Pharmacist Jobs in Brooklyn, IL

About The Position

Requirements

• Advanced degree in pharmacy required.
• Current license in the state of Louisiana required.
• Interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with physicians and other hospital personnel.
• Ability to meet clean-room requirements, including gloved fingertip testing, media fill testing, and a written IV exam.
• Ability to lift and/or carry over 20 pounds regularly and push/pull over 25 pounds regularly.
• Ability to stand and/or walk at least five hours per day.
• Frequently sit, converse, listen, use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms; close vision and ability to adjust focus are required.

Nice To Haves

• At least 3 years of experience in a hospital pharmacy preferred.

Responsibilities

• Educate healthcare professionals and patients on safe and appropriate medication use, including drug interactions and side effects.
• Perform professional and technical activities related to medication distribution, drug inventory, patient records, and patient financial records.
• Supervise pharmacy interns and technicians, and follow policies, procedures, and regulations to support compliance and patient safety.
• Assume responsibility for medication orders, including review, clarification, entry, accuracy, preparation, follow-up, and delivery to the correct unit; identify, intervene in, and resolve drug therapy problems.
• Read and interpret physicians’ orders and ensure appropriate products are selected for accurate dose preparation.
• Follow procedures for checking controlled-substance inventories, minimizing diversion, and documenting waste or missing doses.
• Maintain a clean and sterile clean-room environment in accordance with USP 797, including cleaning equipment and meeting clean-room requirements such as gloved fingertip testing, media fill testing, and a written IV exam.
• Report medication errors to appropriate clinical staff and document them through the hospital reporting system.
• Check for expired drugs in MedStations, the Pharmacy department, and floor stock.
• Respond to Code Blue events to assist with medication selection, dosage, and preparation.
• Perform nursing-unit inspections and narcotics audits, and attend Pharmacy Department meetings as directed by the Pharmacist in Charge.
• Comply with facility Standards of Behavior and complete required education assignments within the designated timeline.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching