Staff Pharmacist PRN - Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital
About The Position
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital is hiring a PRN Staff Pharmacist for weekend coverage. This inpatient operational-focused role includes outpatient infusions. The pharmacist fills medication orders, monitors patient medication therapy, provides drug information, and supervises and directs support personnel. The position involves reviewing and interpreting physician orders, identifying therapeutic incompatibilities, compounding, packaging, labeling, and dispensing medications, and monitoring drug therapies to advise on interventions. The pharmacist must be available to work at least one weekend per month, preferably two, including both Saturday and Sunday, and participate in on-call shifts for 6–8 days per month. To support timely responses to on-call requests, employees are expected to live within a 30–45-minute commute of the hospital. Hospital experience, including compounding, is preferred but not required. Pharmacy operating hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The role contributes to Vanderbilt Health’s patient care mission by providing medication services and patient-specific drug information in collaboration with health care workers and patients. It requires clinical participation, resource management, quality and safety practices, and support for colleagues and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Tennessee pharmacist license.
- Bachelor's degree required.
- At least 1 year of relevant work experience.
- Availability to work at least one weekend per month, preferably two, including both Saturday and Sunday.
- Ability to participate in on-call shifts for 6–8 days per month.
- Expected to live within a 30–45-minute commuting distance of the hospital for timely on-call response.
Nice To Haves
- Hospital experience, including compounding, is preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Review, prepare, and dispense medications according to accepted standards of practice.
- Monitor patient medication therapy and advise on interventions.
- Review and interpret physician orders and detect therapeutic incompatibilities.
- Compound, package, and label pharmaceuticals.
- Supervise and direct support personnel.
- Participate in clinical activities, including educating patients and staff about medications.
- Document appropriate interventions in the real-time clinical surveillance system.
- Manage departmental resources effectively.
- Provide quality, patient-specific drug information and recommendations to health care workers and patients.
- Establish measurable yearly goals and objectives.
- Work weekend coverage and participate in on-call shifts as scheduled.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package that may include health, disability, retirement, and/or wellness offerings.
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Career Level
Entry Level
