Pharmacist, Day Shift, Pharmacy Department

Fort Washington Medical Center

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Fort Washington Medical Center seeks to hire a Pharmacist in Fort Washington, Maryland who will embrace our mission to extend God's care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.

As a Pharmacist you will:
•Maintain excellent working knowledge of pharmacy practice and the Electronic Health Record. Verify and enter orders accurately, to ensure barcode scanning, timely accessibility of drugs, formulary maintenance, adherence to policy, and overall patient safety.
•Engage all members of the healthcare team, including patients and families to design, recommend, and monitor patient-specific pharmacotherapy, participate in multidisciplinary rounds, provide patient counseling and other follow up; respond to code emergencies.
•Accurately and safely prepare, label, check, and dispense all medication
•Communicate with team members regarding patient and department needs directly and utilizing shift reports and daily huddles, including information for Pharmacy Leaders, Clinicians, Technicians, Procurement and 340B, Information Technology, and others.
•Practice pharmacy stewardship through approved clinical protocols, medication dosing, therapeutic substitution, antibiotic stewardship, communicating with the healthcare team
•Maintain and supervise a working knowledge of Pharmacy Technician workflow, duties and skill sets to ensure smooth department function and throughput
•Participate in team meetings and others as assigned
•Additional duties as assigned

Qualified candidates will possess:
•Graduation from an ACPE accredited pharmacy school, with PharmD degree; alternatively, Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy with acute hospital/clinical experience, required.
•Strongly Preferred: Minimum one year of hospital pharmacy practice
•Considered: Recent graduate w/ minimum 2 years hospital pharmacy technician/intern experience; or non-hospital pharmacist experience, with counseling and medication therapy management
•Supervisory/management experience not required but welcome

Work Schedule:

40 hours/week day shifts, including weekends

Pay Range:

$46.18 - $70.19

If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.

We do this by offering:

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts

• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise

• Free Employee parking

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire

• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)

• Paid Time Off

• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period 

• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance

• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. Adventist HealthCare was the first and is the largest healthcare provider in Montgomery County.

If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.

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