Clinical Pharmacist (per diem)

Sauk Prairie Healthcare, Inc.; Town of Prairie du Sac (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan with immediate vesting

Free parking at facility

Job summary

Sauk Prairie Healthcare, Inc. seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to provide pharmaceutical services to inpatients, outpatients, and satellite clinics. Responsibilities include entering medication orders, resolving drug therapy problems, and conducting patient education. The role requires a PharmD or Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Wisconsin licensure, and BLS/ACLS certifications.

Benefits include a retirement plan with immediate vesting, free parking, and flexible scheduling. A minimum availability of 3 shifts per month is expected, including holidays and weekends.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of hospital experience as a Pharmacist.
• State of Wisconsin license as a Pharmacist.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 3 months of hire.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide pharmaceutical services to inpatients and outpatients.
• Enter medication orders into the Meditech system and perform necessary adjustments.
• Review medication profiles and intervene when problems are identified.
• Guide quality checks on drug selection and preparation.
• Supervise pharmacy technicians and interns.

Skills

Medication order entry

Drug therapy problem resolution

Patient education

Therapeutic drug monitoring

Quality control

Training and supervision

Education

PharmD degree or Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy

Job description

Clinical Pharmacist – Per Diem, Variable Schedule

Position Summary: Provide pharmaceutical services to SPH inpatients and outpatients and to satellite clinics.

Responsibilities

• Order Entry: Enter medication orders into the Meditech computer system, init orders, review for appropriateness, perform dose calculations and adjustments for renal/hepatic function, conduct therapeutic interchanges, document interventions.
• Resolve drug therapy problems: intervene with physicians or team members regarding drug-drug interactions, allergies, duplication, and clarify incomplete or inaccurate orders.
• Patient Care:
  • Review medication profiles and intervene if a problem is identified.
  • Provide drug information and pharmacokinetic consults.
  • Manage TPN orders: review labs, document and perform necessary interventions.
  • Perform therapeutic drug monitoring on appropriate drugs (e.g., warfarin, anticonvulsants, digoxin).
  • Review labs and microbiology cultures and intervene with physicians when needed.
  • Patient education: teach first dose, diabetes, warfarin reach, discharge counseling.
• Quality Control and Preparation: Guide final quality checks on drug selection, preparation, packaging, labeling, unit dose cart; supervise preparation of sterile products, injections, IV admixtures, TPN.
• Training and Supervision: Assist with training of new department employees, provide drug information and pharmacotherapy recommendations to other professionals, direct supervise pharmacy technicians (1-3) and one intern/student.
• Documentation: Maintain drug storage, record keeping, utilization data; document adverse drug reactions; report to committees.

Requirements

• Education: Required – PharmD degree or Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy with equivalent experience.
• Experience: Required – 1-2 years of hospital experience as a Pharmacist.
• Licenses: Required – State of Wisconsin license as a Pharmacist.
• Certifications: Required – Basic Life Support (BLS) within 3 months of hire and Advanced Cardia Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of hire.

Benefits

• Retirement plan with immediate vesting and employer match.
• Free parking at facility (#IND100).

Per Diem: Expected to be available for a minimum of 3 shifts per month, including holidays, weekends, and off-shifts. Schedule: Variable. Holiday and weekend rotation per unit guidelines.