Patient Care Pharmacist - Casual/PRN

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Job Summary:

Location: Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Address: 933 E Pierce St, Council Bluffs, IA

Work Schedule: Rotating Day/Evening/Weekends

***Ask your recruiter about Shift Differential pay***

Benefits: This position is NOT eligible for full-time benefits

Oversee and ensure the appropriate and safe utilization of drugs of hospitalized or emergency department patients.

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 them are completed.

Clinical Model adherence (Intervention documentation and observation).

• ​Complete all assigned task based on assignment.

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.

• Intervention documentation or completion of 1 CE program on age criteria.
• Screen all patients and adjust therapy options based on age of patient.

Renal Dosage Adjustment (Adjustments noted within PharmNet).

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

Pharmacokinetics Management (PK sheets and intervention documentation).

• PK sheet correctly completed and entered into PK program.

Anticoagulation program (Intervention documentation).

• Complete monitoring and assessment of all anticoagulation patients as outlined.

Operational Core Competencies

• Effectively manages assigned areas based on established policies and procedures.

Oversee pharmacy technicians & interns to achieve flow in the medication process.

• Prioritize and maintain effective flow of the medication process.

Sterile Compounding Management

• Pass Low Risk Level Competency and manage flow of products.
• Pass Chemotherapy Management Competency and manage flow of products.

Central Pharmacy Management

• Order verification complete and prompt based on assistance required.
• Manage the flow of products with no backlog or delays.

Teamwork exhibited by actions

• Expectation: completion of orders to point of delivery (visual inspections while staffing)

Safety Competencies

• ​Critically manages assigned areas based on established policies and procedures.

Hazardous Drugs

• Demonstrates ability to safely oversee the management of Hazardous Drugs.

Central Pharmacy

• Actions represent the best interest of the patient (observational).
• Follows all Safety Alerts: Code Red; Code Triage; Code Adam; other codes.

Schedule:

Rotating Day/Evening/Weekends

Job Description:

Job Requirements

Education

• Post-Baccalaureate Degree of Pharmacy.

Experience

• Age at least 18 years of age with no current drug or alcohol addiction/convictions of any drug related misdemeanor or felony.
• Two years of health care pharmacy experience required

License/Certifications

• Current active Pharmacy Licensure (PH) for work state required.
• Current American Heart Association Basic or American Red Cross Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Maintain