Staff Pharmacist

Arkansas Children's Hospital•Little Rock, AR

20d

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist works in the Acute Care Pharmacy and provides pharmacy services, including verification and processing of medication orders, monitoring of drug therapy, support for patient care, education, drug information, and medication and supply procurement. This is a full-time day-shift position with variable weekdays and weekends; hours are 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The role is designated safety sensitive. Arkansas Children's is a tobacco-free workplace, and flu vaccination is required.

Requirements

Doctorate of Pharmacy, or Bachelor of Pharmacy obtained before 2000.
Pharmacist certification from the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy.
Flu vaccination is required.
Must not be a current user of medical marijuana because the position is designated safety sensitive.

Nice To Haves

Doctorate of Pharmacy.
Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) certification from the Board of Pharmacy Specialties.

Responsibilities

Verify medication-dose appropriateness based on the child's diagnosis, weight, age, and body surface area.
Identify and intervene in drug-therapy problems, including allergies, drug interactions, therapeutic duplications, adverse reactions, and compatibility issues.
Verify drug selection, initiate drug therapy when needed, and recommend equally effective, less expensive therapies.
Evaluate the need for non-formulary drugs.
Ensure patients receive medications as ordered with respect to dose, route, salt, regimen, and generic substitution.
Ensure medications meet quality and preparation standards and are properly prepared and labeled, including appropriate auxiliary labels and comments.
Process medication orders correctly, efficiently, promptly, and according to priority.
Provide professional pharmacy services in patient-care areas, monitor therapeutic outcomes, and make appropriate recommendations to other health care providers.
Educate and train patients, technicians, pharmacists, and students; participate in teaching and discharge planning.
Provide accurate and efficient drug information and document requests; review patients for compliance with AC criteria related to food-drug interactions and therapeutic drug monitoring; assist with drug utilization review activities.
Order medications and supplies from the local wholesaler and promptly order back-ordered items directly from the manufacturer when the wholesaler cannot supply them.
Ensure substitute items are obtained when an original item is unavailable and are checked by the appropriate manager.
Immediately notify the Pharmacy manager of items unavailable at the time of purchase.
Coordinate loan and borrowing processes, recalls, and the annual departmental inventory.
Perform other duties as assigned.