Pharmacist – Adult Internal Medicine Focused – Overnight Rotation
About The Position
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. This position includes an overnight rotation every sixth week. The overnight rotation runs Tuesday through Monday for seven consecutive 10-hour shifts, from 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Following the overnight rotation, the pharmacist is off until the subsequent Monday. The remaining four weeks of the rotation consist primarily of 8-hour day shifts, with occasional evening shifts. During the overnight rotation, the pharmacist works closely with pharmacy technicians to provide operational oversight. The pharmacist also partners with the pediatric overnight pharmacist to provide timely medication order verification and comprehensive clinical pharmacy care throughout the hospital. Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability. Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy.
- Must have a thorough knowledge of drugs and their actions.
- Knowledge of state and local regulations.
- License must be in good standing by the State Board of Pharmacy in state(s) of practice and/or possess multi-state licensure privileges as required by position.
Nice To Haves
- Hospital experience or residency preferred.
Responsibilities
- Reviews and interprets provider orders.
- Provides drug information.
- Assists in problem solving.
- Provides other aspects of pharmaceutical care.
- May include unit dose dispensing, IV Admixtures, outpatient prescriptions, navigating the electronic medical record, compounding, and working with automated dispensing devices.
- Utilizes appropriate age-related patient information to assess the pharmaceutical needs of patients, which may include provision of pharmaceutical care to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
- Follows all established regulations and standards that govern the practice of pharmacy.
- May be required to act as a shift supervisor under direct or indirect supervision by department managers.
- Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills.
- Must be able to learn and utilize new technology as the profession of pharmacy evolves.
- Provides oversight and clinical supervision for pharmacy services and pharmacy support personnel.
- May include decentralized clinical functions, such as direct patient interaction/interdisciplinary team rounding, chart reviews, customer or patient counseling, collecting accurate medication list.
- May also include centralized clinical functions, such as checking and dispensing medications and overseeing the clinical functions of the IV room.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
