Req #: 219863 Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER - NORTHWEST - PHARMACY Job Location: UW Medical Center - Northwest Posting Date: 05/18/2023 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: $59.09 - $85.9 per hour Other Compensation: Union Position: Yes Shift: Alternate Work Shift Benefits: As an employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here.
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All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored.
AtUW Medical Center – Northwest(formerly Northwest Hospital & Medical Center), we’re proud of the acclaim we've received for our excellence in patient care and safety. Among the local, regional and national recognition we've received are: The Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence Award; The Emergency Medicine Excellence Award; The Stroke Care Excellence Award; Winner of the HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient Safety for the last three years in a row. We’re also one of the safest places to get care – among the top 5% in the country.
UW Medical Center – Northwest is a full-service medical center based in North Seattle. We are a non-profit community hospital offering comprehensive medical, surgical and therapeutic services. With 281 beds, more than 2,000 employees and a world-class medical staff, we provide innovative, technologically advanced care on a patient-friendly, easy-access campus, just north of Seattle.
TheUW MEDICAL CENTER - NORTHWEST PHARMACY DEPARTMENThas an outstanding opportunity for aPART-TIME STAFF PHARMACIST (50% FTE, Rotating/Variable Shifts). The Staff Pharmacist is responsible for providing a safe, efficient, and well-controlled drug distribution system and pharmaceutical care system/structure in the hospital. This is accomplished by filling medication orders, consulting with physicians and healthcare team members regarding drug therapy, disseminating relevant drug information, monitoring drug therapy, providing direct patient care and education, and participating in in-service education and quality assurance programs. The Pharmacist is also responsible for directly supervising the work of non-pharmacist personnel within the department.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Engage in accurate medication preparation and dispensing:
• Review medication orders for accuracy and evaluate appropriateness of therapy. Provide patient profile review, assess patient data (such as demographics, chronic medical conditions, allergies, lab values, incompatibilities, etc.), and interpret data relative to patient’s medication needs. Provide patient profile review for drug-drug interactions, duplication of therapy, appropriate regimens, etc.
• Accurately prepare and dispense medications
• Practice proper charging practices and documentation for billing compliance
• Document and maintain appropriate notes and records of dispensed medications and provide any other necessary and required documentation, according to established procedures
• Consistently follow hospital and department policies and procedures, and engage in appropriate procurement of drugs to meet patient needs
• Provide oversight and supervision to pharmacy residents, interns, externs, students, and pharmacy technicians
• Inspect and assist nursing units for maintaining compliance with specified medication standards.
• Ensure secure and effective storage and dispensing of medications
Provide effective, quality pharmaceutical care through direct patient care and collaboration with patient care teams:
• Engage in all aspects of therapeutic selection, implementation, monitoring, modification, and dispensing of drug therapy
• In cooperation with other pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, act as a resource and provide answers to drug information questions for patients, family, pharmacists, nurses, medical staff, medical students, pharmacy residents, pharmacy interns, and other hospital personnel
• Maintain a positive, direct, open communication line within the Pharmacy Department and with Medical Center staff
• Document of all pertinent clinical activities, including but not limited to drug information questions, adverse drug reactions, and patient’s pharmaceutical care plan, and adhere to the department’s prescriptive authority protocols
• Provide patient education and in-service education to nurses and providers
• Serve as a member of the cardiac arrest team
Quality improvement, including but not limited to:
• Actively participate in programs to assure and continuous quality improvement.
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to evaluate and analyze prescribing trends and to monitor and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of medications.
• Participate in medication safety initiatives
Education and preceptorship, including but not limited to:
• Train and provide mentorship to new pharmacists, pharmacy interns, pharmacy students, and externs.
• Participate in hospital educational programming and promote the practice of clinical pharmacy
• Maintain clinical competency through successful completion of self-study modules and providing clinical services in practice
Complete additional responsibilities/projects as assigned
DESIRED:
• Completion of an ASHP-accredited residency program and/or fellowship (or equivalent experience) is preferred.
• At least 3 years (or equivalent) of direct patient care experience in hospital setting is preferred