Pharmacist - Req#

Description

About Astria

The Astria Health system, headquartered in the heart of the state of Washington's wine country in the beautiful Yakima Valley, is the largest non-profit healthcare system based in Eastern Washington. Astria Health is the parent non-profit organization of Astria Sunnyside Hospital and Astria Toppenish Hospital and delivers care throughout the Valley through its Astria Health Hospitals and its Astria Ambulatory Care model focused on delivering the highest level of ambulatory and outpatient care in convenient locations in both the Lower and Upper Yakima Valley. Astria Ambulatory Care is designed to meet the changing lifestyles and diverse needs of those living and working throughout the region.

Across our healthcare network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers and opportunities for growth and safe workplaces. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, marketing, or our clinical services in any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for providing exceptional healthcare to our communities motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion, we want to hear from you.


Our operating principles define how we come together as a team to do our work. They reflect Astria Health's unique view on what's important and right - being a leader in providing innovative, exceptional rural healthcare solutions with kindness and dignity. Documenting this core aspect of our culture helps employees make good decisions independently, cultivate trust through accountability, and go beyond the expected. We believe in continuously escalating the bar for talent and performance because we are obsessed with a commitment to excellence and patient care. It also helps candidates consider career opportunities and evaluate whether they will thrive at Astria Health.

Astria Health is seeking a Pharmacist to join our team! This position is located at our Astria Sunnyside Hospital in the Pharmacy Department.

Shift: 7:30am - 4:00pm Monday - Friday, Please note workdays may vary.

What you get to do every day!

The Pharmacist is responsible for reviewing, interpreting, clarifying and dispensing of medication and pharmaceutical supplies to outpatients of all ages as ordered by the providers. You will:

• Monitor medication therapy, intervene, recommend, prescribes medication and laboratory tests according to prescriptive protocols or physician request, and/or educates where necessary.
• Act as a resource for information relating to medications and their actions, administration, adverse effects, contraindications, dosage recommendations, and alternative therapies.
• Process orders and prescriptions via computer order entry and handles/selects medications efficiently and accurately.
• Maintain records according to the policies of the institution, the rules and regulations of the State of Washington, the rules and regulations of the United States, and regulations of other governing bodies.
• Dispense medications to patients and ensure the safety and efficacy of the medications.
• Manage the logistics and services related to pharmacy, including medication storage and inventory management.
• Oversee, check, and verify work performed by technicians.
• Function as a team member and a responsible, dependable employee, including attendance and customer service.
• Supervise Pharmacy Technicians and interns.
  Perform other related work as assigned.
• Collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries.
• Adheres to the core values and standards of the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or greater
• Current Washington State Board of Pharmacy license to practice pharmacy.

Preferred Qualifications and Education.

• Two years of Outpatient Hospital Pharmacy experience
• Experience supervising others

This position is identified as a safety-sensitive position for which impairment while on the job would present a substantial risk of death. As a condition of employment, you will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration.