Pharmacist, Hospital Nights

HealthPartners; Saint Louis Park (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement program

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Job summary

HealthPartners is seeking a Hospital Pharmacist to join our team in Minnesota. The pharmacist will ensure accurate dispensing and safe use of medications for inpatients and outpatients, review orders, and counsel patients on proper use and potential side effects.

The role emphasizes collaboration, leadership, and strong customer service skills, with a night-shift schedule of seven ten-hour shifts per pay period and compensation reflecting 80 hours per pay period. Minnesota licensure is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or PharmD degree in pharmacy.
• Current licensure in Minnesota.
• Ability to work effectively with others to deliver care for patients.
• Leadership, written/verbal skills, and customer service skills are essential.
• Intermediate level computer/keyboarding skills required.
• Familiarity with laws and internal policies affecting employment and patient confidentiality.
• Proficiency with electronic medical records systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate dispensing and safe use of medications for inpatients and outpatients.
• Receive, review, and prioritize physician orders for dispensing, compounding, or admixing.
• Counsel patients on proper medication use and potential side effects for outpatients.
• Promote one piece flow during order verification to reduce steps and prevent missed doses.
• Maintain compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and hospital policies.

Skills

Team collaboration

Leadership

Communication skills

Customer service

Computer skills

Patient safety

Education

Bachelor’s or PharmD degree in pharmacy

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

HealthPartners is looking to hire a Hospital Pharmacist to join our team! Come join us as a Partner for Good and help us make an impact on the care and experience that our patients and their families receive every day.

Position Summary:

The pharmacist will ensure the accurate and timely dispensing and safe and appropriate use of medications. This includes receiving, reviewing, and prioritizing physician’s orders to be dispensed, compounded and/or admixed for inpatients or outpatients. For outpatients, this will include patient counseling on proper medication use and potential side effects. Pharmacist is strongly encouraged to use one piece flow during order verification to eliminate extra steps, re-verification of orders, reduce missing doses and phone calls.

Work Schedule:

7 ten-hour shifts per pay period (9:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.), with compensation equivalent to 80 hours per pay period.

Required Qualifications:

Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:

• Bachelor’s or PharmD degree in pharmacy

Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:

• Current licensure in Minnesota

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• This highly organized individual should possess the ability to work effectively with others to efficiently deliver care for patients.
• Leadership, written/verbal skills, and customer service skills are essential.
• Intermediate level computer/keyboarding skills required.
• Demonstrates knowledge of age-related growth and development principles necessary to provide appropriate service and assure safety to patients.
• This position requires familiarity and compliance with matters of law, regulations and internal policies affecting the employment relationship, including, but not limited to, FMLA, ADA, discrimination and harassment laws, patient confidentiality, PNHS compliance programs, CMS, TJC, FDA, DEA, Board of Pharmacy, OSHA, EPA, and the Minnesota Department of Health.
• Proven proficiency in the operation of the following: Personal Computer, Telephone, Fax Machine, Photocopier, Printer, and electronic medical record.

Preferred Qualifications:

Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:

• Institutional experience (hospital or home care/outpatient IV) is preferred.

Benefits:

HealthPartners offers a competitive benefits package (for eligible positions) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, a retirement program, time away from work, insurance options, tuition reimbursement, an employee assistance program, and much more!