PharmacistThird Shift Inpatient Pharmacist 7 on7 off

Facility:

Dayton Children's - Main Campus

Department:

Clinical Pharmacy

Schedule:

Full time

Hours:

40

Job Details:

The pharmacist oversees the daily operations within the department to ensure the safe and appropriate processing and delivery of medications to the patients. The pharmacist is responsible for reviewing and verifying medication orders and completing the final check for medication dispensing. The pharmacist monitors patient drug therapies, provides drug information, and promotes medication safety. The pharmacist supports and supervises the pharmacy technicians. In the absence of the pharmacy manager, the pharmacist may be required to assume the essential responsibilities and perform the duties of the pharmacy manager.

This role complies with state and federal drug laws as regulated by the state board of pharmacy, the drug enforcement administration, and the food and drug administration, along with other regulatory agencies.

*3rd shift position, working 10-hour shifts, 7 days on/7 days off.

Department Specific Job Details:

• Medication Order Review

  • Accurately reviews prescriptions and medication orders, checking medication for correct drug, route, dose, patient, and frequency.

  • Calculates dosage based on mg/kg and verifies patient allergy information prior to dispensing medications.

  • Intervenes with physicians when medication order is not appropriate for the patient. Documents intervention in computer system or on hardcopy of prescription

  • Dispenses medication safely and accurately for the patient. Appropriately labels all medications prior to dispensing.

• Clinical Skills

  • Collaborates with patient, caregivers, and other healthcare professionals.

  • Attends educational programs and reads material relevant to pharmacy and health care to keep abreast of current information.

  • Maintains continuing pharmaceutical education requirements as mandated by the State Board of Pharmacy and Joint Commission

  • Serves as a resource for nurses and physicians with drug related questions, and actively seeks to provide the most up-to-date drug information to their customers by utilizing drug references appropriate to age.

  • Provides pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals and counseling patients on drug therapies.

• Drug Information

  • Knowledgeable of the drug information resources available, including LexiComp and Micromedex.

  • Provides accurate drug information to health care providers when called upon.

  • Makes clinical decisions based on drug information provided.

  • Knowledgeable in pediatric specific dosing and works to ensure that medications are dispensed accurately and efficiently.

• Pharmacy Functions

  • Responsible for preparing and compounding medications, checking doses, giving pharmacological information to multidisciplinary health care team, and monitoring patient drug therapies.

  • Prepares medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders and detecting therapeutic incompatibilities.

  • Ensures that prescriptions are filled accurately and in a timely manner with respect to workflow.

  • Completes pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians’ workflow, verifying their preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals, and verifying order entries, charges, and inspections. Ensures the safe and appropriate processing and delivering of medications to patients.

• Compliance

  • Works under supervision of the managers following established policy and procedures set forth by the hospital and Pharmacy Department.

  • Adheres to safety practices in order to ensure quality care for patients

  • Maintains biannual and annual competencies for USP guidelines

  • Shows familiarity with pharmacy practice settings, legal requirements and limitations, prescription information and calculations, drug identification and generic equivalents, drug manufacturing, packaging and labeling information, and proper drug handling and storage practices

• Leadership Skills

  • Oversees the duties of the technicians to ensure the team is working efficiently and effectively.

  • Works as a liaison between departments to communicate concerns, treatment concerns for patients, and issue resolution strategies.

  • Communicates appropriately and effectively to support the department mission and vision

  • Creates and maintains processes for efficient/effective team success.

  • Appropriately delegates work tasks to the pharmacy team to ensure a positive work environment.

  • Acts as a role model for peers and team members by accepting responsibility for own behavior and performance

  • Supportive of management and initiatives while providing counsel to peers having difficulty coping with change

  • Possesses a strong understanding of the core values and their importance to Children’s strategy

  • Collaborates with other health care professionals in a respectful manner to ultimately provide the best care for the patients and their families

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• Certifications

Rph Ohio - Registered pharmacist - Ohio State Board of Pharmacy

• Education

Bachelors: Pharmacy (Required)