Staff Pharmacist - Hospital

Foundation Health•Fairbanks, AK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Foundation Health Partners is hiring a Staff Pharmacist for Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, a nonprofit, 152-bed, Joint Commission–accredited hospital serving Interior Alaska. The pharmacist delivers comprehensive pharmaceutical care across the medication-use process in a collaborative, high-acuity hospital environment, working with physicians, nurses, technicians, and other care-team members. The role offers clinical autonomy and opportunities to practice at the top of the pharmacist’s license. The schedule is full-time, four 10-hour shifts, with varied shifts and some weekends. Compensation is $58.30 to $93.29, DOE. Eligible new hires may receive a $40,000 retention bonus, up to $7,500 in relocation assistance, and 90 days of temporary housing. Shift differentials are $2 per hour for weekends, $2.50 per hour for evenings, and $6 per hour for nights. Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is described as having strong patient-to-nurse ratios, shared leadership, high clinical autonomy, and a culture that values innovation, teamwork, and professional growth. Fairbanks is a community of approximately 100,000 in the metro area, with a college and military community, outdoor recreation, and no state income tax or sales tax. Foundation Health Partners is an EEO/AAP employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

Requirements

Hold or be eligible for pharmacy licensure in the state of practice.
Have a degree in Pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy.
Possess good organizational, problem-solving, and computer skills.
Possess good written and verbal communication skills for working with staff, physicians, patients, and other contacts.
Be able to use reference tools to evaluate patient care and answer customer questions.
May be required to hold a valid driver’s license and be eligible for coverage under the company’s auto insurance policy.
For Foundation Registry and Travel positions, have at least one year of experience in an acute-care hospital setting, including work in an acute-care setting within the past 12 months as a pharmacist in the specialty area.
Have knowledge of computer software, particularly medication management information system software, Microsoft applications, and automated dispensing system software.

Nice To Haves

Hospital pharmacy experience.
Hospital residency or equivalent inpatient experience.

Responsibilities

Review medication orders for appropriateness and completeness using patient information such as age, height, weight, diagnosis, and laboratory values.
Contact prescribers with suggestions, resolve medication-order problems, and document resolutions and clinical interventions.
Follow Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee directives related to formulary management.
Assess patients and develop clinical recommendations to physicians to support positive outcomes, safety, quality, and economical drug therapy.
Participate in decentralized pharmacist activities where applicable.
Review, verify, or enter orders into the medication management information system accurately and promptly.
Evaluate patient medication profiles for potential drug interactions, incompatibilities, therapeutic duplications, and safety concerns.
Prepare and dispense medications and IV solutions accurately and promptly, in accordance with policies and procedures.
Supervise and direct pharmacy technicians and interns; coordinate medication preparation and distribution and verify technician work before dispensing.
Provide medication-related information to physicians, nurses, patients, and others, including guidance on drug products, regulations, formulary, and medication use and control.
Maintain accurate records, including audits, controlled-substance records, and logs.
In a Home Care setting, assess patients at the start of drug therapy, develop care plans and monitoring regimens, and monitor patients throughout therapy.
Document recommendations and interventions communicated to physicians in the patient clinical record.
In a Home Care setting, enter medication orders, dispense medications and IV solutions in appropriate quantities, and check technician-prepared medications for accuracy using literature guidelines.
Verify prescriptions not directly received from a physician or the physician’s agent and complete related prescription-filling documentation.
Communicate with patients, physicians, nursing staff, pharmacists, and other care-team members about patient status, therapy response, and clinical objectives.
Enter therapy-day and prescription information into computerized software for accurate, timely billing.
Monitor patient responses and document interventions; assist with medication delivery and documentation collection when required.
Take after-hours calls as needed when required.
Follow established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards.
Provide Foundation Health customers with excellent service by demonstrating core and leader behaviors.