Inpatient Pharmacist
West Plains, Missouri
Ozarks Medical Center

Pharmacist Inpatient

Job Overview

• Specialty: Pharmacy
• Location: West Plains, Missouri
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Start date: ASAP
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Schedule: Wed–Tue, 7 on / 7 off
• Shift times: Weekdays 7:30 PM–5:30 AM; weekends 6:00 PM–6:00 AM
• Weekends: Required
• Local candidates: Not accepted within a 60-mile radius
• First-time travelers: Accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid Pharmacist license in Missouri
• Pharmacist (1 year of experience)
• Pharmacist experience within the last year
• Experience working with Geriatric patients
• Experience working with Pediatric patients
• Dosing: Anticoagulation therapy
• Dosing: High-alert medication
• Dosing: Pharmacokinetic dosing
• Dosing: Renal dosing
• Dosing: Warfarin dosing
• Intravenous Preparation: Antibiotics
• Intravenous Preparation: Compounding
• Pharmacotherapy Management for Cardiovascular conditions

Key Role Details

• Pharmacist will be the only staff member in inpatient pharmacy during shift hours
• No pharmacy technician coverage overnight
• Pharmacists are not expected to attend code blues or rapid responses
• Night shift includes order verification and review of clinical alerts from a pharmacy queue

Skills Mentioned

• Anticoagulation therapy dosing
• Clinical dosing
• Geriatric dosing
• High-alert medication dosing
• Pediatric dosing
• Pharmacokinetic dosing
• Renal dosing
• Therapeutic medication monitoring
• Warfarin dosing
• Intravenous preparation, including antibiotics, compounding, IV piggyback, and sterile technique
• Medication dispensing systems
• Pharmacotherapy management for cardiovascular, endocrine, infectious disease, pulmonary, and renal problems
• Cardiac dosing
• Drug shortage management

Compliance / Pre-Start Items

• Government-issued photo ID
• Proof of E-Verify or attestation
• Background check
• EPLS/GSA/SAM check
• HHS/OIG check
• State-specific Missouri search
• Physical exam
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray
• Measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella immunity documentation
• Drug screen
• Seasonal flu documentation or declination
• COVID vaccination or approved exemption
• Two clinical references
• Employment application and resume
• Skills checklist
• Pass/fail testing during orientation
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam
• HIPAA acknowledgement
• State license verification