Pharmacist

Schedule

Part-Time: 20 Hours/Weekly primarily day shift with some evening coverage. Also includes weekend rotation.

Prepares and dispenses pharmaceuticals in accordance with hospital policy standards of practice and applicable State and Federal regulations. Manages drug therapy protocol and teaches patients and other hospital staff.

Core Values: Service Integrity Compassion
1. Demonstrates service excellence and patient and family centered care by showing respect honesty fairness and a positive attitude toward all customers.
2. Maintains confidentiality.
3. Demonstrates dependability to include attendance and punctuality.
4. Is accountable - takes initiative and ownership of issues.
5. Displays a professional demeanor. Represents hospital in a positive way. Has a compassionate working relationship with patients and families.
6. Assumes personal responsibility for 2-way communication. Communicates and listens effectively with patients families coworkers other departments physicians/providers and community.
7. Supports coworkers initiatives and a patient and family centered philosophy; pitches in; does own part and helps others.
8. Works to continuously improve work environment/processes (Performance Improvement). Demonstrates a patient and family centered focus when considering/developing improvement solutions.
9. Represents willingness/enthusiasm to create embrace and facilitate change.
10. Develops self and others; supports a learning environment; leads by example. Encourages patients and families to give feedback and suggestions for improvement.
11. Develops working relationships critical to the organization including patients families coworkers other departments physicians/providers and community.
12. Encourages others by providing recognition and support.

Technical Excellence
1. Thinks critically; utilizes sound judgment; promptly reports potential risks.
2. Maintains state of art knowledge of area of specialty healthcare trends and practice and populations served.
3. Maintains a level of computer literacy appropriate to their role.
4. Meets and maintains current all unit specific and organizational skills/competencies certifications/licensures as required.
5. Completes hospital-required reviews e.g. HIPAA safety health screening
care concerns and others as assigned.
6. Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals.

Job Class Specifics
1. Maintains Pharmacy security in accordance with hospital policy and procedure.
2. Completes work left from own shift.
3. Respectfully supervises and assists support personnel in a consistent form and fair manner; maintains steady productivity through observation and provides direction when necessary; leads by professional example.
4. Inspires confidence from physicians by performing and communicating in a highly professional manner at all times.
5. Demonstrates involvement in unit by attending 50% of staff/committee meetings
6. Submits or participates with opportunities for improvement (OFI)
7. Prioritizes and coordinates workload so that tasks are completed in an efficient manner; keeps patient care the number one priority.
8. Meets deadlines in special projects and daily responsibilities; demonstrates a need no reminders attitude; keeps Director of Pharmacy and Pharmacy Clinical Manager informed of project status. Completes clinical services in an accurate and timely manner
9. Completes monthly narcotic room cycle counts as assigned
10. Uses reference materials to ensure accuracy.
11. Consistently documents interventions in the epic and Sentri 7 system as evidenced by monthly reports.
12. Consistently completes all clinical service documentation as evidenced by periodic audit by Pharmacy Clinical Manager.
13. Appropriately utilizes epic for all pediatric dose range checking.
14. Uses technology i.e. barcoding drug-drug interactions dose range checking allergies and therapeutic duplication notifications to enhance patient safety as evidenced by override audits.
15. Checks work of pharmacy technicians who prepare medications and signs as appropriate.
16. Contacts medical staff members who order non-formulary medications to suggest therapeutic alternatives.
17. Supervises the preparation of new and refill medication orders IV admixtures and extemporaneous pharmaceutical preparations accurately and enters orders into computer appropriately as evidenced by MAR discrepancies and complete MAR transcriptions.

Education: Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) from an accredited school of pharmacy or Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy with appropriate experience in pharmacy practice.
Informal/Continuing Education - As appropriate to maintain knowledge skill and licensure.

Experience: Experience applying customer service behaviors and communication skills required. Two years hospital pharmacy experience preferred.

Certifications/Licensure: Licensed as a registered pharmacist in good standing or licensure eligible with Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy.

Benefits Offered:

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Education assistance
• Financial education and support including DailyPay
• Expanded Paid Parental Leave

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