Pharmacist PRN (bhs)
Job posting number: #168070 (Ref:R24081001)
Job Description
Job Description:
Job Summary:
Baptist Health Pharmacy services are committed to ensuring the optimal, safe, and effective use of medications for all patients through advanced technology and innovative application of skilled personnel that will improve clinical outcomes and community health in a value based environment.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
The following is a summary of the major functions of this individual's job:
1. Interprets, profiles, and dispenses medication orders
2. Supervisions production of compounded products.
3. Maintains knowledge of local, state and federal regulations regarding pharmacy practice as well as Joint Commission standards.
4. Supervises department or assigned work area operations in absence of Manager or Director including scheduling appropriate staff coverage when personnel call in sick. Coordinates, directs, and reassigns support personnel time as appropriate.
5. Initiates, documents, and participates in department activities that promote positive patient outcomes. These activities may include, but are not limited to: - Identifying medication process issues and implementing solutions - Participation in Code Blue activities - Drug Utilization Evaluations - Adverse Drug Event Reporting - Working with Inter-professional teams to optimize order sets, automated dispensing cabinet inventory, etc, medication related policies, etc.
6. Assists in orientation and training of pharmacists, technicians, students and residents. Aids in performing competencies on staff, both new hire and annual, as required by Manager or Director.
7. Handles patient/staff complaints
8. Monitors and coordinates workflow of medication preparation and delivery, working to provide timely delivery of medications. Works with inter-professional staff on patient care units to streamline medication processes to provide optimal pharmaceutical care.
Minimum Education, Training and Experience Required:
A. Graduate of an accredited College of Pharmacy with a minimum of a BS in Pharmacy with a PharmD preferred.
B. Kentucky Pharmacist Registration or eligible.
C. Hospital experience and completion of an ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Residency preferred.
D. Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification preferred