Pharmacist - Central Inpatient Pharmacy

UNC Health; United States; On-site; USD 72,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Chapel Hill, NC seeks a Pharmacist for the inpatient operations unit on the overnight shift (7 on/7 off, 9pm-7am). Responsibilities include reviewing prescriptions, optimizing drug therapy, and supervising staff.

Requires a PharmD or BS Pharmacy and NC licensure, with no prior experience required for recent graduates seeking entry into hospital pharmacy. Salary ranges from $51.50 to $74.01 per hour; benefits and state employment eligibility apply.

Qualifications

• PharmD or BS Pharmacy Degree required.
• Active pharmacist licensure with NC Board of Pharmacy or eligible within 6 months.
• Recent graduates may fill role while awaiting licensure, with limitations.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Receives prescriptions, interprets prescriptions, and reviews the patient history; clarifies prescriptions with prescriber or nurse.
• Provides clinical interventions and drug therapy recommendations; assesses therapy and actuates needed changes.
• Compounds and dispenses medications, including sterile products, per standard procedures.
• Counsels patients and families on pharmaceutical care issues as needed.
• Directs shift workflow and supervises pharmacy technicians, students, and volunteers.
• Adheres to policies and participates in process improvements.
• Precepts students and residents and trains new staff.

Skills

Patient counseling

Clinical interventions

Pharmacy workflow

Medication therapy management

Education

PharmD or BS Pharmacy Degree

Job description

Description
Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Description
Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary
Provides care of patients by optimizing medication use and drug distribution services.
Overnight: 9pm-7am, 7 on/7 off

Responsibilities

• Receives prescriptions, interprets prescriptions, and reviews the patient's medication profile /history. Clarifies incomplete, inaccurate, or contraindicated prescriptions with the prescriber, nurse, or other health professional, as appropriate. Identifies and intervenes on problems related to the medication needs of the patient.
• Utilizes and analyzes patient data to provide optimal drug therapy recommendations. Assesses the patient's medication therapy regimen and makes appropriate clinical interventions with the provider. Performs protocol-driven clinical services such as IV to oral dosing, stewardship activities, etc
• Compounds and oversees the preparation and dispensing of medications including sterile products using standard formulas, processes and procedures as required.
• Complies with the medication formulary, and therapeutic substitution and other programs designed to optimize drug therapy while minimizing cost as required.
• Completes required documentation such as notations in the medical record, controlled substances documentation, cash register reconciliation, competency, etc. as required.
• Counsels patients and appropriate family members regarding pharmaceutical care issues as requested or required.
• Directs workflow of the shift and supervises pharmacy technicians, students, and/or volunteers present during that shift.
• Adheres to federal, state, local and institutional policies, procedures, standards and regulations.
• Identifies and participates in process improvement opportunities.
• Precepts students, residents and participates in training new pharmacy staff as required.

Other Information
Other information:
Education Requirements

• PharmD or BS Pharmacy Degree

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Active pharmacist licensure with the NC Board of Pharmacy or obtainable before initiation of employment. Recent graduates of ACPE-accredited colleges/schools of pharmacy may fill this role while pending initial pharmacist licensure, but are subject to limitations mandated by the NC Board of Pharmacy and must obtain licensure within 6 months of orientation or sooner if required for operations.

Professional Experience Requirements

• No prior experience required.

Job Details
Legal Employer: STATE
Entity: UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit: Pharmacy Inpatient Operations
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $51.50 - $74.01 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Night Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.