Pharmacist, Full Time

University of Miami•Miami, FL

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Miami has an exciting opportunity for a Staff Pharmacist to work at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami. CORE JOB SUMMARY The incumbent, under the general supervision of the Director of Pharmacy or her/his designee the Staff Pharmacist, ensures the safe appropriate and cost-effective use of medications in conjunction with the prompt and accurate delivery of medications to patients. Physician orders and patient medication profiles are reviewed, processed and checked and drug therapies are monitored for drug interactions, allergies, and contraindications. Drug information is provided to healthcare professionals and patients to assist in providing rational drug therapy.

Requirements

Pharm.D. degree in Pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy
Requires current licensure in good standing in the State of Florida
Minimum 1 year of relevant experience
A working knowledge of the pharmacy computer system and software programs is required.

Responsibilities

Monitor and supervise the operation of the centralized intravenous admixture program, with a heavy emphasis on the preparation and monitoring of chemotherapeutic therapies.
Ensure the accurate and efficient preparation and delivery of total parenteral nutrition solutions, injectable chemotherapy, antibiotics, and other medications for intravenous therapy.
Accurately determine dosage amounts and intravenous compatibilities.
Review patient profiles and new orders to prevent drug interactions and contraindications.
Supervise the unit-dose drug distribution program.
Ensure the accurate and prompt delivery of unit-dose medications and controlled substances to hospital inpatients.
Maintain appropriate records and inventory on all drugs as required.
Accurately fill emergency drug stocks in patient care areas in a timely manner.
Accurately compound and dispense medicinals of a special nature that are not readily available from manufacturers.
Provide current and accurate drug information to health care professionals and patients, including a thorough understanding of new medications, dosage requirements, indications, contraindications, pharmacology, side effects, adverse reactions, precautions, and suitable formulary agents for use in specific therapies.
Supervise the accurate and efficient dispensing of outpatient prescriptions for discharge, day surgery, outpatient clinics, and employee patients.
Effectively communicate with physicians, nurses, purchasing technicians, pharmacy technicians, other hospital personnel, and hospital patients to promote and ensure rational drug therapy.
Train and supervise technical staff members, externs and interns in established policies and procedures for our hospital and clinics and department.
Inspect nursing units and clinics to monitor the proper storage and distribution of patient floor stock, controlled drugs, and emergency medications.
Compound drugs by reading a variety of prescriptions or vouchers, computing dosages, weighing and measuring or mixing drugs following established pharmaceutical techniques.
Review compounding work completed by subordinate pharmacists’ externs, interns and Pharmacy technicians.
Dispense controlled substances in accordance with strict security procedures, maintaining accurate control and inventory records and preparing dosage sheets.
Assist in periodic audit of controlled substances at nursing stations and in Pyxis units.
Participate in the drug use evaluation process and contribute to quality improvement activities.
Perform all other job-related duties as assigned by the Director of Pharmacy Services or her/his designee.