Clinical Pharmacist

CHI Health Immanuel; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CHI Health Immanuel in North Omaha seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to ensure safe prescribing and dispensing. You will review prescriptions for interactions, dosing, allergies and appropriateness, providing the final safety check with the care team.

You will document clinical activities, enter and verify orders in the computer system, dispense medications promptly, and communicate drug information to patients and health professionals.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist License in the State of Nebraska.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Review prescriptions for drug interactions, correct dosing, and allergies.
• Provide the final safety check beyond computer verification.
• Document clinical activities and interventions (consults, patient teachings).
• Enter / verify orders in the computer system, label and dispense medications on time.
• Verify medications prepared by other staff.
• Communicate drug information to patients and health professionals; clarify unclear orders with providers.
• Maintain knowledge base to provide clinical services for all age groups.
• Maintain working knowledge of automated systems.

Skills

Clinical pharmacist

Drug interactions

Patient safety

Dosing accuracy

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient education

Education

Nebraska Pharmacist License

Tools

Computer system for prescriptions

Job description

Where You'll Work

CHI Health Immanuel, located in North Omaha just off of I-680 on 72nd Street, offers a full-service hospital, cancer center, rehabilitation center, specialty spine hospital and more. For well over a century, our commitment to serve our community inspires our staff to provide the highest quality of care to all who we have the privilege to serve.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Clinical Pharmacist, you'll help our doctors and nurses safely prescribe and dispense medications to help our patients feel better and recover from their illness or injury. Every day, you'll build trust in these interactions by reviewing every prescription in your queue. We never rely entirely on the computer to check for safety; we always use an expert for the final check. That's you. You'll review prescriptions for potential drug interactions, correct dosing, patient allergies or anything that looks unusual in your opinion. To excel in this role, you must enjoy learning new concepts and researching information in real-time to provide solutions for our patients. You should also continually look for ways to go above and beyond for your patients, delivering an exceptional experience along with exceptional care.

Demonstrates ability to document clinical activities and interventions such as consults, patient teachings and other patient specific information as defined by policy and procedure.

Interprets medication orders and/or prescriptions for drug interactions, appropriate drug selection and appropriateness. Accurately enters / verifies the order or prescription into the computer system, labels, and dispenses medications in a timely manner.

Verifies and checks medications prepared by other pharmacy personnel.

Communicates drug information to patients and health professionals. Resolves drug related problems by consulting with other health care professionals to achieve appropriate patient outcomes. Unclear orders written by a licensed provider are clarified with the licensed provider. Assists the licensed provider in appropriate drug selection and therapeutic regimens.

Achieves and maintains an adequate basic knowledge base to provide clinical services for all age groups served. Provides basic clinical services as required by policy and procedure.

Maintains a working knowledge of automated systems

Job Requirements

Pharmacist License in the State of Nebraska

Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association