Pharmacist - PRN

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary

Pharmacists are responsible and accountable for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy. Through various assignments within the pharmacy department, they provide support of the medication-use systems as well as deliver optimal medication therapy to pediatric patients with medical complexities and a broad range of disease states. Pharmacists proficiently provide patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy services with physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other hospital disciplines.

Schedule : one weekend shift a month and holiday rotation

Duties and Responsibilities :

Delivers patient-centered care and provides pharmaceutical services throughout the hospital

• Participate with medical and nursing staff regarding decisions about medication use for individual patients including selection of non-drug therapy, medication selection, dosages, routes and methods of administration; medication therapy monitoring; provision of medication-related information; and counseling to individual patients and families.
• Maintain a medication profile for each patient. Upon receiving a new medication order and prior to dispensing the medication review and screen profile for drug interactions, allergies, incompatibilities, and contraindications.
• Review and interpret pediatric medication orders. Calculate pediatric dosages. Prepare, evaluate, and verify sterile and non-sterile compounded medications. Monitor medication therapy. Promptly resolve any questions regarding orders or patient status with the prescriber.
• Review new or unusual therapy for safety; provide training for other health care team members. In collaboration with the Director of Pharmacy determine if Ranken Jordan is a proper setting for delivering certain therapies based on drug’s safety, cost, monitoring requirements, and based on the patient’s specific condition.
• Participate in the management of medical emergency.
• Perform and document interventions and consults.

Participate in pharmacy operations and medication dispensing

Qualifications :

Physical Demands :

These include walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, grasping, pulling, pushing, standing, carrying and lifting of light loads (up to 35 lb.) as necessary.