Clinical Pharmacist; Nights - East Valley

Clinical Pharmacist (Nights) – East Valley

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Department: PCH-EV JV | Pharmacy

Location:

Gilbert

Shift: Mon-Fri, Sat, Sun, Nights, 9pm-7am

Category:
Pharmacy

Posting #: 1025846

Employee Type:
Full-Time

Join the Phoenix Children’s Inpatient Pharmacy Team at our new facility in East Valley! We’re seeking dedicated pharmacists to lead and support our pediatric patients’ medication management needs. As a pharmacist, you’ll play a pivotal role in our inpatient pharmacy environment, ensuring the safe and effective use of medications for children. Enjoy an overnight schedule of 10‑hour shifts working 7 days on and 7 days off.

We offer opportunities for advancement, including Clinical Pharmacist I, Clinical Pharmacist II, and Senior Clinical Pharmacist, based on experience and additional training. Exciting incentives include up to a $10,000 starting bonus for eligible hires, referral bonuses, and a relocation package for qualified candidates. This position oversees the daily activities of the medication management process and provides comprehensive pharmacy services to patients from neonate to young adulthood while performing the duties of a registered pharmacist as defined by the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy and Phoenix Children’s.

It also ensures compliance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations as well as proper storage and documentation.

• Reviews and manages medication orders for therapeutic appropriateness based upon age, weight, height, laboratory values, diagnosis, and other patient and clinical information pertinent to safe and effective care and intervenes as necessary. Verifies medication orders in an accurate and timely manner.
• Effectively screens for and manages clinical alerts/conditions (i.e., allergies, interactions, therapeutic duplications, adverse drug reactions).
• Actively problem‑solves issues with medication orders and contacts the prescriber to recommend appropriate alternative medication therapy as needed.
• Complies with the directives of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee related to formulary management.
• Documents clinical interventions to meet or exceed established cost‑containment and evidence‑based medication therapy goals for the department and organization.
• Prepares and dispenses sterile and non‑sterile medications in an accurate and timely manner, in compliance with departmental and organizational policies and procedures, annual department goals and in accordance with all state and federal laws, statutes and quality standards agencies.
• Demonstrates and utilizes appropriate clinical pharmacy skills in assessing and formulating medication therapy recommendations to medical staff and other health‑care providers that are safe, evidence‑based, care‑appropriate and cost‑effective.
• Participates in decentralized pharmacist‑assigned duties when applicable.
• Assists in developing guidelines, policies, and other monitoring and intervention strategies for medication use.
• Actively participates in the ongoing education and training of self, other pharmacists, pharmacy residents, interns, technicians, and student learners and orientation of new employees.
• Directly supervises the work of technical, intern, and support staff to ensure accuracy in medication preparation and dispensing and coordinates efficient daily workflow.
• Acts as liaison between the pharmacy and the medical and nursing staff for issues pertaining to medication management and pharmacy services; participates in hospital and department operational and quality improvement initiatives when applicable.
• Serves in a professional capacity, when applicable, on unit‑based medical and other clinical teams providing information and recommendations for service and patient care. Pharmacists in this role may be required to work with certain subspecialties and service lines in providing advanced clinical services, including but not limited to antimicrobial stewardship program activities.
• Provides support for hospital and unit‑based quality and safety teams, where applicable.
• Effectively communicates problems, unique patient needs, and other necessary information to on‑coming…