Hospital​/Retail Pharmacist

Location: Cherokee

POSITION SUMMARY:

Performance of distributive functions in operating a hospital pharmacy associated with Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Serve as a clinical resource for providers, nurses, and other staff. Participate in antibiotic stewardship and pharmacy & therapeutics committees. Responsible for operating in compliance with federal and state laws.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

* Maintains appropriate storage and records of non-prescription, legend, and controlled substances.

* Maintains appropriate pharmacy security.

* Serves as a clinical resource for providers, nurses and other patient care personnel.

* Creates vancomycin dose regimens and monitors lab levels as needed.

* Compounds or oversees compounding of sterile IV products including hazardous products.

* Dispenses and maintains prescription records in each client's medical record.

Offer all patients served age-appropriate pharmaceutical services.

* Offers all outpatient clients or a respective proxy verbal counseling at the time the initial prescription leaves the pharmacy.

* Documents all adverse drug reactions of an uncommon or serious nature.

* Summarizes interventions appropriately in the electronic medical record.

* Manages initial contacts from pharmaceutical representatives.

* Participates actively on the antibiotic stewardship and pharmacy & therapeutics committees.

* Oversees use of Omnicell including staff access, stock levels and dispensing

* Participates in rapid response calls, code blue calls, and trauma calls during business hours

* Provides the hospital with pharmaceutical services after hours on-call as scheduled.

Schedule:

26 - 40 hours per week with every 3rd weekend on call. Working at both the hospital and retail pharmacy.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

* Required:

RPh or PharmD degree.

License/Registration/Certification:

* Required:

Active pharmacist license in the state of Iowa.

* Required:

Register with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy.

Experience:

* Preferred:
Prior experience working in a pharmacy.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

* Knowledge of federal and state pharmacy laws.

* Knowledge of medical terminology, classifications of drugs, and pharmaceutical arithmetic.

* Knowledge of pharmacy literature and online resources for researching questions.

* Skill in solving problems on an independent and team level.

* Skill in paying close attention to detail.

* Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

* Ability to adapt to flexible work schedules and frequent interruptions.

* Ability to prioritize to meet deadlines on daily work and special projects.

* Ability to learn and use various computer programs efficiently.