PRN Pharmacist (with M-F availability)

North Carolina Specialty Hospital (NCSH), is a private, physician-owned medical center that opened its doors in 1926. North Carolina Specialty Hospital's commitment to growth and continuous improvement has helped the hospital maintain a number of high rankings in both quality measures and patient satisfaction. North Carolina Specialty Hospital offers surgical specialties in orthopedics, ophthalmology, ear, nose and throat as well as sports medicine, oral, plastic, podiatry, general surgery, interventional radiology, pain management, reconstructive surgery and more.

• Why join North Carolina Specialty Hospital?
• Award Winning Hospital for Special Surgery
• 5 Star CMS rated facility for patient experience
• Positive Work culture
• Career growth opportunities
• 401k Employer Match

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Director of Pharmacy, this position fills orders for parenteral and enteral medications, monitors patient drug therapies and provides drug information. Supervises and directs support personnel. Responsible for the procurement storage, dispensing, supervision and management of all legend and non-legend drugs for the hospital and shall maintain complete and accurate records of all drug transactions by the pharmacy.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepares and dispenses medication orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures and protocols: interprets medication orders (verbal and written and transcribes to computerized patient medication profiles accurately. Maintains accurate, complete patient medication profiles; compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals accurately according to physician orders; issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law.
• Ensures safe, appropriate, cost effective medication therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols: monitors drug therapy regiments for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of drug and dose; assists with pharmacokinetics consult service and drug dosing per organizational protocol; reviews/interprets culture and susceptibility data for antibiotic appropriateness and recommends changes, as needed; reads, extracts, and interprets information in patient charts accurately; provides drug information to patients and their families; documents all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely; participates in quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department. Maintains logs, records, and other documentation as assigned; participates in the development and presentation of orientation, education and training programs to the pharmacy, medical, nursing, and other staffs.