Pharmacist Graduate | 40 hours per week | Inpatient Pharmacy

Minimum Hiring Wage:

Job Details:

Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection dosage interactions and side effects of medications under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. Provides safe and effective pharmaceutical care to customers while working with support staff.

What you will do

• Clinical Supervision and Leadership for the Pharmacy Department under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. * Serve as a resource for expert opinion on medication therapy for other clinical professionals.* Work cooperatively with Pharmacy staff in their professional development and the development of clinical duties assigned to them.* Supervise and check all work performed by technicians.* Participate in maintenance of records of pharmacy transactions as required by state and federal laws.* Assist with inventory control procedures such as ordering and receiving of medications/supplies. Help procure medications and supplies from whatever source necessary to serve our patients.
• Participation in Clinical Pharmacy Practice* Maintain outstanding clinical pharmacy knowledge and skills.* Develop advanced proficiency in specific areas of professional practice as needed by GRMC. Examples include infectious disease pain management and palliative care.* Encourage medication therapy consultations from physicians nurses and other staff.* Complete medication therapy consultations using sound resources and judgments and respond in a manner consistent with EXCEL values.* Participate in patient care and discharge rounds as needed with specific patient populations. Examples include
• Complex Care meetings Hospice House patient evaluations and ICU rounds under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist. * Document patient care activities in the medical record and the records of the department.* Provide patient education as appropriate.* Participate as medication expert during inpatient code blues. Prepare medications as necessary.* Prepare Sterile Compounds according to policies and procedures. Supervise and check all sterile compounds prepared by registered technicians for accuracy of ingredients expiration date and time correct patient correct route correct instructions and accurate labeling.
• Attend Committee Meetings as assigned. * Active participation and presentation at standing committees and groups such as Pharmacy and Therapeutics Clinical Care and the Medical Staff Service Meetings as assigned.* Active participation and presentation at other committees and groups as needed. Examples include development of disease-specific care initiatives sentinel event reviews and development of standing orders and protocols.* Participate in committees and groups as needed for compliance with quality and safety practices and medication standards of monitoring organizations such as CMS and JCAHO.
• Pharmacist Training under the direct supervision of a pharmacist * Training on pharmacy EMR under the supervision of a pharmacist. * Sterile compounding training including USP 797 USP 795 and USP 800. * Automation education training Omnicell Inteligard ETC.

• Graduate of accredited college of pharmacy Required
• Bachelors Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) in Pharmacy Preferred
• Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.) in Pharmacy (PharmD) Preferred
• Pharmacist Iowa Board of Pharmacy (United States of America) within 90 Days Required
• Experience in a clinical or retail pharmacy setting Preferred

Benefits:

We are excited to offer an aggressive compensation and benefits package for qualifying positions which includes:

• Competitive base pay

• Matching retirement programs

• Health Dental and Vision plans

• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

• Employee discounts including car rental cell-phone plans

• Employer-paid Long-Term Disability Life and AD&D

• Paid time off (PTO)

• Education Assistance Program

• Employee Assistance Program

• Employee Referral Bonus Program

• Discounted cafeteria meals

• Paid Parental Leave

• Employee Service Recognition program

• Voluntary plans including: Life AD&D Short-Term Disability Critical Illness Accident Insurance and Hospital Indemnity

Great River Health and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity and expression age national origin mental or physical disability genetic information veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.