Perm - Pharmacist - Inpatient (Nights) - Mattoon IL

Job Description

                ***DO NOT SUBMIT CANDIDATES WITHIN 50 MILES OF FACILITY, THEY WILL BE REDIRECTED***

Salary: $99,112 - $153,628 (Based on experience)

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus for 2-year commitment

18% Perm Placement Fee

The Pharmacist is responsible for the delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients, including processing of medication and IV orders and the advancement of rational, patient-oriented therapy. Acts as the primary advocate for ensuring the quality and cost-effectiveness of drug use in the hospital by serving as the primary resource for drug information for physicians, nurses and patients.

Responsibilities

• Assists customers with inquiries, questions, and concerns. 
• Assists in training technicians and new pharmacists to ensure quality pharmaceutical service. Supervises and verifies the work of technicians for accuracy and completeness.
• Assist the pharmacy in all performance improvement and quality assurance activities such as anticoagulation monitoring, SCIP, medication reconciliation, BMV, etc.
• Perform daily pharmacist duties as appropriate: Interprets, prepares, and checks patient medications, as ordered by physicians, accurately and in a timely manner. Accurately clarifies physician orders to ensure that the prescription does not result in an improper dose or create another type of hazard if filled as prescribed. Monitors patient therapies for allergies, drug interactions, and appropriateness. Accurately prepares admixtures (including IVs, irrigations, T.P.N., and cancer chemotherapeutic agents). Provides pertinent drug information to the medical and nursing staffs. Instructs and educates patients on the proper use and effects of medication. Consistently enforces the drug formulary by contacting physicians on appropriate non-formulary orders. Performs all necessary functions of the pharmacy pharmacokinetics service.
• Performs Antibiotic stewardship functions.
• Performs assigned PI/QA responsibility in a timely manner. 
• Performs nursing station and Pyxis inspections as assigned, submitting reports in a timely manner.
• Provides for appropriate and secure regulation and distribution of controlled substances.
• Records all clinical interventions.
• Reduces or eliminates medication errors.
• Remains well informed regarding the actions of the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee.

Requirement description : By submitting your applicant to this need you are acknowledging that you have checked and have no inclination that your candidate has applied directly to this position. Any candidate that has applied directly is not eligible to be be onboarded through an agency.

Requirements:

• PharmD - Required
• Will consider New Grads!

STATE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS :

• Illinois

ADDITIONAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS : Must be active!

Weekend Requirements : Every Other Weekend

On Call Requirements : No Call