Pharmacist, Healthcare

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Receive 17% Weekday Nights, 26% Weekend Nights and 15% Weekend Day shift differentials

Minimum Offer

$63.47/hr.

Maximum Offer

$82.51/hr.

Compensation Disclaimer

Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.

Department:
Pharmacy - Admin

FTE: 0.50

Part Time

Shift: Rotating

Pharmacists consult with and educate physicians, other health professionals, and patients and their families about drug usage, drug dosage, and drug substitution. Pharmacists focus on the cost effective and safe usage of drugs in inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory settings and on improving the quality of care given to patients. Compound and dispense medications and pharmaceutical supplies on written order from a physician.

Participate in Continuous Improvement (CQI program at the UNM Hospitals). Ensure adherence to UNM Hospitals and departmental policies, procedures and guidelines. Patient care assignments may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

• PROFESSIONALISM - Maintain professional environment in communications, duties, tasks, interactions and customer service
• PRESCRIPTIONS/ORDERS - Weigh, measure and mix ingredients; compound and prepare medication emulsions, liquids, powders, and ointments using graduates, balance, mortars, pestles and funnels
• PRESCRIPTIONS/ORDERS - Fill prescriptions or orders from bulk stock; fill bottles, capsules and other package forms with measured amounts of medication according to prescription; type prescription or order information for identification and use of medication; attach label to container following dispensing format
• PRESCRIPTIONS/ORDERS - Maintain inventory records on narcotics and other controlled substances; maintain records on prescriptions or orders filled
• PRESCRIPTIONS/ORDERS - Ensure timely and accurate filling and delivery of physician's prescriptions or orders
• PRESCRIPTIONS/ORDERS - Prepare and dispense doses of medications as required to meet patient needs
• ADDITIVES - Mix and dispense additives for IV, IM and irrigating solutions
• FORMULARY - Review non-formulary drug requests and recommend formulary alternatives when possible
• PATIENT CARE - Enter physician prescriptions and orders into pharmacy computer system; review physician prescription or orders for completeness and appropriateness; perform prospective review of patient profile, check for drug-drug, drug-food, drug-disease, drug supplement interactions, patient allergies, appropriate dose, admixture incompatibilities, drug dose, route schedule, etc
• DRUG THERAPY - Collaborate with other healthcare professionals in the selection and individualization of drug therapy for patients
• DRUG THERAPY - Confer with medical personnel to correct problems with physician prescription or orders; recommend changes in therapy with goal of enhancing patient care, increase patient safety and decrease costs; encourage adherence to formulary , IV to PO recommendations, clinical practice guidelines, and antibiotic selections
• INFORMATION - Provide concise, complete, applicable and timely responses to drug information requests from healthcare professionals and patients
• PATIENT CARE - Perform total parenteral nutrition monitoring and participation on the UNMH Nutrition Support Team, Renal drug dosing, IV to PO conversion, Anticoagulation therapy monitoring, antibiotic selection, Pharmacokinetic monitoring and other monitoring duties as assigned
• PATIENT CARE - Participate in medication usage evaluations (MUE) and preparation of clinical practice guidelines
• PATIENT CARE - Perform Pharmacy audits on a regular basis as required by department policy
• DOCUMENTATION - Document patient information and recommendations regarding drug therapy regimens in patient charts when appropriate. Document clinical interventions in pharmacy departments clinical documentation software
• CLINICAL PROGRAMS - Participate and document participation in departmental programs such as therapeutic drug monitoring, formulary auto substitution, IV to PO conversions and renal dosing
• COMMITTEES - Attend meetings and represent department or Hospitals within Hospitals related committees or the community, as assigned
• GUIDELINES - Participate in the development of clinical practice guidelines and implementation of clinical order sets
• COUNSELING - Provide counseling to patients in outpatient setting and at discharge from the hospital
• PROCESS IMPROVEMENT - Follow up on problems identified by pharmacy staff in their prescription or order coordination process; recommend process changes as needed
• QUALITY IMPROVEMENT - Develop, execute, and participate in quality improvement programs that enable the department to continue to improve pharmaceutical care to the patients
• SUPERVISION - Organize and guide the daily operational duties of the support personnel and co-workers to provide best…