Overnights Inpatient Pharmacist

IU Health; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(K) retirement savings with company

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan forgiveness

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness incentive program

Job summary

IU Health in Fort Wayne, IN seeks a pharmacist to provide comprehensive, value-based medication care to improve patient outcomes. You will collaborate with physicians and care teams, ensure safe medication use, dispense per orders, and monitor therapy for effectiveness.

Requirements include a PharmD or BS in Pharmacy, Indiana licensure or eligibility, and potential PGY1/PGY2 residency. Some travel and weekend rotations may be required.

Qualifications

• PharmD or BS in Pharmacy required for Indiana licensure
• 0-3 years of relevant experience
• ASHP-accredited PGY1 or PGY2 residency may be required
• Current Indiana Pharmacist license or eligibility
• Board certification or other specialized training may be required
• Basic Life Support certification may be required
• May travel to IU Health facilities and weekends may be required

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, value-based medication-related care to improve patient quality of life
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to optimize medication therapy outcomes
• Ensure safety and effectiveness of the medication use process and dispense medications per orders
• Monitor medication therapy and identify potential issues requiring intervention
• Maintain regulatory compliance and security of medications
• Protect patient confidentiality and provide medication information support to medical and nursing staff

Job description

Overview

We are looking for team members who are passionate about challenging and significant work for the good of every patient. We are searching for individuals who are compassionate, serve with a purpose, are dedicated to supporting their team, and who seek excellence every day.

Why Join IU Health?

• 401(K) retirement savings with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness - Government program that may allow qualifying participants to have the remainder of their student loan balance forgiven (after a set amount of time and specific qualifications have been met).
• Employee Assistance Program - Counseling at no cost to you
• Healthy Results - Participation in our team member wellness programs award points that contribute toward a biweekly financial incentive in your paycheck! The more you participate, the more you earn!

Description

Provides comprehensive, value-based medication-related care to achieve definite outcomes that improve a patient's quality of life. Acts in collaboration with other healthcare professionals in the shared responsibility for patient medication therapy outcomes. Key job duties may consist of ensuring safety and effectiveness of the medication use process, processing and dispensing medications per order or prescription, medication therapy monitoring, regulatory compliance, maintaining oversight over pharmacist extenders, maintaining the security of medications, and protecting the confidentiality of patient information. Provides medication information support for medical and nursing staff, ensuring continuity of care, and identifies potential challenges and intervenes, if necessary, to medication-related issues.

Requires Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor's of Science in Pharmacy prior to 2006.

Successful completion of an ASHP accredited PGY1 or PGY2 residency may be required.

Requires 0-3 years of relevant experience.

Requires current Indiana Pharmacist license or eligibility for Indiana licensure as a Pharmacist.

Board certification or other specialized training may be required.

Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) may be required.

May require travel to IU Health facilities.

May require weekend rotations.