication-related care, including reviewing and interpreting prescriptions, dispensing and compounding medications, counseling patients, managing drug therapy, and performing drug-utilization activities. The role collaborates with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare practitioners to provide safe, high-quality, and cost-effective drug therapy. Pharmacists may administer medications when applicable under state law and the practice setting, and serve as preceptors for pharmacy students and residents. The pharmacist works independently on complex matters while also collaborating with a team. The position requires sound judgment, critical thinking, problem-solving, multitasking, effective communication, empathy, mentorship, and the ability to build trust with patients, colleagues, and other professionals. Depending on the practice area, duties may include acute care or infusion services, ambulatory care and population health, retail pharmacy, or medication safety, stewardship, and utilization. The position also emphasizes OhioHealth’s Service Excellence Standards of Behavior and Core Values of Compassion, Excellence, Inclusion, Integrity, and Stewardship, as well as high-reliability principles focused on safe, effective, high-quality, and efficient care. The job profile provides an overview of duties and may change; it is not an exhaustive list.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited institution.
Current Ohio pharmacist license.
Current Basic Life Support certification, or obtain it during the orientation period, unless more than 50% of scheduled work hours are completed off-site or outside a patient-care setting, as determined by the manager.
Completion of an ASHP-accredited pharmacy residency or equivalent pharmacy practice experience; the additional job description specifies a Pharmacy Practice residency or equivalent hospital experience.
Pharmacokinetic drug-dosing experience.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team, use critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and multitask as appropriate.
Strong interpersonal skills, including effective mentorship, clear communication, collaboration, empathy, and the ability to build trust in professional relationships.

Nice To Haves

Pharmacy board certification or other certifications.
Advanced-level degree in a healthcare field.
Collaborative practice experience.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification; may be required to obtain as determined by the manager.
Drug therapy management experience.

Responsibilities

Review provider orders for appropriate drug choice, dosage form, dosing schedule, interactions, allergies, and compatibility; contact providers to clarify orders when appropriate.
Dispense and compound medications and drug-therapy-related devices in accordance with standards of practice and OhioHealth pharmacy policies, ensuring medication integrity and appropriate labeling.
Prepare patient care plans to support optimal therapeutic outcomes, medication adherence, and avoidance of adverse events, as applicable to the practice area.
Initiate, monitor, and modify prescriptions in collaboration with providers, and provide drug information to providers, healthcare professionals, and patients.
Counsel patients on drug therapy, medication-related devices, and appropriate selection and use of non-prescription drugs.
In applicable settings, partner with patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals on disease prevention and management, health promotion, triage, referral, patient education, and self-management.
In applicable settings, support guideline and policy development and implementation and participate in performance-improvement initiatives.
For medication safety, stewardship, and utilization work, lead site strategies and facilitate site and system committees and clinical guidance councils.
Develop, maintain, and enforce medication-use policies and procedures; use data, best-practice standards, published events, and recommendations to identify improvements to medication-use systems and patient outcomes.
Integrate medication-improvement initiatives with clinical and operational programs and committees, and support compliance with evidence-based, patient-safety, and regulatory recommendations.
Precept pharmacy students and residents, provide associate and learner development and training, and deliver educational programs for pharmacy, nursing, and medical staff as needed.
Direct and guide pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support personnel.
In retail practice, follow proper billing procedures.
Perform responsibilities consistent with OhioHealth’s Service Excellence Standards of Behavior, Core Values, and high-reliability principles focused on safety, quality, and efficiency.