Sr. Pharmacist

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary

Sr. Pharmacist

Talented Medical Solutions

Contract

In-Office | Portland, OR, United States

Variable Shift - 5x8's. Shift start time could vary. Weekend coverage needed. Epic experience required. Board certification (aka BCPS) is preferred, but not required. Inpatient experience required.

In a bustling cosmopolitan area surrounded by nature, Our facility in Portland has been one of the area's leading healthcare providers since the 1800s. In partnership with OHSU, we are comprised of a 302-bed hospital, 11 medical offices, home care services, comprehensive cancer care and a vast scope of award-winning services located throughout East Portland and the surrounding areas. There are many outdoor adventures readily available, including carving the snow at North America's only year-round ski resort, hiking along the Columbia River Gorge or taking a day trip to the unmatched beauty of the Oregon coast.

Job Summary:

Compounds, prepares, mixes, manufactures and dispenses medicines using a high level of technical and organizational skills.

Uses critical thinking abilities.

Oversees the proper handling, usage and storage of drugs in the pharmacy.

Maintains standards set by the department and translates policies/procedures into daily operation and clinical activities.

Supervises and trains assigned technical personnel and assumes responsibility for technical support activities within the pharmacy department.

Job Requirements:

Education and Work Experience: Graduate of school of pharmacy: Required

Bachelor's Degree: Preferred

Two years' technical experience: Preferred

Two year's experience as a clinical pharmacist specializing in a regulatory area: Preferred

One year's hospital pharmacy experience: Preferred

Licenses/Certifications: Pharmacist license in the state of practice: Required

All licensures and certifications needed to fulfill the duties required of a Pharmacist at the state level: Required

Essential Functions:

Processes, enters, verifies and sends medication orders within the institution in a timely manner that is in compliance with department/hospital policies, Joint Commission and other regulatory guidelines.

Ensures medication therapy is efficacious, safe, convenient and cost effective.

Establishes the best therapeutic outcomes.

Assures that medication prescribing is optimal with respect to indication, dose, route, frequency, history of allergy, and does not duplicate or interact with the effects of other drugs.

Conducts and manages daily reports on medication utilization based upon daily rounds to identify, catalogue and subsequently analyze areas in which medication improvement is needed.

Performs quality assurance procedures in related work areas.

Participates in all pharmacy-related tasks and programs such as clinical rounds, emergency department, short-staffed areas, and all other areas as directed/necessitated.

Expedites changes needed to meet regulatory, accrediting, licensing and government agency standards and laws.

Participates in department cost savings.

Complies with drug formulary and appropriate documentation.

Collaborates with appropriate leadership and buyer to purchase, contract, and procure medications and related supplies, ensuring product and vendor selection is based upon the highest medication safety standards.

Assists in making recommendations on process improvement or development of new pharmacy services.

Individuals experiencing exposed rashes, sunburn, weeping sores, conjunctivitis, active respiratory infections or other communicable disease, or those wearing cosmetics, nail polish, or artificial nails shall be excluded from the ISO Class 5 and ISO Class 7 compounding areas until their conditions are remedied.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements:

Our facility is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

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