Pharmacist - Inpatient Regional - PRN

Avera Health; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Avera Health is seeking a Pharmacist to cover 8 days per pay period across four Iowa facilities including Sioux Center Health, Hegg Health, Osceola, and Merrill Pioneer (Rock Rapids). The role emphasizes safe, effective drug therapy, patient counseling, and collaboration with medical staff to ensure regulatory compliance.

The Pharmacist will supervise technicians and interns, engage in continuing education, and contribute to clinical initiatives, teaching, and research as needed to advance

Qualifications

• Active pharmacist license in the state of practice within 30 days.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others and maintain attention to detail in a clinical setting.
• Preferred Board Certification by Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and dispense medications.
• Advise healthcare professionals on drug therapies and monitor patient regimens.
• Educate patients on drug use and potential adverse effects.
• Oversee activities of pharmacy technicians and interns; mentor students and staff.

Education

Active Pharmacist license (state) within 30 days

Board Certification: BPS (Preferred)

Job description

Location: Sioux Center Health

Worker Type: Regular

Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)

Position Highlights

This position will cover 8 days per pay period at 4 different Iowa facilities. Avera Merill Pioneer(Rock Rapids), Sioux Center Health , Hegg Health ( Rock Valley), and Osceola (Sibley)

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Responsible for ensuring the safe, effective, and economical use of medications for patients of all ages. This role involves preparing and dispensing prescriptions, advising healthcare professionals on drug therapies, monitoring patient medication regimens, and conducting patient education on drug use. The Pharmacist collaborates with medical staff to manage patient treatments, ensuring compliance with health system policies and regulatory requirements. Oversees the activities of pharmacy technical staff and interns. Additional responsibilities may include committee involvement, teaching, and participating in clinical research and continuing education to stay current with medical advancements.

What you will do

• Performs and evaluates functions related to pharmacy services such as preparing and dispensing medications.
• Responsible for data collection, adverse drug reaction reporting, drug utilization evaluation, quality assurance audits, and inventory control to ensure safe medication management.
• Interprets, processes, and monitors medication orders issued by providers for contraindications, interactions, allergies, and appropriateness to provide safe, quality care.
• Monitors medication therapy including routine analysis of patient's medication therapy, medical problems, laboratory data, and special procedures, as well as correlating these analyses with other clinicians responsible for the patient's care to provide a continuum of safe and quality care.
• Provides medication information requested by providers and other healthcare individuals in a timely manner.
• Counsels patients on the proper usage, desired effects and potential adverse effects of medication ensuring patient satisfaction and understanding of medications.
• Mentors students, interns, technicians, and others with developing career plans or professional development. This enables staff to strive for excellence and growth to provide the patient with optimal medication care plans.
• Coordinates and oversees work flow with other team members, including other pharmacists, residents, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy students to ensure a productive and efficient environment.
• Maintains a working knowledge in accordance with professional standards, regulatory and licensing agency policies, federal and state laws related to the practice of pharmacy, and organization policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all regulatory agencies for safe medication delivery.
• Recognizes and communicates issues/occurrences utilizing established lines of authority and assists in identifying ways to resolve variances or unacceptable outcomes.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Pharmacist - Board of Pharmacy An active license in the state of practice within 30 Days

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• BPS Certification - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Board Certified by Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (Refer to staff development plan for specific requirements) Upon Hire

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to [e-mail].