PRN Pharmacist

Job Requirements

• 1) Customer satisfaction
• 2) Supervising and managing shift personnel and physical resources
• 3) Assuring accurate and timely dispensing of prescriptions to patients
• 4) Exemplifying pharmaceutical care ideals
• 5) Facilitating patient care through review and processing of the patient's medication orders and the timely distribution of medications
• 6) Communicate with other healthcare personnel to optimize the medication management of a patient
• Minimum Requirements

• • BS in Pharmacy/ Pharm D

• • Prior experience as a Health System Pharmacist (practicing in both the distributive and clinical or decentralized duties) or completed an ASHP accredited PGY1 residency (or eligible).

• Current license (or eligible) to practice pharmacy in S.C.
• Pharmacy extern will work under the supervision of licensed pharmacist until license obtained
• Preferred Requirements

• • N/A

• • N/A

• • N/A

• • Follows attendance, dress, education (including continuing education) and safety policies
• • Complies with appropriate regulatory agencies' requirements, e.g. DHEC, DEA, SC BOP etc.
• • Compounds, prepares, labels, and dispenses medications (sterile and non-sterile) for all age groups according to accepted standards of practice.
• • Completes quality assurance checks of all medications prior to dispensing to patient
• • Manages out of stock situations and ensures resources are utilized to best serve the patient
• • Interprets medication orders, monitors drug regimens, and performs interventions when order clarification is necessary or when therapeutic problems are identified.
• • Assists in the training and orientation of new employees; Precept IPPE and APPE Advanced Institutional students.
• • Participates in departmental and hospital activities such as departmental in-services, participation in hospital and/or departmental committees. Participates in departmental and hospital activities on performance improvement
• • Exercises professional judgment, discretion and initiates communication with physicians, nurses and other members of the health care team when there is a question of appropriateness or a recommendation for more appropriate therapy to ensure safe medication use and to minimize the risk of medication errors
• • Alerts and/or advises physician or health care provider(s) of drug-drug interaction and or food-drug interaction. Able to identify potential adverse drug reactions, document and intervene as needed
• • Completes documentation of medication error and near-misses, and handles appropriate communication with the patient and prescriber
• • Consistently directs staff and encourages teamwork to ensure department workload duties are correctly assigned throughout the staff on a day to day basis
• • Customer satisfaction
• • Other duties as assigned