Clinical Pharmacist I Ambulatory Retail-HUP-discharge pharmacy-per diem

Pennsylvania Medicine; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 83,000 - 117,000; Part time

Job summary

Penn Medicine is seeking a per diem pharmacist to support weekend and one weekday shift at HUP, located at 3400 Spruce Street in Philadelphia. The role focuses on outpatient and discharge pharmacy services, maintaining patient profiles, and ensuring safe pharmacotherapy across sites.

The ideal candidate holds a PA Pharmacist License, PA immunization license, and a PharmD (preferred). Join a leading academic medical center committed to patient care, research, and education.

Qualifications

• Current Pennsylvania Pharmacist License (Required)
• Current Pennsylvania immunization pharmacist license (Required)
• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide optimal pharmacy service to patients and other health care professionals by designing, recommending, monitoring, evaluating and documenting patient and age-specific pharmacotherapy.
• Demonstrate an awareness of patient and employee confidentiality and safety when carrying out daily responsibilities.
• Verify, prepare, and dispense medications using appropriate techniques to ensure positive outcomes of drug therapies and compliance with national and health system's policies and procedures.
• Provide concise, applicable and timely responses to drug information requests from health care providers and patients.
• Participate in the management of medical emergencies.
• Ensure adherence to medication-use policies and guidelines.
• Manage time effectively to fulfill practice responsibilities.
• Supervise and direct the activities of pharmacy technicians.

Skills

Pharmacy practice

Drug therapy management

Patient confidentiality

Time management

Team supervision

Provider communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Pharmacy degree preferred

Job description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

HUP's discharge pharmacy is looking for a per diem pharmacist to help out on weekends and one day a week! Located at 3400 Spruce Street in Philadelphia.

Summary

• Provides comprehensive, quality medication management for patients and employees of Penn Medicine through application of pharmacy practice standards. Reviews provider orders and dispenses medications and pharmaceutical preparations to inpatient and outpatient areas of the hospital. Maintains accurate patient profiles and monitors and helps manage drug therapies in order to achieve positive patient outcomes. Oversees pharmacy technicians and students and ensures accuracy of their work prior to dispensing, Adheres to Pharmacy Policies and Procedures and organizational goals and objectives. Travels to and staffs all HUP pharmacy sites based on operational need.
• Staff in this role will work in an outpatient pharmacy, supporting traditional outpatient pharmacy services, as well as the hospital's meds to beds program, ensuring a smooth patient transition following discharge.

Responsibilities

• Provide optimal pharmacy service to patients and other health care professionals by designing, recommending, monitoring, evaluating and documenting patient and age-specific pharmacotherapy.
• Demonstrate an awareness of patient and employee confidentiality and safety when carrying out daily responsibilities.
• Verify, prepare, and dispense medications using appropriate techniques to ensure positive outcomes of drug therapies and compliance with national and health system's policies and procedures.
• Provide concise, applicable and timely responses to drug information requests from health care providers and patients.
• Participate in the management of medical emergencies.
• Ensure adherence to medication-use policies and guidelines.
• Manage time effectively to fulfill practice responsibilities.
• Supervise and direct the activities of pharmacy technicians.

Credentials

• Current Pennsylvania Pharmacist License (Required)
• Current Pennsylvania immunization pharmacist license (Required)

Education or Equivalent Experience

• Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required)
• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy is preferred.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.