Hospital Pharmacist
Lewiston, ID
HealthTrust Workforce Solution External
5x8 hrs, Days

JA3

The professional position is responsible for supervising and providing pharmaceutical care offered by the Department of Pharmacy. The Pharmacist must demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide medication appropriate to the age of patients served in his/her department. The individual must acquire and/or demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span. He/she must be able to provide medication with consideration of developmental status. Dispense and provide professional supervision of inpatient and outpatient medications in accordance with legal requirements and hospital policy in a responsible, cost effective manner, as represented by the following: Initially screen and prioritize orders, Dispense stat, now, and initial doses as needed, Check Pyxis loads and refills; confirm for delivery, Check IV admixture products; confirm for delivery, Prepare and/or check chemotherapy admixtures; confirm for delivery, Refill and check code carts, Assist with Medication Reconciliation, Document items needed to be purchased in want book, Prepare and dispense employee prescriptions when needed, Compound medications as required, Provide total parenteral nutritional services offered by Pharmacy (enter orders and changes, prepare and/or check, confirm for delivery), Daily documentation of intervention activities & Process samples. Provide pharmaceutical care by identifying potential and actual drug-related problems, resolving actual drug-related problems, and preventing potential drug-related problems in a cost effective manner. These functions may be accomplished through: Review medication orders for appropriateness of therapy, drug interactions, allergies, contraindications, duplication of therapy, Communicating with physician concerning clarification of orders or therapeutic alternates, Acting as drug information source for physicians, nurses, patients, or other personnel, Demonstrating appropriate basic clinical skill competency based on practice setting. These skills may include: CrCl calculation, renal dosing, pain management, home health/hospice patient evaluation, initial dosing of gentamicin/vancomycin with level scheduling, identifying, monitoring, reporting adverse drug events & Daily documentation of clinical activities.

Facility Requirements:

• Must have 2 years recent experience as a Pharmacist in a hospital setting
• Shifts will be (5) 8', 1 weekend every 5th or so and yes rotating call
• Must have BLS certifications these must be attached to the submission (Must be through the American Heart Association)
• Must have Idaho Pharmacy license, this must be attached to the submission