Pharmacist - Inpatient Cardiology and Ambulatory Heart Failure Clinic

Bronson Healthcare•Kalamazoo, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacist dispenses medications in response to physician prescriptions and uses professional judgment in accordance with established policies, procedures, standards, and government regulations to support appropriate drug therapy and optimal patient care. The role also counsels, assists, and educates physicians, nurses, and community members on medication use, doses, side effects, and precautions. Employees who provide direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the populations they serve. This position is based at Bronson Methodist Hospital South Campus in Kalamazoo and is scheduled for 40 hours per week on a variable shift. The pharmacist works with prescriptions and patient medication profiles, prepares and verifies medications—including IV preparations—and supports pharmacy operations, medication safety, and quality assurance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, including 1,000 hours of internship under a licensed preceptor.
Ninety days of on-the-job experience at BHG.
Current Pharmacist license in good standing with the State of Michigan.
Completion of the required continuing education hours for pharmacist relicensure every two years.
ACLS certification is required for pharmacists regularly scheduled to staff the ED or Adult MICU, defined as an average of one or more shifts per month.

Responsibilities

Reviews, interprets, and fills prescriptions; checks patient profiles for allergies, drug interactions, refill status, and pricing; and ensures the drug, dosage, prescription details, and administration route are appropriate.
Verifies orders with physicians when needed and alerts them to potential dosage problems, allergies, or contraindications.
Provides technical and clinical information and troubleshoots medication-related issues for physicians, nurses, other healthcare employees, and the community.
Records prescription data in patient profiles and updates profiles with orders, allergic reactions, and diagnoses; identifies conflicts in patient profiles or drug therapy.
Prepares or oversees preparation and dispensing of IV medications and other preparations, including large-volume parenterals, IV piggybacks, total parenteral nutrition, chemotherapeutic and antineoplastic agents, IV push medications, irrigations, patient-controlled analgesics, ophthalmic preparations, and enteral feedings.
Assists in overseeing Unit Dose and IV Additive Technicians; ensures medications and solutions are accurately prepared under proper conditions; checks medication carts and releases them for delivery.
Prepares and checks stock medications for nursing units and other departments and monitors medication supplies for currency and adequacy.
May perform pharmacokinetic evaluations and dosing for patients receiving specific medications, monitor progress, and evaluate and act on laboratory data and patient response.
Maintains current knowledge of pharmacy developments and advances and completes continuing education required to maintain registration.
Keeps the work area and equipment clean and orderly.
Maintains accurate dispensing records and narcotic drug records in accordance with hospital and regulatory requirements.
Answers telephone calls, takes medication orders, and provides general information and appropriate patient-specific data.
Supports general department operations, including ordering and receiving medications, resolving equipment problems, restocking medicines, participating in special projects, drug utilization reviews, and quality assurance activities.