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Clinical Pharmacist Per Diem
Job in
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, 06860, USA
Listed on 2025-12-20
Listing for:
Norwalk Hospital Association
Per diem
position Listed on 2025-12-20
Job specializations:
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Healthcare
Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacy
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Summary
Performs all functions needed to ensure proper storage, preparation and dispensing of medications. Interpret and evaluate physician orders for appropriateness and safety. Provides information and recommendations to ensure the safe, timely, accurate and appropriate administration of medications. Actively participates in teaching, education, and monitoring efforts. Complies with all state and federal regulations, established peer standards and Hospital policies and procedures.
Responsibilities- Reviews, interprets, and verifies medication orders for safety and appropriateness in a timely manner. Conducts patient profile reviews prior to verifying/dispensing. Identifies and resolves basic order entry and prescribing problems. Makes appropriate interventions to ensure patient safety and regulatory compliance.
- Dispenses accurately labeled medications in the appropriate packaging in a timely manner. Understands all drug preparation techniques and can perform or oversee the timely preparation of medications to ensure product and patient safety.
- Ensure all sterile compounded medications and IV solutions are handled and labeled according to applicable regulatory standards and policies.
- Understands and complies with required Pharmacy Department documentation in all areas and can do so in a clear concise manner.
- Understands the purchasing process and assists in inventory control to reduce waste. Can obtain drugs in select emergency situations.
- Suggests appropriate alternatives to non-formulary medications.
- Demonstrates strong problem‑solving skills and offers reasonable solutions/options.
- Maintains drug knowledge and competency and keeps up to date with current trends and practices in pharmacy.
- Demonstrates initiative in learning about new disease and drug therapies.
- Retrieves, analyzes, and communicates drug information from available resources in a professional and timely manner.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the pharmacotherapy of disease states.
- Performs daily clinical functions including but not limited to;
- IV to PO conversions
- Antibiotic dosing, stewardship, and monitoring
- Renal dosing adjustments
- Counsels patients as needed about their drug therapy to ensure safe use and maximize patient outcomes.
- Demonstrates respect for patients and maintains a pleasant and professional attitude.
- Communicates any patient needs or findings with the medical team.
- Present education professionally to the pharmacy staff.
- Communicates clearly, concisely, and courteously, both in person and over the phone, with all hospital staff.
- Actively takes responsibility for overseeing all activities pertinent to drug preparation, dispensing and distribution.
- Conducts in-process and final checks on the performance of all actions taken by pharmacy technicians.
- Oversees, prioritizes, and directs daily activities of the Pharmacy Technicians.
- Maintains and promotes positivity, teamwork, and professional working environment.
- Demonstrates ability to prioritize workloads, optimize productivity and maintain compliance with all regulations.
- Recognizes and makes suggestions and recommendations to solve problems, increase productivity, improve department policies and procedures, and to promote cost‑saving measures.
- Develops, initiates, maintains, and completes assigned projects.
- Understands and actively contributes to departmental goals.
- Performs clinical and/or regulatory monitoring.
- Helps train and develop inexperienced staff in all areas.
- Assists in training, team teaching, mentoring, and precepting of students and residents, as applicable.
- Provides and develops education materials for pharmacy staff.
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