Operational Pharmacist PRN

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); Sur place; USD 83 000 - 124 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Annual bonus program

Wellness program

Paid sick leave

Résumé du poste

Children's Hospital Colorado seeks a PRN Pharmacist to support general pharmacy operations across the organization, ensuring non-sterile medication preparation and dispensing align with orders and regulatory standards.

The role provides oversight to pharmacy technicians, interns, and students, focusing on safe, effective medication use and adherence to CHCO policies and state/federal regulations. Shift coverage includes days/evenings with rotating weekends.

Qualifications

• Education: PharmD or RPh
• Licensure: Licensed pharmacist in the state of Colorado

Responsabilités

• Reviews, verifies, and processes medication orders using the electronic health record to ensure that the medication is appropriate in terms of dose, dosage form, route of administration, frequency, duration of therapy, and patient's disease state in a timely manner.
• Provides drug information services by responding to questions regarding medication compatibilities, adverse drug events, regimens, dosing, interactions, storage and disposal, compounding, therapeutic uses of medications and pharmaceutical supplies in a timely manner.
• Actively participates in the development, maintenance, and implementation of hospital and department policy and procedures related to regulatory requirements for medication use, preparation, storage, restrictions, and administration.

Formation

PharmD or RPh

Description du poste

Job Overview

Sustains general pharmacy operations throughout the organization by ensuring non-sterile medication preparation and dispensing is in accordance with the medication order and adherence to requirements established by CHCO, the state board of pharmacy, federal law and other regulatory agencies where appropriate. Provides oversight to and supervises the work of pharmacy technicians, interns and students as appropriate.

Job Details

• Position Type: PRN
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Estimated Close Date: 10/01/2026
• Location: Aurora

Shift Details

• Shift: Days/evenings (not a set schedule) and rotating weekends.
• Shift Times: Monday - Friday, 8am-8pm. Saturday, 8am-5pm and Sunday, 9am-2pm.
• PRN Shift Requirements: Must be available for at least twelve (12) shifts in an eight-week period, with four (4) shifts being weekend days.
• Shift Length: Varies between 4-10 hours.
• Weekend Requirement: Rotation determined by business need and training.
• Holiday Requirement: No holidays at this time.

Position is eligible for shift differentials (PRN, evening & weekend).

Duties & Responsibilities

• Reviews, verifies, and processes medication orders using the electronic health record to ensure that the medication is appropriate in terms of dose, dosage form, route of administration, frequency, duration of therapy, and patient's disease state in a timely manner.
• Provides drug information services by responding to questions regarding medication compatibilities, adverse drug events, regimens, dosing, interactions, storage and disposal, compounding, therapeutic uses of medications and pharmaceutical supplies in a timely manner.
• Actively participates in the development, maintenance, and implementation of hospital and department policy and procedures related to regulatory requirements for medication use, preparation, storage, restrictions, and administration.
• Sustains and implements quality and safety initiatives and practices in the department and throughout the hospital. Reports adverse drug events and medication variances using the hospital variance reporting program (QSRS).
• Documents pharmaceutical interventions according to departmental standards.
• Performs all recordkeeping functions required by the Colorado State Board of Pharmacy rules and regulations regarding order interpretation, medication preparation and dispensing.
• Oversees daily adherence to standard operational procedures and policies as required by CHCO, USP Chapters 797, 795 & 800 and Colorado State Board of Pharmacy rules & regulations.
• Actively maintains competency, understanding and oversight of the fundamental practices and precautions for preparing and dispensing high quality hazardous drugs to prevent harm to patients, minimize exposure to personnel and minimize contamination of the work and patient-care environment.
• Performs final evaluation for accuracy and appropriateness of doses dispensed, compounded and packaged. This includes sterile and non-sterile products prepared in pharmacy and pharmacy satellites.
• Oversees and supervises activities of technicians, students and interns making sterile and non-sterile preparations and preparing or dispensing doses. Ensures that pharmacy products of the highest quality and accuracy are prepared, dispensed and delivered to the patient or storage area.
• May precept pharmacy residents and students.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: PharmD or RPh
• Licensure: Licensed pharmacist in the state of Colorado

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Hourly Range: $60.11 to $90.17

Benefits Information

As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid sick leave and a robust wellness program.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

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