Clinical Pharmacist Antimicrobial Stewardship

CommonSpirit Health Philanthropy; Omaha, Northern (NE, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking a PRN Pharmacist to support the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program. You will help our doctors and nurses safely prescribe and dispense medications to help our patients feel better and recover from their illness or injury.

Each day you will review every prescription in your queue, performing the final safety check rather than relying solely on the computer. You will verify dosing, allergies, and potential interactions while documenting interventions and collaborating

Qualifications

• Must have Nebraska Pharmacist License and Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Performs clinical reviews of prescriptions for drug interactions, dosing, allergies and appropriateness.
• Documents clinical activities and interventions as defined by policy and procedure.

Responsibilities

• Review prescriptions in queue and perform final checks.
• Identify and resolve drug interactions and dosing issues.
• Verify and dispense medications; ensure timely labeling and dispensing.
• Communicate drug information to patients and health professionals; clarify unclear orders with providers.
• Maintain clinical knowledge to support age-appropriate pharmacotherapy.
• Maintain knowledge of automated pharmacy systems.

Skills

Attention to detail

Clinical reasoning

Communication skills

Education

Nebraska Pharmacist License

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our PRN Pharmacist supporting the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, 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

Where You'll Work

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S., from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services, CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community.