Overnight Pharmacist

Schedule: 7 on 7 off working 10‑12‑hour shifts depending on organizational needs.

This position is located in the Pharmacy Department of the Winnebago Comprehensive Healthcare System. The employee serves as a clinical pharmacist providing quality pharmaceutical services to eligible patients in accordance with Federal and State law and accepted ethical standards. Work is performed on an assigned basis with most working hours occurring Monday through Friday during normal daytime business hours; however, shift changes will be required to allow pharmacist coverage during all hours of operation.

Incumbent may be required to work on a rotational basis for shift, weekend and holiday duty as needed and assigned.

• Demonstrates the Winnebago Comprehensive Healthcare System core mission, vision, and values.

• Selects, procures, prepares, and dispenses only those medications that conform to standards of quality for potency, purity, and effectiveness at the time they are administered or used by the patient.
• Responsible for proper interpretation of prescriptions and the dispensing of medications and drugs as prescribed.
• Reviews patient medical records for safety, appropriateness, and effectiveness of drug therapy by alerting medical staff to any prescription or dosage that can be harmful or dangerous to patients.
• Specifies and labels directions and precautions to assure proper protection of the contents and protection of the patient.
• Properly stores and protects drugs and chemicals to prevent reactions from external influences such as light, temperature, humidity, or interaction with the container.
• Consults and provides a wide range of drug information to the community and clinic staff.
• Counsels patients on the use, storage, cautions and side effects of all medications dispensed as well as documentation of cognitive services provided.
• Interview patients to ascertain significant past medical history and medication history; evaluate medication regimens for appropriateness, drug interactions, therapeutic duplications, non‑compliance and adverse drug events.
• Restocks the automated dispensing machines and performs daily maintenance functions on automated equipment; responsible for maintaining their login to the automated cabinets.
• Keeps an accurate count of medications, especially controlled medications, to prevent diversion of medications through theft, fraud and prescription drug abuse.
• Provides pharmacy and drug information services to individuals eligible for services in homes, schools, clinics, job sites, and other community locations.

• Attends multidisciplinary and improvement meetings as assigned and works with the designated care team.
• Conducts clinic‑authorized outpatient pharmacy clinics (e.g., Coumadin clinic, Tobacco cessation, Hepatitis
  
  C) following appropriate national and/or local training as well as established facility policies and procedures.
• Takes the appropriate health history, performs limited physical assessment, follows and adjusts the developed treatment plan, and monitors the patient's outcome to the prescribed treatment plan related to the specialized pharmacy clinics; discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and alerts provider when necessary.
• Documents all clinical activities, updates problem lists, and updates medication allergy information in the medical records.
• May order and interpret laboratory tests as related to the specialized pharmacy clinics.
• Provides pharmaceutical services to focus on therapeutic drug monitoring; analyzes medication regimens to ensure the most effective, least toxic, and most economical treatment plan.
• Serves as a therapeutic consultant to the medical staff.

• Provides formal and informal education and in‑services to medical staff, pharmacy, and nursing staff, as requested.
• Provides training for pharmacy students.
• Provides orientation to nurses and medical providers.
• Provides education to patients and their families about medications, common disease states and information on health promotion.

• Collaborates…