Pharmacist - Acute Care - Weekend Status
About The Position
The Pharmacist is responsible for interpreting, verifying, dispensing, and monitoring medications ordered by prescribers. The role includes evaluating and sharing comprehensive information about medications and their use with patients, families, and medical staff, and providing 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 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. Weekend shifts are scheduled in advance on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, depending on patient and team needs.
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 pharmacist 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.
- If not licensed as a Registered Pharmacist upon hire, hold a Pharmacy Intern License and/or be eligible to work as an intern, and become a Registered Pharmacist within 90 days of hire.
- Meet applicable state pharmacy intern registration requirements if not yet registered: Minnesota requires a Pharmacy Intern license; Wisconsin requires being in the final months of a pharmacy program, with no registration required; North Dakota requires registration as a Pharmacy Intern.
- Complete ongoing continuing education and license renewal as required by the state Board of Pharmacy.
Nice To Haves
- ASHP-accredited hospital residency or three or more years of hospital pharmacy experience.
- Completed or in progress PGY1 and/or ASHP-accredited residency.
- Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Board certification.
Responsibilities
- Interpret, verify, dispense, and monitor medications ordered by prescribers.
- Evaluate and disseminate comprehensive 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 billing, record keeping, and monthly audits.
- Train new staff and precept pharmacy students, interns, and residents.
- Perform other duties assigned by the department leader.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Supplemental benefit options
- 401(k) plan with employer contributions
- Professional development, training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs
- Flexible scheduling
- Generous time off
- Wellness resources for physical, mental, and emotional health
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Job Type
Part-time
