Staff Pharmacist - Medical Center East Pharmacy
About The Position
The Staff Pharmacist at Vanderbilt Health’s Medical Center East Pharmacy provides leadership in preparing and dosing medications and supplies patient-specific drug information, including dosing guidance. The pharmacist helps prevent and report medication errors and adverse drug reactions in accordance with policy, supports productive relationships with healthcare professionals, patients, and families, and participates in ongoing education and teaching. The role is based at the Medical Center East Pharmacy, a 24-hour outpatient and discharge pharmacy. The scheduled hours are Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with an every-eighth-weekend rotation from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and a holiday rotation. The pharmacist reviews prescriptions and drug orders for safe, appropriate, and cost-effective medication use; prepares and dispenses medications; provides drug information; and manages medication therapy in compliance with applicable regulations and hospital policy. The role also supervises assigned support personnel and verifies the accuracy and appropriateness of medications they prepare before dispensing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Tennessee pharmacist license required.
- Relevant work experience listed; experience level specified as less than one year.
- Proficiency in medication management, including assessing medication and dose appropriateness, indications, contraindications, adverse effects, concomitant medications, therapeutic duplication, laboratory results, and drug information.
- Proficiency in medication preparation, dispensing, and distribution, including checking accuracy and appropriateness; aseptic technique for sterile preparations where applicable.
- Ability to use pharmaceutical computer applications to support medication-use processes.
- Ability to supervise, train, and educate support personnel.
Responsibilities
- Review drug orders and prescriptions to ensure medication use is safe, appropriate, and cost-effective.
- Optimize medication preparation and resolve medication-related problems to provide patient care.
- Prepare and dispense medications, provide drug information, and manage medication therapy in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations and hospital policy.
- Supervise assigned support personnel and verify the accuracy and appropriateness of medications they prepare before dispensing to patients or healthcare providers.
- Help prevent and report medication errors and adverse drug reactions according to policy.
- Support effective relationships with healthcare professionals, patients, and families, and participate in education and ongoing learning.
- Monitor medication therapy, including appropriateness of medications and doses, potential adverse effects and interactions, therapeutic duplication, and relevant laboratory results.
- Provide informal guidance, training, and mentoring to colleagues and support personnel.
Benefits
- The role may include health, disability, retirement, and wellness offerings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
