Schedule:
- 5 days a week 8.5 hours
- Days and Evenings rotations Required
- Weekend rotation: every 4th weekend
- Holiday rotation required
Verifies inpatient prescriber orders dispenses ordered medications compounds IV and all other sterile products prepares and delivers all patient orders provides drug information and clinical patient review for safety and accuracy and supervises technicians and interns. Provides support on patient codes and emergency room level I traumas. Demonstrate competencies defined in Inpatient Staff Pharmacist duties and responsibilities in providing age-appropriate care to patients from the age of birth through 21 years and select adult patients.
Essential Functions:
- Dispenses inpatient medications pursuant to prescriber orders including determining the appropriateness of medication orders using information such as patient age weight disease state(s) and pertinent past medical history reviews all possible adverse drug events and considers patient allergies. Determines appropriateness of medication orders and contacts prescribing practitioner if in doubt of appropriateness of order. Verifies medications orders to assure timely and accurate delivery in a form appropriate for the patient.
- Provides information to health care practitioners caregivers or patients on the appropriate administration of medications medication dosing and medication selection.
- Provides all necessary pharmaceutical care in support of codes and Level I traumas.
- Documents direct patient care clinical operational and financial outcomes and activities appropriately in the medical record.
- Determines appropriateness of medication orders and contacts prescribing practitioner if in doubt of appropriateness of order. Verifies medications orders to assure timely and accurate delivery in a form appropriate for the patient. Further helps operationalize recommendations through order verification as appropriate and as determined by team leadership.
- Focuses on accurate maintenance of the prior to admission medication list and ensures accurate and timely communication to multidisciplinary team ambulatory pharmacy and patient/family regarding discharge medication-related needs.
- Provides in-service training to medical nursing and pharmacy staff. Precepts and/or supervises pharmacy residents students interns technicians or graduates awaiting licensure. Provides appropriate oversight and input in performance evaluations.
Education Requirement:
- Bachelors Degree from an accredited college of pharmacy required.
- Doctor of Pharmacy preferred.
Licensure Requirement:
Licensure or licensure-eligibility to practice pharmacy in the state of Ohio required.
Experience:
Pediatric hospital experience or internship preferred.
Physical Requirements:
OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist Climb stairs/ladder Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens Driving motor vehicles (work required) *additional testing may be required Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs Lifting / Carrying: 21-40 lbs Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs Pushing / Pulling: 26-40 lbs Reaching above shoulder Squat/kneel Walking
FREQUENTLY: Biohazard waste Chemicals/Medications Flexing/extending of neck Hand use: grasping gripping turning Repetitive hand/arm use
CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech Computer skills Decision Making Depth perception Hearing acuity Interpreting Data Peripheral vision Problem solving Seeing Far/near Sitting Standing
The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign direct and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet
Required Experience:
Staff IC