Patient Care Pharmacist - Part Time - Nights

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Job Summary:

Location: Methodist Women's Hospital
Address: 707 N 190th Plaza, Elkhorn, NE

Work Schedule: 9:15pm to 7:15am, 30-40 hours/pay period, consistent night assignments

The role is to oversee and ensure the appropriate and safe utilization of medications for patients within the facility. The pharmacist must maintain competency in unique aspects of drug therapy for the patients for whom they provide care, including factors related to patients of all age groups including neonates, pediatrics, adults, and geriatrics.

Monitors drug therapy to evaluate appropriateness of use, drug, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interactions.

Pharmaceutical care provided by assessing patient demographics; reviewing patient medication histories; reviewing patient medication profiles; establishing desired outcomes; developing therapeutic care plans; determining alternatives for achieving outcomes; educating patients and or family on drug therapy; monitoring patient outcomes; and monitoring potential adverse, drug-drug, and drug-food interactions.

Mastery of the use of Cerner pharmacy and hospital information system application is required. As well as proficiency with all technology associated with the medication management process to include but not limited to Automated Dispensing Cabinets, Automated TPN compounder, and Automated dispensing equipment such as packaging machines/carousels.

Understanding and compliance with intravenous compounding policies and procedures is required. Responsible for adhering to policies, procedures, staffing, safety metrics and financial metrics. Education to healthcare professionals and patients is a requirement.

Must maintain compliance with all state and federal regulations regarding medications.

The role is to oversee and ensure the appropriate and safe utilization of drugs of hospitalized or emergency department patients throughout the overnight shifts.

Responsibilities:

Essential Job Functions

Clinical Core Competencies.

• Demonstrates competency with the established Clinical Programs approved by the Medical Staff

Transfer of medication issues is communicated between the pharmacy team.

• ALL issues and pending transactions are communicated to staff for completion.
• ALL issues and pending transactions communicated to thee are completed.

Clinical Model adherence (Intervention documentation and observation.)

• Complete all assigned task based on assignment.
• Completes all required departmental competencies by due dates.

Drug formulary is preserved (Intervention documentation and non-formulary requests.)

• ALL non-formulary request communicated to prescribing physician with options.

Age Specific Criteria incorporated into clinical decision process.

• Screen all patients and adjust therapy options based on age of patient.
• Intervention documentation or completion of 1 Continuing Education (CE) program on age criteria.
  • Spectrum Neonatal to Geriatric.

Renal Dosage Adjustment (Adjustments noted within PharmNet.)

• Adjust all approved therapies on patients whose renal function dictates.

Pharmacokinetics Management (PK) sheets and intervention documentation.)

• Minimum 1/month: PK dosing and monitoring performed correctly and per policy.
• Pharmacokinetic data collection an all patients on vancomycin, aminoglycosides, others.
• Patients on medications requiring pharmacokinetic monitoring are closed appropriately and accurately based on hospital policy.
• Documentation of all pharmacokinetic consults are completed in Cerner and TheraDoc.

Anticoagulation program (Intervention documentation).

• Complete monitoring and assessment of all anticoagulation patients.
• Appropriately doses all anticoagulation patients consulted.

Documentation of Interventions (Intervention documentation).