Pharmacist - Inpatient Pharmacy (Contingent)

Nationwide Children's Hospital; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide Children's Hospital seeks an inpatient staff pharmacist to verify prescriber orders, dispense medications, compound IV and sterile products, and ensure safe, age-appropriate care for patients from birth to 21 years, with some adult patients as needed. The role includes supervising technicians and providing drug information and clinical reviews.

Responsibilities include ordering verification, documentation in medical records, and coordinating discharge-related medication needs with the

Qualifications

• Licensed pharmacist in the state of Ohio.
• Pediatric hospital experience preferred.
• Doctor of Pharmacy degree required.

Responsibilities

• Dispenses inpatient medications pursuant to prescriber orders, ensuring appropriateness based on patient age, weight, conditions, allergies and history.
• Provides medication information to health care practitioners, caregivers, or patients, including dosing and selection.
• Supports codes and Level I traumas with pharmaceutical care and timely medication delivery.
• Documents clinical, operational, and financial outcomes in the medical record.
• Maintains accurate discharge medication-related communication with multidisciplinary teams.
• Precepts and supervises pharmacy residents, students, interns, technicians, or graduates awaiting licensure.

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy (if licensed prior to 2004)

Job description

Schedule Requirements

Variable - 2 shifts/month at minimum (typically 1 weekend)

Job Description Summary

Verifies inpatient prescriber orders, dispenses ordered medications, compounds IV and all other sterile products, prepares and delivers all patient orders, provides drug information and clinical patient review for safety and accuracy, and supervises technicians and interns. Provides support on patient codes and emergency room level I traumas. Demonstrate competencies defined in Inpatient Staff Pharmacist duties and responsibilities in providing age-appropriate care to patients from the age of birth through 21 years and select adult patients.

Essential Functions

• Dispenses inpatient medications pursuant to prescriber orders, including determining the appropriateness of medication orders using information such as patient age, weight, disease state(s) and pertinent past medical history, reviews all possible adverse drug events, and considers patient allergies. Determines appropriateness of medication orders and contacts prescribing practitioner if in doubt of appropriateness of order. Verifies medications orders to assure timely and accurate delivery in a form appropriate for the patient.
• Provides information to health care practitioners, caregivers, or patients on the appropriate administration of medications, medication dosing, and medication selection.
• Provides all necessary pharmaceutical care in support of codes and Level I traumas.
• Documents direct patient care, clinical, operational, and financial outcomes and activities appropriately in the medical record.
• Determines appropriateness of medication orders and contacts prescribing practitioner if in doubt of appropriateness of order. Verifies medications orders to assure timely and accurate delivery in a form appropriate for the patient. Further, helps operationalize recommendations through order verification as appropriate and as determined by team leadership.
• Focuses on accurate maintenance of the ‘prior to admission’ medication list and ensures accurate and timely communication to multidisciplinary team, ambulatory pharmacy, and patient/family regarding discharge medication-related needs.
• Provides in-service training to medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff. Precepts and/or supervises pharmacy residents, students, interns, technicians, or graduates awaiting licensure. Provides appropriate oversight and input in performance evaluations.

Education Requirement

Doctor of Pharmacy, required. Candidates who have been licensed and practicing as a pharmacist since before 2004 may qualify with a bachelor’s degree.

Licensure Requirement

Licensure, or licensure-eligibility, to practice pharmacy in the state of Ohio, required.

Experience

Pediatric hospital experience or internship, preferred.

Physical Requirements

OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Climb stairs/ladder, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Driving motor vehicles (work required) *additional testing may be required, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 21-40 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 26-40 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneel, Walking
FREQUENTLY: Biohazard waste, Chemicals/Medications, Flexing/extending of neck, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Repetitive hand/arm use
CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Seeing – Far/near, Sitting, Standing

The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet