Inpatient Pharmacist
Tucson, AZ
Access Healthcare
4x10 hrs, Nights

Pharmacist Travel Job – Tucson, Arizona

Job Summary

• Responsible for safe, accurate, and efficient distribution of pharmaceutical agents to patients of all ages in an inpatient acute hospital setting.
• Collaborate with physicians on drug selection and dosing.
• Educate nursing staff, patients, and physicians regarding medications.
• Participate in medication safety initiatives, patient profile management, adverse drug reaction reporting.
• Prepare IV admixtures and nutritional supplements.
• Maintain narcotic accountability.
• Work schedule: Overnight shift, 7 nights on / 7 nights off, 8:00 PM – 7:00 AM.
• Workdays: Wednesday through Tuesday.
• No on-call duties.
• Hospital unit size: 44 beds plus Emergency Department.
• Electronic Medical Record system: Cerner.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Pharmacist license in Arizona.
• Minimum 2 years of pharmacist experience, including experience within the last year.
• Experience in an inpatient setting.
• ACLS certification.
• BLS certification.

Work Environment & Conditions

• Clean, smoke-free, well-lit healthcare environment.
• Frequent interruptions and multiple inquiries requiring sound judgment.
• Exposure to unpleasant clinical elements (accidents, injuries, illness).
• Occasional irregular hours.
• Use of video display terminals and keyboards extensively.

Contract Details

• Travel assignment.
• Contract length: 13 weeks.
• 40 hours per week.

Additional Skills

• Operational and people management skills to enhance patient satisfaction, quality improvement, and employee engagement.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders to achieve key goals.