Pharmacist | Retail | PRN
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Job Description
Location:
Avera McKennan HospitalWorker Type:
PRNWork Shift:
Primarily days with rotating weekends and holidays (United States of America)Position Highlights
You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
A Brief Overview
Responsible for ensuring the safe effective and economical use of medications for patients of all ages. This role involves preparing and dispensing prescriptions advising healthcare professionals on drug therapies monitoring patient medication regimens and conducting patient education on drug use. The Pharmacist collaborates with medical staff to manage patient treatments ensuring compliance with health system policies and regulatory requirements. Oversees the activities of pharmacy technical staff and interns. Additional responsibilities may include committee involvement teaching and participating in clinical research and continuing education to stay current with medical advancements.
What you will do
- Interprets processes and monitors medication orders issued by providers for contraindications interactions allergies and appropriateness.
- Provides medication information on the proper usage desired effects and potential adverse effects and performs inventory control measures during medication distribution and administration providing patients optimal medication resources in a timely manner.
- Maintains a working knowledge of applicable federal state and local laws and regulations Code of Ethics and policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all regulatory agencies for safe medication delivery.
- Supervises Pharmacy Technicians in unit dosage intravenous admixture and prescription preparation/distribution.
- Mentors students interns technicians and others with developing career plans or professional development.
- Participates in continuous quality improvement activities and promotes patient safety.
- Recommends changes within the department and facility to improve quality of care and services.
- Assists in drug use reviews patient care audits and detecting and reporting of adverse medication reactions to ensure our patients receive quality healthcare.
- Performs functions related to clinical activities such as kinetics medication therapy monitoring medication information and educational programs.
- Monitors medication therapy including routine analysis of patients medication therapy medical problems laboratory data and special procedures as well as correlating these analyses with other clinicians responsible for the patients care to provide a continuum of care throughout the hospital system.
Essential Qualifications
The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others hear understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Required Education License/Certification or Work Experience:
- Pharmacist - Board of Pharmacy active in state of practice Upon Hire
Preferred Education License/Certification or Work Experience:
- Doctorate (PHD) Pharmacy
Expectations and Standards
- Commitment to the daily application of Averas mission vision core values and social principles to serve patients their families and our community.
- Promote Averas values of compassion hospitality and stewardship.
- Uphold Averas standards of Communication Attitude Responsiveness and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Work effectively in a team environment coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
- Comply with safety principles laws regulations and standards associated with but not limited to CMS The Joint Commission DHHS and OSHA if applicable.
Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability Veteran Status or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application please call 1- or send an email to .
Employment Type
Part-Time
