Staff Pharmacist

Description:
Could you be our next ED Pharmacist - emergency medicine at Lankenau Medical Center?

Why work as a Staff Pharmacist with Main Line Health?

• Make an Impact! Blend your skills as a strong communicator and educator to become a Staff Pharmacist. Being detail oriented & having the ability to communicate and educate healthcare providers and patients is essential to the Staff Pharmacist role. You will interpret and evaluate medication orders for patients of MLHS and consult with necessary healthcare professionals as necessary to optimize drug therapy. Use your leadership skills to supervise activities of Technicians to assure accurate compounding and dispensing of medications and timely drug administration. Support the healthcare team by providing drug information and guidance related to appropriate and cost effective drug therapy.
• Responsibilities Complete admission medication reconciliations for patients being admitted. Review pharmacy technician completed medication reconciliations to ensure accuracy and completeness. Respond to trauma activations, cardiac arrests, stroke alerts, and other critically ill or emergent patients. Prepare medications at the bedside for critically ill patients or facilitate timely retrieval from the central pharmacy. Provide drug information and pharmacotherapy recommendations to nurses, physicians, and advanced practice providers
• Develop and Grow your Career! Invest in furthering your education through seeking certifications or advanced degrees by taking advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement! This position is eligible for up to $6,000 per year based upon your Full or Part Time status.
• Join the Team! Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers, bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a purpose: providing superior service and care.
• Position-Specific Benefits include: You are eligible for up to 200 hours of paid time off per year based on your Full or Part Time status. We also offer a number of employee discounts to various activities, services, and vendors... And employee parking is always free!

Position: Staff Pharmacist

Shift: 10 hour shifts 12:30pm-11pm

Experience:
1. One year of work in hospital Pharmacy where IV admixtures, automated distribution functions, and clinical counseling were employed is preferred.
2. Work history with good to excellent record in organization, accuracy, quality and quantity of work and attendance is required.

Education:
1. Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy required.
2. Clinical clerkships, residencies and specialties in hospital-oriented environments preferred.

Licensures/Certifications:
A current Pennsylvania Pharmacist license required.
Recent graduates and pharmacists eligible for reciprocity will be considered as long as licensure is complete before the end of the 90-day probationary period.