Pharmacist-Acute Care

Essentia Health • Duluth, MN

11d

About The Position

The Pharmacist performs medication interpretation, order verification, dispensing, and monitoring. The role evaluates and shares comprehensive information about medications and their use with patients, families, and medical staff, and provides quality pharmaceutical care.

Duties may include daily medication monitoring, medication distribution and acquisition, medication reconciliation, anticoagulation dosing and monitoring, pharmacokinetic monitoring, renal dose adjustments, and medication-related consultative services for Essentia Health staff. The Pharmacist also assists with daily departmental activities, including training new staff, precepting pharmacy students, interns, and residents, billing, record keeping, monthly audits, and other duties assigned by the department leader.

Requirements

• Graduate of a college of pharmacy accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education; a BS or PharmD degree is required.
• Licensed as a Registered Pharmacist by the Board of Pharmacy in the state where the employee will work.
• For SMPHM Union pharmacists, licensure in both Minnesota and Wisconsin is required within one year of hire for regular full-time pharmacists and part-time pharmacists at .4 FTE or greater, regardless of primary worksite.
• If not licensed as a Registered Pharmacist upon hire, the candidate must have a Pharmacy Intern License and/or be eligible to work as an intern, and must become a Registered Pharmacist within 90 days of hire.
• Minnesota intern licensure must be through the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy.
• Wisconsin candidates must be in the final months of a pharmacy program; no registration is required.
• North Dakota candidates must be registered as a Pharmacy Intern through the North Dakota Board of Pharmacy.
• Complete ongoing continuing education and license renewal as required by the state's Board of Pharmacy.

Nice To Haves

• ASHP-accredited hospital residency.
• Three or more years of hospital pharmacy experience.

Responsibilities

• Interpret, verify, dispense, and monitor medication orders from prescribers.
• Evaluate and disseminate information about medications and their use to patients, families, and medical staff.
• Provide quality pharmaceutical care.
• Perform medication monitoring, distribution, and acquisition duties as required by the pharmacy department.
• Perform medication reconciliation, anticoagulation dosing and monitoring, pharmacokinetic monitoring, and renal dose adjustments as needed.
• Provide medication-related consultative services to Essentia Health staff.
• Assist with daily departmental activities, including training new staff and precepting pharmacy students, interns, and residents.
• Assist with billing, record keeping, and monthly audits.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the department leader.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, along with supplemental options.
• 401(k) plan with employer contributions.
• Professional development through training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Generous time off.
• Wellness resources focused on physical, mental, and emotional health.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time