Pharmacist

Hartford HealthCare at Home; Manchester (CT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Hartford HealthCare at Home in Connecticut seeks a Pharmacist to optimize drug therapy, supervise pharmacy technicians, and advise nursing staff for safe, cost-effective medication use. The pharmacist will promote rational medication use, provide drug information, and ensure timely patient care across age groups.

Requirements include PharmD, CT license or eligibility within 45 days, PGY-1 residency preferred, and EPIC experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Current CT Pharmacist license or eligible within 45 days of hire.
• PGY-1 Pharmacy residency preferred.
• Prior experience with EPIC systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Optimizes drug therapy for the general patient population by designing drug therapy that is appropriate, correct, and cost-effective.
• May provide direct patient care for pain management through evaluation, recommendations and follow-ups.
• Maintains safety of drug therapy by identifying, preventing and resolving adverse drug events.
• Provides drug information and acts as a liaison to facilitate patient care.
• Investigates and resolves drug and pharmacy related problems through studies and problem solving.
• Documents interventions, outcomes and statistics to support quality improvement.
• Demonstrates competencies to meet age-specific patient needs.
• Periodically may function as charge pharmacist.

Skills

Pharmacist license (CT)

Clinical pharmacy

EPIC experience

Education

PharmD

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Work where every moment matters.

The Greater Manchester Region has approximately 2,500 employees. It includes Manchester Memorial Hospital, a 249-bed community hospital, Rockville General, a campus of Manchester Memorial Hospital, a 102-bed facility, a large multispecialty provider group and visiting nurse services. The Greater Manchester Region serves a region of 300,000 people in 19 towns.

Pharmacists perform functions related to the control, monitoring and dispensing of medications for all age groups of patients according to department procedures and protocols in a safe, cost effective and timely manner. Supervises medication preparation by pharmacy technicians and advises nursing personnel regarding appropriate medication administration. Pharmacists promote the rational use of medications via provision of drug information and clinical monitoring services to members of the medical community. Additionally Pharmacists will:

• Optimizes drug therapy for the general patient population by designing drug therapy that is appropriate, correct, and cost-effective in order to maximize positive outcomes.
• May provide direct patient care for pain management through patient evaluation, recommendations, and follow-ups in response to the physician's request or as part of the critical path.
• Maintains safety of drug therapy for the general patient population by utilizing a variety of screening mechanisms and input from others (i.e. health care providers, the patient, and the patient's family) in order to identify, prevent and resolve adverse drug events.
• Provides useful drug information through participation on Health Care Team activities and as a liaison between the HCT and the pharmacy to facilitate rapid and effective patient care.
• Investigates and resolves drug and/or pharmacy related problems for immediate need or broader, longer term review by conducting investigative studies and/or utilizing effective problem solving techniques to ensure a high performing medication use system.
• Documents interventions, outcomes, and other statistics manually and/or through electronic documentation on a daily or sporadic basis to demonstrate activity and success and provide an opportunity for quality improvement.
• Demonstrates competencies, including knowledge and behaviors, to meet age-specific patient needs.
• Periodically may be required to function as charge pharmacist.

Qualifications

Education Requirements

• PharmD

Minimum Requirements

• Current CT Pharmacist license or eligible within 45 days of hire.
• PGY-1 Pharmacy residency preferred
• Prior experience with EPIC systems preferred.

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