Patient Care Pharmacist Per Diem JHIS King of Prussia

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Job Description

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers visitors and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

• Promotes safe and rational infusion therapy for patients based on orders from a prescriber.

• Works collaboratively to assure patient and caregivers understand and become independent with their plan of care. Adjusts the care plan based on patient response interventions and prescriber orders.

• Typical infusion therapies include antimicrobial TPN hydration pain management chemotherapy inotrope immunotherapy monoclonal antibody corticosteroid gastrointestinal agents clotting factors etc.

• Monitors drug therapy assesses patient response drug interactions side effects toxicity and interprets lab results.

• Enters home infusion orders and documentation assures the patient file tells the story of the treatment course problems goals interventions response and outcome.

• Maintains relationships with medical nursing social and other services involved in the care of patients at home. Advises prescribers nurses and other staff regarding medication administration monitoring of drug therapy and disease states.

• Contributes to multidisciplinary team committees development of policies and drug administration guidelines pharmacy student preceptorship and various other projects.

• Participates in the On Call pharmacist role.

• Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisory personnel.

Competencies (Knowledge Skills and Abilities Required):

• Provides care that is appropriate to the specific chronological age developmental age social maturity and cultural background of the patients being treated or serviced.

• Demonstrates the ability to navigate appropriate and necessary software systems unique to the position and department

• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Ability to define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral or schedule form.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy required. Doctor of Pharmacy preferred.

Experience:

• Home infusion experience preferred but not required.

Minimum Certifications Registration or License Requirements:

• Pharmacy License in the state of PA.
• Valid Drivers License required.

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Nationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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