Aurora Pharmacy Relief Pharmacist

American Addiction Centers•Two Rivers, WI

40d•Onsite

About The Position

The Relief Pharmacist oversees pharmaceutical care, including retrieving and evaluating biomedical literature and designing medication therapy regimens. They use effective patient education techniques to provide counseling to patients and caregivers on medication therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and medication administration. The role involves designing, recommending, monitoring, and evaluating patient-specific pharmacotherapeutic regimens based on relevant biomedical literature, implementing recommendations effectively, and utilizing policies and procedures. This position also involves reviewing and accurately interpreting medication orders and prescriptions, participating in the management of medical emergencies, and actively supporting department medication safety and quality improvement activities, including event reporting. The Relief Pharmacist performs quality assurance and performance improvement of the medication use system, collaborates with the healthcare team to manage formulary adherence and the medication-use process, and assists in the acquisition of non-formulary, compassionate use, and investigational medications. Practice must be in compliance with organization’s policies and procedures, as well as local, state, and federal regulations. The role includes preparing, dispensing, and overseeing the proper storage and handling of medications. Additionally, the Relief Pharmacist serves as a preceptor for pharmacy students, residents, and healthcare learners, and mentors, orients, trains, and assists with performance evaluations of pharmacy teammates, residents, and students. They direct and check the accuracy of pharmacy support team members' work to ensure safe and efficient workflows, service standards, and regulatory compliance. The position requires the ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served, understanding principles of growth and development over the life span and assessing data reflective of patient status to meet age-specific needs.

Requirements

Licensed in the state(s) of practice or eligible for reciprocity required.
Immunization and non-vaccine injectable certification required based on area of practice.
Credentialing and privileging required based on area of practice.
Bachelor’s or Doctorate degree in pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy required, or an FPGEC certificate from NABP.
No experience required.
Maintains skills in area of practice.
Strong computer skills.
Excellent communication and organization skills.
Excellent presentation, facilitation, and training development skills.
Demonstrates decision making, team building, customer service, and conflict resolution skills.
Life support training courses may be required dependent on department discretion.
Requires considerable walking, standing, pushing mobile cart of 50 pounds maximum and lifting 35 pounds of material without assistance.
Exposed to various conditions throughout the workday such as walking on hard surfaces, climbing stairs and changes in temperature and humidity.
May be required to frequently stretch, bend, squat, or kneel to perform job.
Utilizes appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to minimize exposure to hazardous agents.
Takes necessary precautions to avoid inadvertent needle sticks, minor cuts or bruises.
Must be able to perform manipulative skills such as writing, typing, and data entry into the computer and automated dispensing machines.
Must have use of both hands, be able to see clearly and read small font such as that on unit-dose medication packages and syringes.
Must have functional speech, vision, and hearing.
Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
Exposed to normal office environment.

Responsibilities

Oversees pharmaceutical care, including retrieving and evaluating biomedical literature and designing medication therapy regimens.
Uses effective patient education techniques to provide counseling to patients and caregivers, including information on medication therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and medication administration.
Designs, recommends, monitors, and evaluates patient specific pharmacotherapeutic regimens based on relevant biomedical literature.
Implements recommendations effectively and utilizes policies and procedures and documents in the appropriate format.
Reviews and accurately interprets medication orders and prescriptions.
Participates in the management of medical emergencies when applicable.
Actively supports department medication safety and quality improvement activities, including the reporting of events through appropriate channels.
Performs quality assurance and performance improvement of the medication use system as appropriate.
Collaborates with the healthcare team to manage formulary adherence and the medication-use process.
Assists in the acquisition of non-formulary, compassionate use, and investigational medications.
Practices in compliance with organization’s policies and procedures, as well as local, state, and federal regulations.
Prepares, dispenses, and oversees the proper storage and handling of medications in accordance with best practice, policies and state and federal regulations.
Serves as preceptor for pharmacy students, residents, and healthcare learners as assigned.
Mentors, orients, trains, and assists with the performance evaluation of pharmacy teammates, residents, and students as assigned.
Directs and checks the accuracy of the work of pharmacy support team members in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures to ensure safe and efficient workflows, service standards, and regulatory compliance.
Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Benefits

Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
Competitive compensation
Generous retirement offerings
Programs that invest in your career development
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program