Pharmacist- Full Time Nights. 7 Nights on 7 Nights off

Pennsylvania Medicine; West Chester (Chester County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Medicine is a leading academic medical center dedicated to high-quality patient care and education. This pharmacist role supports centralized and decentralized medication-use systems, collaborating with physicians and nurses to deliver optimal therapy for a broad range of diseases.

You will assess patient needs, tailor drug therapy by age and organ function, monitor for interactions and adverse events, and participate in clinical interventions to improve outcomes.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of a school of pharmacy.
• At least one-year hospital experience preferred.
• PA Pharmacy license required.

Responsibilities

• Provides safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy and collaborates with physicians and nurses to optimize care.
• Monitors dosing based on age, weight, renal and hepatic function.
• Communicates effectively with healthcare providers to ensure continuity of care across shifts.
• Performs therapeutic drug monitoring and pharmacokinetic dosing for medications (e.g., vancomycin, aminoglycosides).
• Oversees pharmacy technician activities and participates in medication dispensing and operations.
• Maintains proficiency with hospital computer systems and pharmacy automation.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Drug information

Therapeutic drug monitoring

Omnicell

Education

Pharmacy degree (PharmD)

Tools

Omnicell system

Job description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

General Summary Statement

The pharmacist is responsible and accountable for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy. The pharmacist provides support of centralized and decentralized medication-use systems and collaborates with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other members of the healthcare team to deliver optimal medication therapy to patients with a broad range of disease states. Pharmaceutical care services include, but are not limited to, assessing patient needs, incorporating age and disease specific characteristics into drug therapy, adjusting care according to patient response, and providing clinical interventions to detect, mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events. Adheres to Pharmacy Policies and Procedures and organizational goals and objectives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Demonstrates the skills necessary to provide job duties as appropriate for the age of the patients served, including neonatal, pediatric and adult patients. This includes monitoring dosing for patients based on age, weight and renal and hepatic function.
2. Communicates effectively and appropriately with healthcare providers and caregivers (physicians, nurses, etc.) and assures continuity of pharmaceutical care between shifts and amongst staff.
3. Monitors drug therapy for appropriate dosing, frequency, drug-interactions, contraindications and allergies.
4. Provides current drug information which includes a thorough understanding of new medications, dosage requirements, indications, contraindications, pharmacology, pharmacokinectics, side effects and adverse reactions and precautions.
5. Performs therapeutic drug monitoring and pharmacokinetic dosing of medications. This includes monitoring of all supratherapeutic drug levels and consultation for vancomycin and aminoglycoside dosing.
6. Documents all clinical interventions utilizing clinical surveillance and documentation software.
7. Performs drug order clarifications on targeted medications.
8. Interprets physicians' orders, corrects and/or clarifies any ambiguous, incomplete, or erroneous orders by direct communication with the physician. Informs physician of non-formulary and restricted items as they are ordered and recommends appropriate substitution.
9. Supervises technician functions. Is knowledgeable of technician responsibilities and time commitments. Checks accuracy of technician distribution functions in order to assist and/or fill-in when workload dictates.
10. Participate in pharmacy operations, medication dispensing, and oversees pharmacy technician activities.
11. Maintains proficiency in hospital computer systems and pharmacy automation technology.
12. Checks Omnicell medication restock before delivered to the floor by a pharmacy technician.
13. Processes controlled substances from the Omnicell Controlled Substance Machine. Alerts system analyst(s) of any discrepancies. Reviews Omnicell CSM reports for accuracies in floor deliveries.

Education Training and Experience

Must be a graduate of a school of pharmacy. At least one-year hospital experience preferred.

Licensure/Certification

PA Pharmacy license required.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.