Pharmacist

choa; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta seeks a pharmacist to ensure safe, efficacious therapy and optimize drug use for pediatric patients. You will review orders, coordinate dispensing, and provide clinical services to healthcare teams and families in compliance with laws.

Requires PharmD and Georgia licensure eligibility with at least 1 year hospital pharmacy experience; pediatric experience preferred. Strong communication and mentoring skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in a hospital pharmacy.
• Pediatric hospital pharmacy experience preferred.
• Georgia licensed pharmacist or eligible.

Responsibilities

• Reviews, processes, and dispenses physician medication orders and IV solutions with age/weight/diagnosis considerations.
• Collaborates with healthcare teams to ensure safe, cost-effective drug therapy.
• Provides drug information to healthcare professionals.
• Promotes rational medication use and continuous improvement.
• Supervises areas when in charge and mentors staff.
• Maintains competence and develops practice management skills.
• Demonstrates age-specific pharmacotherapy competencies.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Patient care

Education

PharmD or equivalent

Job description

Work Shift

Variable

Work Day(s)

Monday-Friday

Shift Start Time

Variable

Shift End Time

Variable

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s.

Job Description

Ensures safe, efficacious, rational, and cost-effective patient medication therapy by influencing physicians' use of resources and monitoring drug effectiveness. Develops and improves integrated clinical and distributive pharmaceutical services. Reviews physician orders, coordinates dispensing of medications, and provides clinical and educational services to other healthcare professionals and pediatric patients and their families in compliance with state and federal laws. Proactively supports efforts that ensure delivery of safe patient care and services and promote a safe environment at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Experience

• 1 year of experience in a hospital pharmacy

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a pediatric hospital pharmacy

Education

• PharmD (or equivalent experience) and graduation from an accredited pharmacy school

Certification Summary

• Georgia licensed pharmacist or eligible
• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of employment

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated use of problem identifying and solving skills
• Ability to work effectively with multiple groups of healthcare professionals and communicate effectively with patients and parents/caregivers

Job Responsibilities

• Reviews, processes, and dispenses all physician medication and intravenous solution orders, ensuring appropriateness of dosage and use based on patient age, weight, and diagnosis.
• .Interacts and participates with team members and other healthcare providers for the provision of safe and cost-effective drug therapy for assigned patient care teams.
• Provides drug information to healthcare professionals.
• Ensures rational medication use and continuous performance improvement throughout the healthcare system.
• Supervises area(s) when in charge.
• Serves as a preceptor to new employees and pharmacy practice residents/students.
• Maintains individual competence and develops professional practice management skills.
• Performs other responsibilities as required.
• Demonstrates competencies that incorporate age-specific guidelines, including N = Neonate (less than 30 days), I = Infant (30 days to 1 year), EC = Early Childhood (1-5 years), LC = Late Childhood (5-13 years), A = Adolescent (13-17 years), AD = Adult, and ALL = all ages.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address

2220 North Druid Hills Road

Job Family

Pharmacy