Clinical Pharmacist Nights; ED​/ICU​/off

General Summary of Position

The Night ED/ICU Pharmacist is responsible for the safe, accurate, and timely review, verification, preparation, and dispensing of medications for adult and pediatric emergency and critical care areas during overnight operations. This pharmacist will be based in the ED with a 7 on/7 off schedule.

The pharmacist maintains primary responsibility for assigned ED and ICU coverage while providing cross-coverage and support to other night‑shift pharmacists based on patient acuity, workload, emergencies, and departmental needs. This role ensures compliance with hospital policies, applicable state and federal regulations, and patient safety standards while providing comprehensive clinical and operational pharmacy support to the healthcare team.

• Administration:
  Advises clinical staff to ensure that medications are safely and accurately administered. Advises professional staff to assure that the medication is being administered at the proper time in the prescribed dose and by the correct route. Advises the patient and clinical staff regarding any clinically significant adverse reactions or other concerns about administering a medication. Discusses any unresolved significant concerns about the medication with appropriate healthcare providers
• Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies procedures quality standards and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations
• DISPENSING:
  Safely prepares medications utilizing proper techniques: employs appropriate precautions when preparing hazardous medications; employs techniques to assure accurate medication preparation; oversees non‑licensed staff in the preparation of medications. Labels medications according to hospital policy applicable laws and regulations and standards of practice to ensure safe accurate administration: labels medications for dispensing with at least the drug name strength amount expiration date patient name patient location and directions for use;
  
  dispenses medications in a safe manner; dispenses quantities that are minimally sufficient to treat patient's needs safely; dispenses medications in the most ready‑to‑administer form; adds medications to Pyxis as based on patient needs
• DISPENSING:
  Adheres to all laws regulations and hospital policies regarding the management of recalled discontinued unused expired or returned medications: removes discontinued medications from the unit; inspects returned medications for integrity before returning to stock; segregates outdated or recalled medications from pharmacy stock. Accounts for all unused expired or returned controlled medications according to the law. Ensures that first doses of therapeutically monitored medications (i.e. vancomycin gentamicin etc.)
  
  are provided for timely administration to the patient. Clinical note is entered to communicate activities for subsequent monitoring
• INVESTIGATIONAL MEDICATIONS:
  Follows policies and procedures established for management of investigational medications including storage dispensing labeling distribution and documentation. Reviews and assures understanding of investigational protocol prior to dispensing investigational medications
• MONITORING:
  Responds appropriately to actual or potential adverse drug events and medication occurrences. Understands and takes appropriate action when an actual or potential adverse drug event and/or medication occurrence is identified. Complies with internal and external reporting requirements for actual and potential adverse drug events and/or medication occurrences using the Medication Occurrence Reporting System USP FDA ISMP etc
• ORDERING:
  Ensures that…