Pharmacist PoolPRN

National Jewish Health is seeking an as-needed Pharmacist to support pharmacy operations by providing coverage for staff vacancies and absences across multiple National Jewish Health locations including Northern and Western sites with responsibilities that include oncology pharmacy support. This role is responsible for processing and verifying prescriptions overseeing pharmacy technician workflow and delivering pharmacological expertise to multidisciplinary care teams and patients. The Pharmacist ensures continuity of safe accurate and efficient medication services while maintaining high standards of patient care and operational excellence.

Key responsibilities include:

• Reviewing interpreting and verifying prescriber orders and preparing medications accurately and safely
• Providing coverage and operational support during staffing gaps to ensure uninterrupted pharmacy services
• Directing and supporting pharmacy technician workflow to maintain efficiency and accuracy
• Counseling patients and providing pharmacological guidance to health care professionals
• Supporting clinical and research activities including investigational drug protocols

National Jewish Health is a nationally recognized leader in respiratory immunologic and complex chronic disease care and has been advancing patient care research and education since 1899. The institution offers a collaborative mission-driven environment where pharmacists contribute to high-quality patient outcomes while supporting flexible staffing needs.

Position Summary
The staff pharmacist processes prescriptions oversees and directs pharmacy technician workflow provides pharmacological information to multidisciplinary health care teams and patients and identifies and solves day-to-day operational issues.

Essential Duties

1. Reviews interprets clarifies and enters prescriber orders/prescriptions.
2. Prepares all forms of medications using accurate calculations and proper procedures.
3. Maintains and improves operational efficiency and accuracy by training organizing and directing pharmacy technician workflow. Verifies the accuracy of their order entry preparation and labeling of prescriptions.
4. Listens attentively and responds promptly to customers needs requests and concerns in a respectful manner.
5. Utilizes available information to track and understand each patients medication history and make recommendations to prescribers as the situation requires.
6. Provides pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals and counseling customers on drug therapies.
7. Maintains safe clean and organized work environment.
8. Collaborates with research staff on investigational drug research. Maintains accurate records dispenses and labels per research protocol.
9. Performs competencies and assigned training prior to deadline. Completes professional continuing education as required by rules and regulations of governing body.
10. Provides after hours services to hospital personnel as requested.
11. Assists Director of Pharmacy in implementation of department initiatives.

Other Duties

1. Checks accuracy and expiration dates and stocks Pyxis machines as needed.
2. Checks customers out at register efficiently and accurately.
3. Inventories stocks and places orders for the pharmacy stock as needed.

Competencies

1. Accountability: Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness; confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to organizational success and inspires others to commit to goals; demonstrates a commitment to National Jewish Health.
2. Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures processes requirements or cultures.
3. Attention to Detail: Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time. Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
4. Collaboration/Teamwork: Cooperates with others to accomplish common goals; works with employees within and across his/her department to achieve shared goals; treats others with dignity and respect and maintains a friendly demeanor; values the contributions of others.
5. Customer Focus: Ensuring that the customer perspective is a driving force behind business decisions and activities; crafting and implementing service practices that meet customers and own organizations needs.
6. Energy: Consistently maintaining high levels of activity or productivity; operating with vigor effectiveness and determination over extended periods of time.
7. Initiative: Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
8. Perseverance/Resourcefulness: Accesses and utilizes available resources inside and outside the company.

Supervisory or Managerial Responsibility
None

Travel
Minimal local travel may be required.

Core Values

1. Be available to work as scheduled and report to work on time.
2. Be willing to accept supervision and work well with others.
3. Be well groomed appropriately for your role and wear ID Badge visibly.
4. Be in compliance with all departmental and institutional policies the Employee Handbook Code of Conduct and completes NetLearning by due date annually.
5. Promotes a workplace culture based on mutual respect and merit where all individuals are treated fairly and provided with equal opportunity to contribute to the mission and goals of the institution.
6. Adheres to safe working practices and at all times follows all institutional and departmental safety policies and procedures.
7. Wears appropriate PPE as outlined by the infection control policies and procedures.
8. Demonstrates compliance with all state federal and all other regulatory agency requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Education: Bachelors degree in Pharmacy required.
2. Work Experience: One (1) year of pharmacy experience preferred.
3. Special Training Certification or Licensure: Colorado Pharmacist License required. CPR/BLS required. APhA Immunization certification required.

Salary Range:Salary for this position is set at $70.00/hour.

Benefits: This position is PRN and not eligible for benefits.