Pharmacist Acute Care Pharmacy PRN

Intermountain Healthcare; Midvale (UT); On-site; USD 87,000 - 127,000; Part time

Job summary

Intermountain Health seeks a pharmacist to join the Acute Care Pharmacy team at the Midvale facility. The role focuses on reviewing and verifying medication orders, supporting distribution processes, ensuring regulatory compliance, and contributing to efficient pharmacy operations in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Ideal candidates have inpatient or acute care experience and a strong emphasis on medication safety and interdisciplinary collaboration to optimize patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from an accredited institution (education verified).
• License to practice pharmacy in the state of practice and dispense controlled substances.
• Current knowledge of state and federal regulations and statutes regarding the practice of pharmacy in the state of practice.
• Immunization certification if applicable to practice site needs.
• Preferred previous experience working in an integrated healthcare delivery system.
• Board Certification Health System Residency.

Responsibilities

• Reviews patients' medication orders for allergy interactions, duplication of therapy, appropriateness of drug therapy, and drug-drug interactions.
• Makes evidence-based interventions to optimize medication use.
• Ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective therapies and accurate dispensing of medications.
• Oversees and/or participates in ensuring appropriate medications are prepared and delivered timely to care areas and stored securely and appropriate for stability and workflow.
• Provides counseling to patients and promotes quality medication education and adherence.
• Ensures regulatory documentation is complete and up-to-date.
• Maintains compliance with state and federal laws, regulations, and SOPs.
• Supervises interns, technicians, and support personnel as required.

Skills

Pharmacy

Pharmacy Services

Medication Management

Pharmaceutical Care

Project Management

Quality Improvement

Problem Solving

Federal Pharmacy Laws

State Pharmacy Laws

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Job description

Job Description: Job Specifics: Schedule: PRN hours as needed to cover PTO and Sick calls Shift: Sunday through Friday, pharmacy hours 5:30 AM to 10:30 PM. Shifts are 8- 10- hour shifts. Closed holidays. Location: Supply Chain Center, Midvale, UT; on site Benefits Eligible: No

Top candidates bring strong inpatient pharmacy experience with pharmacy automation. Join Intermountain Health's Acute Care Pharmacy team and help deliver safe, effective medication therapy for hospitalized patients. Our pharmacists collaborate closely with the interdisciplinary care team to optimize medication therapy, promote medication safety, and support exceptional patient outcomes. In this role, you will review and verify medication orders, support medication distribution processes, ensure regulatory compliance, and contribute to efficient pharmacy operations. We are seeking pharmacists who thrive in a fast-paced healthcare environment, with preference given to candidates with acute care, hospital, or inpatient pharmacy experience.

Job Function

This position demonstrates consistent application of knowledge and skills to deliver appropriate, safe, efficient and cost-effective pharmaceutical care within the scope of their assigned practice. This position is responsible for the care of patients as well as the development of effective, professional relationships within the multidisciplinary team.

Essential Functions

Reviews patients' medication order for allergy interactions, duplication of therapy, appropriateness of drug therapy, and drug- drug interaction. Makes appropriate evidence-based interventions to optimize medication use. Ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective therapies and accurately dispenses medications. Oversees and/or participates in assuring appropriate medications are prepared and delivered timely to care areas and are stored both securely and appropriate for both stability and effective workflow. Provides counseling to patients and promotes quality medication education and adherence. Ensures patient is well informed, treated with respect, and receives the highest level of professional service. Completes all regulatory and compliance training and ensures documentation of regulatory requirements is clear and complete. Is knowledgeable and compliant with state and federal laws, regulations, pharmacy policies, procedures, and standard operating procedures. Supervises and directs activities of interns, technicians, and support personnel as required. Provides medication related clinical consultation and clarification to other health professionals. Takes the initiative to solve problems including, but not limited to, equipment, maintenance, drug availability, staffing issues, and extraordinary patient care concerns. Identifies potential areas for improvement including processes that could be streamlined or revised to improve patient satisfaction. Identifies potential safety hazards that may create problems for patients and/or staff and takes appropriate actions. Participates in departmental meetings, contributing ideas or feedback Supports clinic or hospital and system directives, including clinical, compliance, business operations, standardization, and customer service. Supports local and enterprise pharmacy leadership initiatives.

Skills

• Pharmacy
• Pharmacy Services
• Medication Management
• Pharmaceutical Care
• Project Management
• Quality Improvement
• Problem Solving
• Federal Pharmacy Laws
• State Pharmacy Laws

Qualifications

• Minimum Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from an accredited institution (education verified).
• License to practice pharmacy in the state of practice and dispense controlled substances.
• Current knowledge of state and federal regulations and statutes regarding the practice of pharmacy in the state of practice.
• Effective communication, people management, and project management skills.
• Immunization certification if applicable to practice site needs.
• Preferred Previous experience working in an integrated healthcare delivery system.
• Board Certification Health System Residency
• Physical Requirements: Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs. Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.

Location & Salary

Location: Supply Chain Center Work City: Midvale Work State: Utah Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $62.89 - $92.44

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