Staff Pharmacist (Per Diem)

UnitedHealth Group • Colorado Springs, CO

9h • Onsite

About The Position

Explore opportunities with CPS, part of the Optum family of businesses. We’re dedicated to crafting and delivering innovative hospital and pharmacy solutions for better patient outcomes across the entire continuum of care. With CPS, you’ll work alongside our team of more than 2,500 pharmacy professionals, technology experts, and industry leaders to drive superior financial, clinical, and operational performance for health systems nationwide. Ready to help shape the future of pharmacy and hospital solutions? Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
The per diem Staff Pharmacist will play a vital role in delivering safe, accurate, and efficient pharmacy services. This is a hands-on opportunity to make a direct impact by ensuring the accuracy of medication orders, verifying technician-prepared products, and safeguarding controlled substances. You’ll contribute to a high-performing team by mentoring new staff, maintaining seamless daily operations, and supporting the Director in optimizing pharmacy performance.
Pharmacy Location: Alpine Vista Behavioral Health in Colorado Springs
Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm

Requirements

• ACPE-accredited pharmacy degree (PharmD preferred)
• Active Indiana state pharmacist license in good standing
• 1+ years of recent pharmacist experience, (hospital setting preferred)
• Proven skilled with pharmacy systems and Microsoft Office
• Demonstrated ability to review, verify, and dispense medication orders to ensure appropriateness, safety, and accuracy
• Demonstrated ability to provide clinical pharmacy services, including medication therapy management and pharmacokinetic dosing and monitoring
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with physicians, nurses, and care teams to optimize medication regimens for hospitalized patients
• Demonstrated ability to monitor patient outcomes and medication safety, identifying and preventing adverse drug events
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and support pharmacy technicians and interns, ensuring efficient and compliant workflow
• Demonstrated ability to ensure regulatory and accreditation compliance, including Joint Commission, state, and federal requirements

Nice To Haves

• Experience with automated dispensing cabinets

Responsibilities

• Evaluates physician drug orders for appropriateness with regard to patient condition, organ function, disease state, and concomitant therapies to promote optimal patient outcomes. Includes, collection and interpretation of information regarding patients’ allergies, organ function, drug history, and other information pertinent to drug therapy
• Processes physician drug orders including, but not limited to, order entry into dispensing computer system, appropriate product selection, labeling and repackaging with completion of appropriate records;delegating product preparation activities to pharmacy technicians when appropriate, within legal limits and hospital policies and procedures
• Consults with various health care professionals and provides information and guidance concerning drugs and their appropriate use
• Ensures drugs are reasonably available to patients when needed to avoid delays in therapy and promote positive patient outcomes
• Comply with departmental and hospital policies and procedures
• Assist in ensuring drug storage locations are maintained appropriately (e.g., floor stock, automated dispensing systems, surgery carts, emergency carts, 'crash' carts, etc.).
• Assist in ensuring that pharmacy inventory is maintained at appropriate levels
• Procures formulary and non-formulary items to provide optimal drug therapy

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level