Pharmacist - Inpatient Pharmacy - Full-time - 1 FTE VARYING SHIFTS

Qualifications

Required

Knowledge of pharmacokinetics, drug utilization review, drug distribution systems; Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred

Hospital pharmacy background and experience. Willing and eligible to be a preceptor within a PGY1 Residency Program. Eligible to obtain and maintain a Preceptor License with the Oregon Board of Pharmacy.

Lic/Reg/Cert

Possess a current Oregon Pharmacy license or eligible for reciprocity.

Typical physical/Mental demands

• Light to medium physical demand.
• Must be able to stand/sit for periods of time at computer terminal.
• Must be able to respond quickly to demands for delivery to nursing units of STAT medications and code blue situations.
• Must be able to read and interpret physician orders.
• Communication with nursing staff and physicians orally, via phone and in writing when needed.
• Must be able to prepare I.V. admixtures, as needed, utilizing laminar flow hood or biological safety cabinet.

• Essential job functions
• Prepare and dispense medications using appropriate techniques and following the hospital’s policies and procedures.
• Design, recommend, monitor, and evaluate patient-specific pharmacotherapy.
• Provide concise, applicable, and timely responses to requests for drug information from healthcare providers and patients.
• Provide medication-use education to patients and caregivers.
• Utilize pharmacy support personnel effectively.
• Ensure continuity of pharmaceutical care to and from the acute and ambulatory patient-care settings.
• Participate in the established process for assessing, managing, and reporting medication errors.
• Participate in the management of medical emergencies.
• Assume responsibility for the organization’s ongoing adherence to its medication-use policies.
• Provide in-service education to physicians, nurses, and other practitioners as needed.