Pharmacist - Inpatient - Augusta - PRN

2310 AU Medical Center, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center is seeking a Pharmacist to provide clinical pharmaceutical care, ensuring evidence-based medication use and patient-centered care within a collaborative team.

You will supervise pharmacy technicians, participate in quality improvement, teach and precept residents, and contribute to medication safety and cost-effective distribution in a PRN 8 hours per week schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Pharmacy required; Doctorate Pharmacy preferred.
• Minimum 2 years in Pharmacy as a pharmacy technician, intern or pharmacist.
• Registered Pharmacist (RPH) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical pharmaceutical care to patients.
• Prevents, detects, and resolves medication-related problems and makes evidence-based, patient-centered recommendations.
• Participates as a member of interdisciplinary care teams and communicates follow-up with the team.
• Verifies patient medication orders for appropriateness and accuracy.
• Provides medication education to patients, families, and the team.
• Engages in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives; supports medication use evaluation.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy care

Team collaboration

Medication safety

Teaching/mentoring

Education

Bachelor of Pharmacy

Doctorate of Pharmacy preferred

Job description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift Various (United States of America)

About the Facility Learn more about Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center, including our teams, culture, and campus environment: Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center | Wellstar Health System

Hours: PRN 8 Hours per week

Job Posting How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

A Brief Overview

The Pharmacist is responsible for appropriate, evidence based, medication use for the institution. They ensure patients get the right medication at the right dose. Pharmacists must have a medication safety viewpoint and be in compliance with all applicable standards and regulations (TJC, BOP, CMS, etc). Pharmacists oversee the activities of pharmacy technicians. Pharmacists must engage in teaching as part of the hospital's mission.

What you will do

• Provides clinical pharmaceutical care to patients.
• Prevents, detects, and resolves medication-related problems and makes appropriate evidence-based, patient-centered medication therapy recommendations.
• Participates as an effective member of interdisciplinary care team(s) and communicates follow-up with team.
• Effectively verifies patient medication orders for appropriateness and accuracy.
• Provides effective medication education to patients, families, team.
• 30% Enhances the quality of delivery of care.
• Actively participates in the development and implementation of performance/quality improvement and patient safety initiatives, including medication event/adverse reaction reporting & follow-up, clinical guideline development, disease management, medication use evaluation/improvement, cost containment actions.
• Represents pharmacy services on institutional/practice area committees, quality unit councils.
• Conducts monthly unit inspections of assigned area.
• 25% Demonstrates proficiency in pharmacy distributive services.
• Demonstrates quality, safety and efficiency in the distribution process.
• Actively collaborates and demonstrate teamwork with pharmacy coworkers to ensure communication, excellent customer service, safe and effective drug distribution.
• Provides oversight for pharmacy technicians.
• Participates in opportunities to improve the quality, effectiveness, and/or efficiency in distributing medications.
• 20% Supports the education and professional development of the Pharmacy Department and other hospital disciplines (nursing/medical/etc.).
• Precepts residents, pharmacy students, or pharmacy technicians as assigned.
• Participates colloquially in the development of new programs, services, and practices, educational activities of the pharmacy department and medical team.
• 15% Engages in professional self-development.
• Completes medical center/pharmacy competency requirements by deadlines.
• Establishes regular meetings with manager.
• Enhances professional and technical knowledge/competency by attending seminars, continuing education programs, department meetings, etc.
• Demonstrate active membership/service/leadership in professional organizations 10%

Qualifications

Bachelors Pharmacy Required and (Doctorate Pharmacy Preferred or) Minimum 2 years in Pharmacy as a pharmacy technician, intern and/or pharmacist Preferred RPH - Reg Pharmacist

About the Employer

Our people are passionate about what they do, the product they sell, and the customers they serve. If you're looking for an opportunity to be an opportunity to be a part of a work family that values collaboration, innovation and dedication, we're the right company for you. Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more. Nationally ranked and locally recognized for our high-quality care and inclusive culture, Wellstar is one of Georgia’s largest and most integrated healthcare systems. Every day, 24,000+ of us work together to provide personalized care for patients at every age and stage of life – and our team members are the foundation of that care.

OUR MISSION:

To enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve.

OUR VISION:

Deliver world-class healthcare to every person, every time.

OUR VALUES:

We serve with compassion We pursue excellence We honor every voice Culture of Excellence

Wellstar consistently receives attention and accolades from national organizations that set the standards for world-class care. Our system-wide practice of safety principles, assessing and addressing errors and seeking feedback from our patients and customers continually earns recognition for advances in safety and quality. Featured on the FORTUNE "100 Best Companies to Work For" list and Seramount 100 Best Companies list, we not only provide top-notch care for our patients, but also foster the culture of Wellstar as a Great Place to Work.