Pharmacist Inpatient

Staff Pharmacist - Hospital

Start the New Year with a bold adventure and come build your future in Alaska! Enjoy a front row view of the northern lights in the winter and experience the midnight sun in the summer while having the opportunity to advance your experience and skills as you enjoy the Alaskan lifestyle.

Foundation Health Partners (FHP) is looking for staff pharmacists to join the hospital pharmacy team! This position is responsible for the delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients using the medication use process (selecting, prescribing, dispensing, administration, and monitoring of medications). Performs comprehensive assessments and analysis of drug therapy in collaboration with patient care team members. Accountable for on-going evaluation and documentation of all components of pharmaceutical care delivered to patients. Oversees the activities of the pharmacy technicians, coordinating workflow and checking all medications prior to being dispensed. Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients being served. Must possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patients status, interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patients requirements and provide pharmaceutical care based on those needs. Adheres to local, state, and federal laws regarding the profession of pharmacy practice.

Completion of a hospital pharmacy residency preferred or equivalent experience. Inpatient pharmacist experience highly preferred.

Pay & Benefits:

• Compensation: $58.30 to $93.29 hourly wage based on experience and education
• Retention Bonus: $40,000 retention bonus for eligible new hires
• Relocation Assistance: up to $7,500 relocation assistance
• Temporary Housing: 90 days temporary housing provided
• Additional pay: shift differential, annual increases, paid time off
• Benefits: medical, vision, dental, 401k with employer match
• Education benefits: FHP tuition assistance, student loan forgiveness
• Other benefits: onsite gym, wellness programs, discount programs

Shifts available: full-time 40 hours per week, 4x10-hour varied shifts with some weekends involved. Shift differentials available: $2.00/hr. weekend, $2.50/hr. evening, +$6.00/hr. night.

Additional financial incentives available for working night shifts.

About Fairbanks Memorial Hospital:

Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is a non-profit facility owned by the Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation. A Joint Commission-accredited facility with 152 licensed beds, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is the primary referral center for residents of Alaska's interior with a strong patient-to-nurse ratio and shared leadership infrastructure. In addition to our exceptional clinical environment, our location offers incomparable lifestyle rewards away from work. In Fairbanks, small-town living, spectacular natural beauty, and endless recreation combine to create a one-of-a-kind place to live, work, and play.

Living in Fairbanks:

As the second largest city in Alaska, Fairbanks offers a unique blend of large-town amenities, breathtaking landscapes, and plenty of wide-open space, making this community one of the most special in the country. With a rich history and plentiful diversity, Fairbanks is proud to be called the Golden Heart City and only once you visit will you understand the name to be true. No state income tax and no sales tax. Second largest city in Alaska at 100,000 residents. College town, the University of Alaska Fairbanks UAF Community & Technical College. Military community, Ft. Wainwright Army Post & Eielson Air Force Base. 15 elementary schools | 4 middle schools | 4 high schools | 10 district schools of choice | robust youth sports programs.

Summer activities: midnight sun, hiking, fishing, camping, gold panning, kayaking, berry picking, rafting, rock climbing, recreational flying, community-wide festivals, live music and events.

Winter activities: northern lights, skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, hockey, curling, ice fishing, dog mushing, ice climbing, hunting, ice art, word class hot springs, community-wide art shows and festivals, etc.

Responsibilities:

• Reviews medication orders and evaluates their appropriateness and completeness with respect to patient data including age, height, weight, diagnosis, laboratory values, and other pertinent patient information.
• Contacts the prescriber with suggestions for improvement and resolves problems with the medication orders as needed.
• Documents resolutions and clinical interventions in the appropriate manner.
• Complies with directives of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee as it relates to formulary management.
• Accurately and completely documents patient assessment data and clinical interventions.
• Utilizes clinical pharmacy skills in assessing and formulating recommendations to physicians ensuring positive patient outcomes, safety, quality, and economical drug therapy.
• Participates in and supports decentralized pharmacist activities when appropriate and where applicable and appropriate.
• Reviews and verifies or enters orders into the medication management information system in an accurate and timely manner.
• Assures entries to the patient medication profile present no significant problems in regard to drug interactions, incompatibilities, therapeutic duplications, or patient safety.
• Prepares and dispenses medications and IV solutions in an accurate and timely manner in compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Supervises and directs work of pharmacy technicians and interns.
• Coordinates medication preparation and distribution work of the pharmacy technicians and ensures accuracy prior to dispensing medications for distribution.
• Provides accurate, appropriate, and timely information to physicians, nurses, patients, and others regarding medication therapy, drug product guidelines, law and regulations, medication formulary, and other topics related to medication use and control.
• Ensures accurate records are being maintained. (e.g. audits controlled substances logs.)

Qualifications:

• Requires (or eligible for) pharmacy licensure in the state of practice and a degree in Pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Pharmacy licensure.
• Must possess good organizational, problem-solving, and computer skills.
• Must possess good written and verbal communication skills for interfacing with all levels of staff, physicians, patients, and other contacts.
• Must be able to use reference tools to evaluate patient care and answer questions posed by customers.
• May be required to possess a valid driver’s license and be eligible for coverage under the company’s auto insurance policy.
• Foundation Registry and Travel positions require a minimum of one year experience in an acute care hospital setting. Experience must include working in an acute care setting within the past 12 months as a pharmacist in the specialty area.
• Must have knowledge of computer software particularly medication management information system software, Microsoft applications, and automated dispensing system.
• Preferred qualification: hospital pharmacy experience.

Foundation Health Partners is an EEO/AAP employer qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.