Pharmacist

WellSpan Health; Lebanon (Lebanon County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Education assistance

DailyPay

Expanded Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon County seeks a Level I Pharmacist to provide prescribed pharmaceuticals and drug information within professional standards. The role includes distributive and clinical services with growth potential through the Pharmacist Career Ladder Program.

The position emphasizes medication verification, patient safety, and collaboration with the health care team to ensure optimal therapy outcomes and safe use of medications at our WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital

Qualifications

• Less than 1 year hospital experience is required.
• Completion of a pharmacy program from an accredited school of pharmacy is required.
• Licensed Registered Pharmacist Upon Hire is required.

Responsibilities

• Maintains the requirements located in the PCLP grids for the Level I Pharmacist and provides oversight of medication order verification for accuracy and clarity.
• Oversees safety, accuracy, and timely medication distribution across care locations and departments.
• Provides medication therapy management in collaboration with the health care team, including pharmacokinetic evaluation, dosing, anticoagulation, and TPN consults where applicable.
• Educates patients and healthcare providers on medication therapy and safety concerns.
• Uses technology to enhance patient safety and adheres to medication-use policies and standard work.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy

Job description

Schedule

Full-Time: 40 Hours/Weekly, Primarily day shift with occasional evenings/nights

Job Description

Schedule

Full-Time: 40 Hours/Weekly, Primarily day shift with occasional evenings/nights

General Summary

Level I Pharmacists provide prescribed pharmaceuticals and drug information as needed for patient care according to professional standards and practices. The Level I Pharmacist role includes routine distributive and clinical services with time in those domains contingent upon the needs of the facility and department. Level 1 Pharmacists may advance to a Level II Pharmacist position based upon job performance and successful completion of the requirements for advancement established in the Pharmacist Career Ladder Program (PCLP) criteria grids.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Maintains the requirements located in the PCLP Mandatory and Optional Criteria Grids for the Level I Pharmacist.
• Provides oversight of safe, accurate, and timely medication order verification including clarification of any medication orders with discrepancies prior to dispensing.
• Provides pharmacy management and oversight of:
• Integrity and security of medications in all care locations.
• Investigational drugs.
• Preparation of injectable chemotherapy.
• Medication wastage, returns, and recalls.
• Reconciliation of controlled substance wastage.
• Compounding of formulations.
• Automated dispensing cabinets.
• Medication label components and label quality.
• Provides medication therapy management services in collaboration with other members of the health care team including consultative services pursuant to the facility’s available protocols which may include:
• Pharmacokinetic evaluation, monitoring, and dosing (initiation and daily follow-up).
• Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) consults.
• Anticoagulation initiation and follow-up pursuant to a consult.
• Renal dose adjustments.
• Intravenous to oral conversions.
• Provides educational services to patients and healthcare providers regarding medication therapy and/or medication safety concerns.
• Provides medication event prevention, monitoring, and reporting with an increased emphasis on patient safety.
• Utilizes technology to enhance patient safety by ensuring the proper distribution, monitoring, and use of medications.
• Adheres to WellSpan Health’s medication-use policies and standard work.

Common Expectations

• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned patient population. Assesses and interprets patient age specific data and provides appropriate, age specific treatment.
• Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor and staff by: complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors; reporting actual and potential errors, as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and "error proof" systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.
• Maintains established policies and procedures, patient experience caring behaviors, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
• Assists in preparing required reports by compiling information.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education

• Bachelors Degree Pharmacy Bachelor's Degree. Required

Work Experience

• Less than 1 year Hospital experience. Required

Licenses

• Licensed Registered Pharmacist Upon Hire Required

Courses And Training

• Completion of a pharmacy program from accredited school of pharmacy. Upon Hire Required

Benefits Offered

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Education assistance
• Financial education and support, including DailyPay
• Expanded Paid Parental Leave

For additional details: Benefits & Incentives | WellSpan Careers (joinwellspan.org)

About Us

WellSpan Health’s vision is to reimagine healthcare through the delivery of comprehensive, equitable health and wellness solutions throughout our continuum of care. As an integrated delivery system focused on leading in value-based care, we encompass more than 2,300 employed providers, 250 locations, nine award-winning hospitals, home care and a behavioral health organization serving central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. Our high-performing Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is the region’s largest and one of the best in the nation. With a team 23,000 strong, WellSpan experts provide a range of services, from wellness and employer services solutions to advanced care for complex medical and behavioral conditions. Our clinically integrated network of 3,000 aligned physicians and advanced practice providers is dedicated to providing the highest quality and safety, inspiring our patients and communities to be their healthiest.

About The Team

WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital

For more than 125 years, WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital has provided leading-edge inpatient, outpatient, and emergent care to the Lebanon County community. One of eight premier hospitals in the WellSpan system, WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital features an award-winning cardiac and vascular center, a certified Primary Stroke Center, and a wound care and hyperbaric medicine center, while providing a supportive continuum of care through our extensive WellSpan primary, specialty, ambulatory, and behavioral health care locations within the community. WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital is supported by the nearby WellSpan Sechler Family Cancer Center, Lebanon’s first and only integrated cancer center. WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital was one of several WellSpan Health hospitals honored by U.S. News & World Report with the High Performing recognition for 2022-23.

WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital serves as the cornerstone of care for a total population of nearly 142,000 residents living in the rural and urban mix of Lebanon County. A full-service, acute-care hospital, with a 163 licensed bed capacity, admitting approximately 7,000 patients annually. We offer open heart procedures, comprehensive cardiac care, total joint replacements, private labor and delivery birthing suites, robotic surgery, and emergency care.