Pharmacist (Float Pool)

Samaritan Health Services; Corvallis (OR); On-site; USD 88,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Starting bonus

Relocation assistance

Float differential $3/hr

Job summary

Samaritan Health Services is seeking a Traveling Pharmacist to cover duties across multiple hospital sites in the mid-Willamette Valley and central Oregon Coast. Responsibilities include dispensing medications, clinical assessment, and patient education, with duties spanning neonates to geriatrics.

The role offers a $3.00 per hour float differential, potential starting bonus or relocation assistance, and requires an Oregon pharmacist license plus hospital pharmacy experience.

Qualifications

• Current unencumbered Oregon Pharmacist Licensure required.
• Previous hospital pharmacy experience preferred.
• Pre-employment drug screen required.
• Healthcare Provider Level BLS within 90 days of hire; ACLS and PALS within 90 days if on pharmacy code response team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and dispense medications.
• Assess clinical status of patients across neonatal to geriatric ages.
• Provide drug information to the medical team and educate patients.
• Travel between Samaritan Hospital Pharmacy sites in the mid-Willamette Valley and central Oregon Coast; shifts may include overnight hours.

Skills

Communication

Computer Literacy

Social Perceptiveness

Team Building

Time Management

Problem Solving

Education

Oregon Pharmacist Licensure

Job description

Schedule - Shift .8 (64 hrs/pp) - Varies

Department SHS Pharmacy Administration

Remote Status Remote Status: OnSite

Salary Range Salary Range: $63.69 - $93.53

*Starting bonus and/or relocation available to new employees. Previous experience may be required. Employment commitment to Samaritan is required.

The pharmacy team at Samaritan Health Services is looking for a Traveling Pharmacist to performs the duties of Pharmacist as prescribed by state and federal statutes as well as SHS policies. Duties include but are not limited to preparing and dispensing medication, assessing clinical status of patients (neonates, infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics), providing drug information to the medical team and educating patients. This position is eligible for a $3.00 per hour float differential to be paid on hours worked. Travel will be between Samaritan Hospital Pharmacy sites in the mid-Willamette Valley and central Oregon Coast. Shift times may vary and may include overnight shifts.

Samaritan Health Services pharmacies are staffed by experienced pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who are the area's leading experts on thousands of medications. They make important decisions that help optimize a patient’s drug therapy and are dedicated to patient care.

As a Pharmacist, you are required to hold current unencumbered Oregon Pharmacist Licensure. Previous hospital pharmacy experience preferred. Travel does include the GSR Pharmacy: If responsible for participating on the pharmacy code response team, then ACLS and PALS required.

Thousands of your friends and neighbors make up Samaritan Health Services. We’re a not-for-profit network of hospitals, clinics, health services and health plans caring for more than 250,000 residents in the mid-Willamette Valley and central Oregon Coast. We work together to provide innovative medicine and world-class quality in a way that supports the values of the communities we serve. That includes caring for all people, regardless of your ability to pay.

Important knowledge, skills and abilities for this position are listed below:

• Communication - Effective written and oral communication skills to explain complex issues, exchange information between team members, and tactfully discuss issues. Ability to perform group presentations and listen to and understand complex information and ideas.
• Computer Literacy - Knowledge of electronic equipment, computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. Ability to operate applications, write software, set up functions, enter data, and manipulate and process information.
• Social Perceptiveness - Ability to work with a diverse population from pediatrics to geriatrics. Basic understanding of age-related differences in caring for and/or communicating with patients and caregivers. Possess personal sensitivity to the needs and experiences of others and a non-judgmental attitude towards persons of differing standards, values, lifestyles, and ages.
• Team Building - Ability to work, function and communicate on a multi-disciplinary team. Possess the knowledge and skills to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintain them over time. Demonstrates teamwork. Ability to assist and work well with others.
• Time Management - Ability to organize, plan and prioritize work to complete within required time frames and to follow-up on pending issues. Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and thrive in dynamic fast-paced environments and under pressure. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and demonstrate flexibility.
• Problem Solving - Ability to identify complex problems, review related information, employ creativity and alternative thinking to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. Possess good judgment and decision-making skills

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS

Current unencumbered Oregon Pharmacist Licensure required.

Previous hospital pharmacy experience preferred.

All job offers are contingent upon the candidate passing a pre-employment/post offer drug screen.

SHS Pharmacy Administration:

Healthcare Provider Level BLS required within 90 days of hire.

If responsible for participating on the pharmacy code response team, then ACLS and PALS are required within 90 days of hire.

Outpatient Pharmacist (if applicable): Successful completion of Pharmacist Immunization Certification required within one (1) year of hire.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

Communication - Effective written and oral communication skills to explain complex issues, exchange information between team members, and tactfully discuss issues. Ability to perform group presentations and listen to and understand complex information and ideas.

Computer Literacy - Knowledge of electronic equipment, computer hardware and software, including applications. Ability to operate applications, set up functions, enter data, and manipulate and process information.

Social Perceptiveness - Ability to work with a diverse population from pediatrics to geriatrics. Basic understanding of age-related differences in caring for and/or communicating with patients and caregivers. Possess personal sensitivity to the needs and experiences of others and a non-judgmental attitude towards persons of differing standards, values, lifestyles and ages.

Team Building - Ability to work, function and communicate on a multi-disciplinary team. Possess the knowledge and skills to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintain them over time. Demonstrates teamwork. Ability to assist and work well with others.

Time Management- Ability to organize, plan and prioritize work to complete within required time frames and to follow-up on pending issues. Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and thrive in dynamic fast-paced environments and under pressure. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and demonstrate flexibility.

Problem Solving- Ability to identify complex problems, review related information, employ creativity and alternative thinking to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. Possess good judgment and decision making skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Rarely
(1 - 10% of the time)

Occasionally
(11 - 33% of the time)

Frequently
(34 - 66% of the time)

Continually
(67 – 100% of the time)

WALK - INCLINE

LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0-36") 40 - 60 Lbs

LIFT (Knee to chest: 24-54") 20 - 40 Lbs

LIFT (Knee to chest: 24-54") 40 – 60 Lbs

SQUAT Static (hold >30 sec)

WALK – LEVEL SURFACE

LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0-36") 0 - 20 Lbs

LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0-36") 20 - 40 Lbs

LIFT (Knee to chest: 24-54") 0 – 20 Lbs

SQUAT Repetitive

SIT

CLIMB - STAIRS

LIFT (Waist to Eye: up to 54") 0 - 20 Lbs

LIFT (Overhead: 54" and above) 0 - 20 Lbs

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