Travel Pharmacist
Alexandria, LA
Windsor Healthcare Recruitment Group, Inc.
4x11 hrs, Days

 Varying shift - could be 6:00am- 2:30pm, 7:00am-3:30pm, 8:00 am -4:30pm, 11:00am -7pm and/or 3:00pm-11pm

(Weekend Requirement Every other weekend 2 x 10 hour shifts On Call Requirement)

50 Mile rule for travel contacts. 

Pharmacy degree 

Must have LA State licensure (

Hospital experience preferred

Pharmacy registration in the State of practice

BLS or ACLS via AHA

Weekend Requirement

Every other weekend 2 x 10 hour shifts

On Call Requirement

No call

Floating Requirement / Locations

No floating

Dress Code

Pewter scrubs

Summary:

All pharmacists fill orders for drugs, monitor patient drug therapies and provide drug information. Pharmacists provide pharmacy services with compassion, excellence and efficiency.

Responsibilities:

Operational Duties and Responsibilities

Prepares and dispenses drug orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures and protocols.

Interprets drug orders (verbal and written) and transcribes/verifies into computerized patient medication record accurately. Maintains, accurate, complete patient drug record.

Compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals including non-sterile and sterile products, chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition products accurately.

Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law and institutional policies.

Provides services efficiently and in a timely fashion.

Maintains competency required for current job title/position

Maintains current pharmacist license. Ensures applicable CE records and licensure are maintained in department files. Attends staff meetings.

Completes all competency/skills assessment requirements.

Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel. Verifies the daily activities of pharmacy technicians

Ambulatory care Pharmacist

Provides ambulatory pharmaceutical care services utilizing approved protocols and/or collaborative agreement with other providers, including managing patient drug therapy, anticoagulation management, providing patient education, and preparing and/or overseeing the preparation and dispensing of medications. Performs duties in the clinical areas assigned such as but not limited to: anticoagulation clinics, intensive medical home, transition of care, Discharge Medication reconciliation, etc.

Clinical Duties and Responsibilities

Ensures safe, appropriate, cost effective drug therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.

Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies and appropriateness of drug and dose.

Assists with pharmacokinetics consult service and renal drug dosing per hospital protocol.

Reads, extracts and interprets information in patient medical records accurately.

Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and in a timely manner.

Sustains the hospital drug formulary, minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols and promoting rational drug therapy selection.

Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners as appropriate.

Provides accurate, adequate and timely drug information to the hospital’s professional staff.

Provides drug education to patients and their families per institutional protocol.

Participates in the quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department. Collects data, conducts monitors and inspections and maintains logs, records and other documentation as assigned.

Conducts designated interventions as defined in department Clinical Intervention activities (IV to PO, Renal Dosing, Pharmacokinetic dosing support, Anticoagulation)

Baseline departmental standards for reporting interventions for clinical productivity as defined by departmental goals.

Participates in antibiotic stewardship, opioid stewardship, and shortage management activities as assigned

Attends interdisciplinary rounds when assigned

Provides services efficiently and in a timely fashion

Requirements:

Required:

Graduate of and ACPE accredited School of Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (preferred) or BS Pharmacy degree (accepted)

Must have State licensure

Hospital experience preferred

Pharmacy registration in the State of practice.

BLS or ACLS

Work Schedule:

Varying shift - could be 6:00am - 2:30pm, 7:00am - 3:30pm, 8:00am - 4:30pm, 11:00am - 7:00pm and/or 3:00pm - 11:00pm.