What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacist - Inpatient position at Akron Children's?
$8,000 Sign-On Bonus (taxable) Available
Full-time, 40 hours/week Variable Shift, M-F and Every 3rd Weekend Rotation
Onsite Akron, OH
Summary
The Pharmacist ensures safe, effective, appropriate drug therapy for all patients.
Responsibilities
Technical Expertise
FTE: 1.000000
Status: Onsite
Full-time, 40 hours/week Variable Shift, M-F and Every 3rd Weekend Rotation
Onsite Akron, OH
Summary
The Pharmacist ensures safe, effective, appropriate drug therapy for all patients.
Responsibilities
- Contacts and confers with physician and nursing staff in a manner that results in an effective outcome when drug therapy questions, irregularities, or problems are encountered; documentation of the resolution of any inappropriate orders is recorded.
- Reviews each new medication order against patient profile information for completeness, allergy conflicts, reasonableness of dose, duplicate drug therapy, and clinically significant drug reactions.
- Maintains all legally required and departmentally required records including controlled substances.
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the physical, psychological, social, educational, and safety needs of the patients served regardless of age.
- Other duties as required.
Technical Expertise
- Experience in pharmacy is required; or pediatrics is preferred.
- Experience in JCAHO accreditation is preferred.
- Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
- Experience in healthcare is preferred.
- Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy is required; PharmD degree is preferred.
- Certification: Current license by the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy is required.
- Years of relevant experience: 5 to 7 years is preferred.
- Years of experience supervising: None.
- Possesses a valid State driver's license and ability to obtain and maintain insurability as determined by the ACH insurance carrier's requirements.
- An annual physical is required to be completed with the Akron Children's Hospital Employee Health Department.
FTE: 1.000000
Status: Onsite