Pharmacist - 9021

Pharmacist - 9021

Location:

Cascade Valley Hospital

Department:
Pharmacy CVH Exempt:
No

Schedule:

DAYS - VARIABLE Position Type:
Per Diem FTE: 0.000001 Base Wage: $ 62.72 to $ 94.08

The purpose of this position is to provide comprehensive Clinical Pharmacy Services to patients. To work collaboratively with healthcare providers to ensure the safe and effective management of medication therapy. The Clinical Pharmacist participates in all aspects of the medication-use system to provide individualized pharmaceutical care and to help ensure quality outcomes for patients. Responsible for the provision of prospective and concurrent evaluation of pharmacotherapy with an emphasis on the patient and with the end point focused on outcomes such as treatment efficiency, morbidity, mortality and drug cost.

Acts as a liaison to medical, nursing, pharmacy practitioners and other healthcare professionals. Participates in ongoing clinical monitoring activities and provides administrative and clinical support for regulatory compliance issues, drug use evaluations, and operations support activities in conjunction with the Pharmacy Leadership Team. Provides immediate supervision and guidance of the work activities of Pharmacy Technicians and retains responsibility for the work performed by Pharmacy Technicians and Interns.

Pharmacists are responsible for clinical and distributive activities throughout Skagit Valley Hospital, and remote services to Mount Vernon Surgery Center, and Cascade Valley Hospital after hours. Cascade Valley Hospital Pharmacists are responsible for clinical and distributive activities at CVH and affiliated surgery center. Pharmacists may be required to support distribution and clinical questions from clinics affiliated with SVH or CVH. Pharmacists are responsible for providing patients with safe and appropriate medication therapy.

Additional duties include answering the telephone in a timely manner, promptly responding to messages and consults, and performing all steps of medication distribution, with or without Pharmacy Technician assistance.

Clinical activities include support throughout the assigned area to ensure medications are safe and appropriate for patients, and manage therapies per organizational policies, procedures, and protocols. Perform review of Prior to Admission medications for appropriateness, and assist with medication reconciliation. Perform medication management activities as delegated by providers through consults. Perform antimicrobial stewardship for assigned locations, including culture follow up for assigned locations.

Ensure appropriate dosing of medications in neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. Attend and collaboratively participate multidisciplinary rounds, when held in assigned location, and provide appropriate recommendations to improve clinical outcomes. Participates in codes as assigned. Assists in orienting new staff members and precepting students as required.

Interacts with patients and families in a compassionate manner, respecting their right to privacy and confidentiality. Assists co-workers, patients, vendors, physicians and others in a respectful and courteous manner, and ensures that service deficits are resolved in a courteous and professional manner. Promptly perform after hour Pharmacy service to Cascade Valley Hospital. Compounds and dispenses prescribed medications, drugs, IV solutions, and other pharmaceuticals for patient care in compliance with regulatory and department policies and procedures.

Reviews orders placed by authorized prescribers, to assure accuracy and safety. Inputs patient and medication data to maintain pharmacy files, charge and inventory data in an accurate and timely manner in compliance with SVH policies and procedures. Identifies medication errors and adverse drug reactions. Provides information to hospital staff and Providers regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage and storage of pharmaceuticals.

Pharmacists are responsible for any delegated act performed by pharmacy interns, or pharmacy technicians. Consistently demonstrates ability to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner in order to meet current needs. Pharmacists are responsible to verify the accuracy, quality, and quantity of Controlled Substances and Legend drugs that are transferred to Automated Dispensing Machine (ADM), Nurse, Provider, hospital or clinic staff, or patient.

Pharmacists are responsible to maintain adequate drug, Legend and Controlled Substance, inventory available for patient care. Pharmacists may be assisted by Pharmacy Technicians, under their supervision, to manage drug inventory and distribution. Orders and oversees stocking of pharmacy supplies, compounds, medications and materials in compliance with regulatory and SVH policies and procedures. All drugs, including Controlled Substances, shall be inspected and deemed appropriate for patient use, by a Pharmacist, prior to leaving the Pharmacy for patient use.

No Controlled…