Pharmacist - Jefferson Cancer Center - Sign - On Bonus

Highmark Health•Jefferson Hills, PA

About The Position

The Pharmacist optimizes patient care by promoting rational, safe, and cost-effective pharmaceutical care. This includes dispensing medications, supporting the intravenous admixture program, providing drug information, monitoring drug therapy, and implementing interventions to reduce adverse events. The Pharmacist also oversees work performed by pharmacy technicians, students, and other support staff. The role reviews prescriptions, identifies and resolves potential or actual medication-related problems, ensures medications are accurately compounded and dispensed, and collaborates with the healthcare team on drug therapy. It also supports department operations and management, maintains inventory and controlled-substance compliance, contributes to a clean and orderly work environment, and participates in safety, performance-improvement, and regulatory-compliance efforts. Night Pharmacists may additionally triage and delegate nightly pharmacy activities, resolve medication-related concerns across disciplines, and troubleshoot information technology, computer, and automation issues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD).
Licensed or eligible for licensure as a Registered Pharmacist in Pennsylvania and/or New York at hire, or sit for boards and obtain licensure within 120 days.

Nice To Haves

Hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct prospective reviews of prescriptions and assess medication orders to identify, prevent, and resolve potential and actual drug-related problems.
Ensure medications are accurately and efficiently compounded and dispensed, and support safe, appropriate, and cost-effective medication therapies.
Use professional judgment and knowledge to resolve emergent issues.
Provide accurate and timely drug information to healthcare professionals, patients, and the public.
Document drug therapy interventions and outcomes.
Collaborate with the healthcare team to manage drug therapy, protocols, and guidelines.
Assist the manager in supervising and directing pharmacy technicians, students, externs, and other support personnel in daily operations.
Train pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy residents, and students in their duty areas.
Oversee daily inventory maintenance and purchases.
Ensure controlled substances are stored and dispensed in compliance with federal, state, and departmental regulations.
Support department operations through computer functions, medication refills, label generation, and appropriate phone handling.
Maintain a clean and orderly work environment.
Participate in performance-improvement and regulatory-compliance efforts and promote a safe environment.
If serving as the Night Pharmacist, triage, prioritize, and delegate nightly pharmacy activities; serve as the primary interface for resolving medication-related problems among pharmacy, nursing, and other disciplines; and troubleshoot information technology, computer, and automation problems.
Perform other duties as assigned or required.