Inpatient Hospital Pharmacist
Galion, Ohio
Galion Community Hospital

Inpatient Pharmacist – Day Shift

• Specialty: Pharmacy
• Location: Galion, Ohio
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day (5 x 8 hours), 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Hours: 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week

Schedule

• 5 days per week
• Day shift hours may vary between 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• Every fourth weekend
• Must be willing to float to other facility locations as needed

Required Qualifications

• Valid Hospital Pharmacist license in Ohio
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Hospital Pharmacist
• Hospital Pharmacist experience within the last year
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification issued by the American Heart Association, required for all candidates. AHA RQI certifications are acceptable.

Unit-Dependent Certifications

Confirm requirements against the unit description.

• ACLS (AHA only; AHA RQI acceptable), required for: Cath Lab, ER, ICU, L&D, MS, OR, PACU, RNFA, TELE, RRTs
• PALS (AHA only; AHA RQI acceptable), required for: ER, OR, RRT. Preferred for: MS, TELE.
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure), required for: LDRP, NICU, Nursery, OB, RRT, ER. Advanced NRP through AAP only.
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course), required for: ER
• STABLE, required for: Labor and Delivery
• NIH Stroke Certification, preferred for: ER, ICU

Background and Credential Verification

• 7-year criminal background check upon hire, updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start, updated with each renewal or extension
• State license primary source verification within 30 days of start
• Verification of highest level of education required for the position

Health and Immunization Requirements

• TB: negative two-step PPD (Step 2 placed 7 to 21 days after Step 1) or QuantiFERON Gold/T-Spot within 12 months of start, updated annually. A positive result requires proof of a positive PPD, a 2-view chest x-ray, and an annual TB questionnaire.
• Rubeola, mumps, rubella, and varicella: titer or 2 adult MMR vaccines. Negative or equivocal titers require 1 booster. Declination does not cover a negative titer.
• Hepatitis B: titer, vaccine series, or declination
• Tdap within 10 years of start, or signed declination
• Flu vaccination required for the flu season (9/29 to 3/31). Declinations are not accepted. Medical or religious exemptions are allowed, with the deadline set by the facility. Candidates with an approved exemption must be masked at work during flu season.

Onboarding and Competencies

• Competency exam, unit-specific, required within 12 months of start, updated annually. Minimum score of 80%.
• Core Parts I, II, and III, required within 12 months of start, updated annually
• Skills checklist for the applicable unit, updated annually
• Aseptic compounding (IV medications) skills check-off, completed with an onsite evaluator during the first week
• Online facility modules, required for clearance and to be completed onsite within the first week
• Attendance policy, traveler expectations, uniform and appearance policy, and agency and unit-specific job descriptions, reviewed and signed before start
• Photo for badge: head-on, shoulders up, white background, .jpeg format

Application Documents

• Complete employment application and resume
• Two clinical references (a hospital evaluation is also accepted)