Pharmacist

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC is looking for a Full Time Pharmacist at UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh to support our Inpatient Pharmacy. The role includes interpreting physician orders, providing education, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Candidates should possess a PharmD and preferred hospital experience. Responsibilities involve preparing and dispensing medications, managing pharmacy records, and supervising junior staff. The position supports quality initiatives aimed at enhancing patient care through safe medication practices.

Qualifications

• Must have a PharmD or equivalent degree.
• Previous hospital experience is preferred.
• Strong understanding of Pennsylvania Pharmacy Practice Act.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, calculate, and dispense medication safely.
• Identify and report adverse drug reactions.
• Screen patient medication records for interactions.
• Organize operational duties and supervise pharmacy staff.
• Provide drug information and education to professionals.

Skills

Pharmacotherapy provision

Medication safety

Patient education

Regulatory compliance

Adverse drug reaction reporting

Education

PharmD or equivalent degree

Job description

UPMC Mercy is hiring a Full Time Pharmacist to support our Inpatient Pharmacy!

This position will work varied shifts with rotating weekends/holidays. Preferred candidates will have previous hospital experience.

Purpose

Pharmacists are responsible and accountable for the provision of safe, effective, and cost-effective pharmacotherapy. They provide support of centralized and decentralized medication-use systems to deliver optimal medication therapy. Pharmacist Specialists participate in all necessary aspects of the medication-use process and pharmacy operations and services.

Pharmacy services include but are not limited to assessing patient parameters, incorporating age and disease specific characteristics into drug therapy and patient education, and participation in the detection, mitigation, and prevention of medication-related adverse events. Pharmacists serve as resources and liaisons to other departments, health care team members, or external groups. They also support and/or lead patient care quality and regulatory compliance initiatives designed to improve medication-use processes or pharmacy practice.

Pharmacists provide medication and practice-related education/training and actively serve as preceptors for pharmacy students and pharmacy residents. If applicable, participation in the quality initiatives is expected with the goal of improving clinical pharmacy services by monitoring processes, analyzing data, implementing interventions, and evaluating the effectiveness of those interventions.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and evaluate physician orders and prescriptions to prepare, calculate, and dispense appropriate medication dosage forms for inpatient and outpatient treatment in accordance with the Pennsylvania Pharmacy Practice Act, Federal Drug Laws, and other regulatory organizations.
• Identify and report suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and in a timely manner.
• Sustain the formulary by minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic interchange protocols, and promoting rational drug therapy selection.
• Review, maintain, and screen patient medication records and profiles for allergies, drug interactions and therapeutic duplications while entering orders and/or verifying medications.
• Organize daily operational duties and assist in the supervision of pharmacy technicians, pharmacy aides, student interns and other ancillary personnel involved in providing pharmaceutical care.
• Adhere to all regulatory requirements, professional standards of practice, and hospital quality management policies and procedures in providing pharmaceutical care.
• Communicate with physicians and nurses to ensure prompt clarification of orders that are unclear, illegible, or incomplete.
• Provide drug information and/or educational programs to healthcare professionals and pharmacy students.
• Utilize all available computer systems and technologies in the provision of pharmaceutical care.
• Fill prescription orders in accordance with State and Federal regulations, utilizing technological resources and equipment.
• Prepare and dispense intravenous admixture solutions, as required, using aseptic technique in an accepted sterile product preparation area.