Pharmacist Lead- Remote (PRN)

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Schedule: Days: M-F

Job Location Type: [Remote]

Your Experience Matters

At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you'll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of making communities healthier ®.

More About Our Team

A Pharmacist is responsible for monitoring, evaluating and making recommendations to assure the appropriate and effective use of pharmaceuticals for patient care. The ROE pharmacist shall use the medication process to assess, plan, intervene, when necessary, implement and evaluate patient care in compliance with client hospital and ROE policies, protocols and procedures.

This is a part-time PRN position

How You'll Contribute

A Pharmacist who excels in this role:

• Assists in the orientation and training of the ROE pharmacists
• Follows all policies and procedures of the ROE unit
• Provide patient care activities to ensure safe and effective drug therapy
• Be of service to patients, physicians, nurses and other pharmacists
• Maintain and improve job knowledge, skills and competence
• Perform duties in accordance with specific standards of care as evidenced by completion of competency skills checklist
• Articulate daily activities that support continuous quality improvement of patient care
• Prepare written or oral report at change of shift to communicate incomplete assignments and potential patient safety concerns to monitor in order to ensure continuity of medication therapy if required
• Demonstrate knowledge and mastery of required job functions, internal communications and operating systems
• Accurately enter orders in the computer in a timely manner
• Support and assist in meeting overall goals both operationally for order entry in addition to the clinical programs, including, but not limited to therapeutic interchanges set forth by LifePoint
• Follows facility procedures when non-formulary drugs, target drugs, restricted drugs and investigational drugs are ordered
• Demonstrate proficiency in computer order entry and related computer functions
• Screen for drug interactions, allergies, order duplications, appropriate diagnosis, renal and liver function prior to order entry
• Assure facility queues are addressed in a timely manner
• Investigate, report, and document adverse drug events and medication incidents
• Facilitate dissemination of drug information in a timely manner to achieve high quality, cost effective, positive therapeutic outcomes when consulted
• Review and interpret all physician orders received, using the patient profile
• Monitor for incompatibilities, concentration and rate on intravenous drugs
• Participate in the maintenance of continuous quality improvement program
• Document clinical interventions and follow-up when indicated
• Assess orders for age-specific appropriateness from neonatal through geriatric
• Perform other duties as deemed necessary by the ROE Director or Corporate Director of Pharmacy Services, in accordance with established policies and requirements of accrediting bodies
• Practice and adhere to "Code of Conduct" philosophy and "Mission and Value Statement"
  
  

What We're Looking For

Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or Doctoral degree preferred from an accredited college of pharmacy with three (3) years hospital experience required

• Pharmacy Licenses in TN
• Meditech or HMS operating system experience preferred
  
  

EEOC Statement

"Lifepoint Health" is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."

You must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

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