Pharmacist, Healthcare

Overview

Delivers patient focused, outcome oriented pharmaceutical care to patients of all ages, including neonatal, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric. Promote a positive work environment and interpersonal relationships, while maintaining the highest level of professionalism and confidentiality.

• Reviews and interprets physicians orders to assure that the drug, dosage form, and dose is appropriate for the patient's age, weight, and comorbidities. Checks for drug incompatibilities and allergies, and takes appropriate action when necessary.
• Oversees and/or participates in assuring appropriate medications are prepared and delivered to care areas in a timely manner, and are stored both securely and in a manner appropriate for both stability and effective workflow.
• Works collaboratively with other healthcare team members to provide pharmacotherapy recommendations with intent to achieve optimal patient outcomes across the continuum of care.
• Supervises and mentors technicians, interns, and students working during their shift in order to maintain the accuracy and quality of pharmaceutical services.
• Maintains quality and safety in the department through completion of quality control checks, identifying and reporting out medication errors and near misses, identifying process improvements and ensures appropriate documentation.
• Provides accurate and timely responses to other healthcare professionals and patients regarding drug information questions and Mercy One medication use policies to assure safe and appropriate use of medications.
• Participates in the orientation, instruction and training of pharmacy students, interns, pharmacy technicians, residents, pharmacists and other health professionals.
• Knowledgeable and adheres to State and Federal laws, regulations, pharmacy policies, procedures and standard operating procedures, formulary and pertinent clinical practice guidelines.
• Provides professional, engaging customer service to all patients, and healthcare providers with whom they work.
• Performs other job functions as directed by the pharmacy manager/supervisor.

Note: Employment Type and Shift information follows in the sections below.

Employment Type
:
Full time

Shift
:
Rotating Shift

• Reviews and interprets physicians orders to assure that the drug, dosage form, and dose is appropriate for the patient's age, weight, and comorbidities. Checks for drug incompatibilities and allergies, and takes appropriate action when necessary.
• Oversees and/or participates in assuring appropriate medications are prepared and delivered to care areas in a timely manner, and are stored both securely and in a manner appropriate for both stability and effective workflow.
• Works collaboratively with other healthcare team members to provide pharmacotherapy recommendations with intent to achieve optimal patient outcomes across the continuum of care.
• Supervises and mentors technicians, interns, and students working during their shift in order to maintain the accuracy and quality of pharmaceutical services.
• Maintains quality and safety in the department through completion of quality control checks, identifying and reporting out medication errors and near misses, identifying process improvements and ensures appropriate documentation.
• Provides accurate and timely responses to other healthcare professionals and patients regarding drug information questions and Mercy One medication use policies to assure safe and appropriate use of medications.
• Participates in the orientation, instruction and training of pharmacy students, interns, pharmacy technicians, residents, pharmacists and other health professionals.
• Knowledgeable and adheres to State and Federal laws, regulations, pharmacy policies, procedures and standard operating procedures, formulary and pertinent clinical practice guidelines.
• Provides professional, engaging customer service to all patients, and healthcare providers with whom they work.
• Performs other job functions as directed by the pharmacy manager/supervisor.

• Pharmacy degree (BS or Pharm.
  
  D.) from an ACPE approved college of pharmacy.
• 3 years of hospital experience is preferred.

• Licensed, or eligible for licensure, pharmacist in Iowa. Must be licensed within 3 months of hire.
• BLS certification within 3 months of hire.
• Other certification if requested by direct supervisors/managers.

Knowledge:
Achieves and maintains an adequate basic knowledge base including pharmacology, therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, therapeutics drug monitoring, and literature evaluation to provide clinical services for all age groups served. Provides basic clinical services as required by policy and procedure.

• Effective communication with patients and other healthcare professionals.
• A high level of analytic ability to research and evaluate drug information, interpret patient…