TRAVEL - PHARMACIST - PHARMACY (712) - M-F 9P-6:30A and SAT/SUN 6:30P-6:30A

Job Description

Unit Information: 

Location: Centerpoint Medical Center

Building: Main Campus

Floor: Ground floor

Order Detail:

Facility Department Number: 09726

Discipline: Pharmacy

Quantity: 2

Target Start Date: ASAP

Shift: Overnights – 7 nights on / 7 nights off – Monday – Friday 2100 – 0630, Sat-Sun 1830 - 0630

Call Requirements: none

Weekends: see above

General Information

Tell us about the unit(s): Inpatient Pharmacy

•         Number of Beds – cover entire hospital – 285 beds – all private rooms

•         Number of Staff – approximately 50 team members – 30 pharmacists, 20 techs

•         Type of staff:

o    Day Shift – pharmacists majority de-centralized, 2 in Main Rx,

o    Evening Shift – 2 pharmacists in Main Rx, 2 – 3 technicians

o    Night Shift – 1 pharmacist, 2 technicians

•         Type of equipment – Dose Edge, Pyxis, Pak Edge

•         EMR - Meditech

Typical hiring profile

Skill Set Most recruited for:  (Travel RNs, local CNAs and sitters)

 

Must have:  candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.

•          Degree from an accredited Pharmacy School

•         Licensed to practice Pharmacy in MO

Preferred or nice to have:  candidates with these skills will be considered first.

•          ACLS / BLS

•         NICU experience

List typical procedures performed on unit(s):  

•         Vancomycin / Aminoglycoside / Anticoagulant dosing   

•         Pain consults

•         Medication Verification

•         Supervising technicians – compounding sterile IV (using Dose Edge to verify), checking pyxis, first doses, emergency med boxes

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Dress Code: Include requirements, but most of all not acceptable attire.

•         Scrub Color -  no specific scrub color for our department

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Unit Guidelines/Policies: Please feel free to attach unit policies and guidelines.

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Awards/Recognition:  Feel free to include items such as links to videos that feature the department, outstanding department/team awards, reigning annual chili cook-off winners, etc. 

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Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment:  Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc.  *Remember it is a very competitive market any information you can provide will help attract talent.

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