Willingness to contribute to a positive team environment.
Excellent attention to detail.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to collaborate with other healthcare professionals.
Strong interpersonal and people skills.
Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Ability to perform arithmetic calculations using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
A Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy or a Pharm.D. Degree.
An unrestricted Nebraska pharmacy license.
No conviction for any non-alcohol, drug-related misdemeanor or felony.
Experience in hospital pharmacy.
Ability to demonstrate leadership, managerial ability, good interpersonal relationships, and sound administrative principles.
Responsibilities
Fill medication orders and prescriptions, monitor patient medication therapies, counsel patients, document interventions, provide drug information, and supervise and direct support personnel.
Assume the essential responsibilities and duties of the Pharmacy Director when required in the Director's absence.
Build professional relationships with departments, staff, and patients; communicate effectively to support clinical initiatives, patient care and education, and pharmacy initiatives.
Provide pharmaceutical care for patients of all ages, from infancy through geriatric care, while maintaining a professional presence throughout the hospital.
Ensure pharmacy services and activities meet hospital goals and standards.
Interpret verbal, electronic, and written medication orders and prescriptions and accurately enter or verify them in the electronic medical record.
Prepare and dispense medications according to licensed prescriber orders and established policies and procedures.
Compound and dispense sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition products accurately.
Issue controlled substances to patient care areas and maintain legally required records.
Supervise and direct pharmacy support personnel and verify pharmacy technician and intern activities, including medication preparation and use of Automated Dispensing Cabinets.
Ensure safe, appropriate, and cost-effective medication therapies according to policies, procedures, protocols, and national guidelines.
Monitor drug therapy regimens for allergies, contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, drug-laboratory test interactions, adverse drug reactions, drug and dose appropriateness, and therapeutic duplications.
Support pharmacoeconomic efforts and the Antimicrobial Stewardship program.
Provide drug information, clinical consultation, and clarification to practitioners and recommend appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff.
Document clinical interventions accurately and appropriately.
Provide drug information to patients and their families.
Assist with purchasing activities and maintaining adequate inventory levels.
Inspect medication areas for outdated medications, proper storage, medication administration records, and availability of reference materials.
Perform controlled-substance accountability, record-keeping and reconciliation, crash-cart inspection, quality-assurance reporting, and other special projects assigned by the Pharmacy Director.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Description
Eligible for a $15,000 sign-on bonus!
Full-time, 30-40 hours/week, flexible scheduling.
Department of three Pharmacists.
Schedule example of shift operations:
Monday-Friday 7am-5pm
Saturday 8am-12pm
Benefited position after 60-day waiting period.
Job Duties:
Staff Pharmacist fills medication order/prescriptions, monitors patient medication therapies, counsels patients, documents interventions, provides drug information, and supervises and directs support personnel. In the absence of the Pharmacy Director, a staff pharmacist may be required to assume the essential responsibilities and perform the duties of the Pharmacy Director.
The Staff Pharmacist will enhance professional relationships with all departments, staff, and patients. Communicate effectively to promote clinical initiatives, provide patient care and education, and promote pharmacy initiatives. The Clinical Staff Pharmacist will provide pharmaceutical care for all patients of all ages from infancy through geriatric. Maintain a professional presence throughout the hospital. Assure pharmacy services and activities are carried out to meet goals and standards of Chadron Community Hospital.
Interprets medication orders/prescriptions (verbal, electronic, and written) and accurately enters or verifies orders in electronic medical record (EHR)
Prepares and dispenses medications per orders/prescriptions written by licensed prescribers according to established policies and procedures
Compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals, including sterile, chemotherapy, and parental nutrition products accurately
Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law
Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel. Verifies activities of pharmacy technicians and interns including medication preparation and use of Automated Dispensing Cabinets
Ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective medication therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, protocols, and national guidelines
Monitors drug therapy regimens for allergies, contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, drug-laboratory test interactions, adverse drug reactions, appropriateness of drug and dose, and therapeutic duplications
Supports the pharmacy’s pharmacoeconomic efforts and Antimicrobial Stewardship program
Provides drug information, clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners. Suggests appropriate, cost-effective, therapeutic alternatives to medical staff as needed
Documents interventions accurately and appropriately
Provides drug information to patients and their families
Assists with purchasing activities and maintenance of adequate inventory level
Inspects medication areas for outdated medications, proper storage of medications, proper medication administration records, and availability of reference materials
Accepts and completes special duties to be performed on a regular basis. Examples include controlled substance accountability, record-keeping and reconciliation; crash cart inspection; quality assurance reporting; and other special projects as assigned by Director of Pharmacy
Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Skills:
Accurate data entry skills
Strong time management and organizational skills
Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing.
Willingness to be a team player and promote a positive team environment.
Excellent attention to detail.
Self-motivated and able to work independently.
Able to collaborate with other Healthcare Professionals.
Strong interpersonal and people skills.
Experienced in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure; this may include using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy or Pharm. D. Degree.
Valid Pharmacy license in the State of Nebraska without restrictions.
Have never been convicted of any non-alcohol, drug-related misdemeanor, or felony,
Experience in hospital pharmacy.
Should be able to demonstrate leadership, managerial ability, good interpersonal relationships and the application of sound administrative principles.