Pharmacist PD

UNC Health Care; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Durham, NC is seeking a per diem pharmacist to optimize medication use and dispense medications, including sterile products. The role requires an active NC pharmacist license or eligibility to obtain it within six months, with no prior experience required and a per diem schedule offering hybrid work.

Responsibilities include reviewing prescriptions, intervening in therapy as needed, counseling patients, and supervising support staff while adhering to formulary and cost-control

Qualifications

• Active pharmacist licensure in NC or eligible to obtain before start.
• Recent ACPE-accredited graduates may fill role while awaiting licensure but must obtain it within 6 months.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Receives and interprets prescriptions; clarifies with prescriber/nurse as needed.
• Analyzes patient data to optimize drug therapy; performs clinical interventions.
• Compounds and oversees dispensing of medications, including sterile products.
• Ensures formulary compliance and cost-effective therapy.
• Counsels patients and families on pharmaceutical care issues.
• Directs shift workflow and supervises technicians and students.
• Participates in process improvement and training of staff.

Skills

Active licensure

Education

PharmD or BS Pharmacy Degree

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary

Provides care of patients by optimizing medication use and drug distribution services.

Responsibilities

• Receives prescriptions, interprets prescriptions, and reviews the patient's medication profile /history. Clarifies incomplete, inaccurate, or contraindicated prescriptions with the prescriber, nurse, or other health professional, as appropriate. Identifies and intervenes on problems related to the medication needs of the patient.


• Utilizes and analyzes patient data to provide optimal drug therapy recommendations. Assesses the patient's medication therapy regimen and makes appropriate clinical interventions with the provider. Performs protocol-driven clinical services such as IV to oral dosing, stewardship activities, etc


• Compounds and oversees the preparation and dispensing of medications including sterile products using standard formulas, processes and procedures as required.


• Complies with the medication formulary, and therapeutic substitution and other programs designed to optimize drug therapy while minimizing cost as required.


• Completes required documentation such as notations in the medical record, controlled substances documentation, cash register reconciliation, competency, etc. as required.


• Counsels patients and appropriate family members regarding pharmaceutical care issues as requested or required.


• Directs workflow of the shift and supervises pharmacy technicians, students, and/or volunteers present during that shift.


• Adheres to federal, state, local and institutional policies, procedures, standards and regulations.


• Identifies and participates in process improvement opportunities.


• Precepts students, residents and participates in training new pharmacy staff as required.

Other Information

Education Requirements

• PharmD or BS Pharmacy Degree

Licensure/Certification Requirements

Active pharmacist licensure with the NC Board of Pharmacy or obtainable before initiation of employment. Recent graduates of ACPE-accredited colleges/schools of pharmacy may fill this role while pending initial pharmacist licensure, but are subject to limitations mandated by the NC Board of Pharmacy and must obtain licensure within 6 months of orientation or sooner if required for operations.

Professional Experience Requirements

No prior experience required.

Job Details

• Legal Employer: NCHEALTH


• Entity: Shared Services


• Organization Unit: UNCHCS Homecare Infusion Pharm


• Work Type: Per Diem


• Standard Hours Per Week: 8.00


• Salary Range:$51.50 - $74.01 per hour (Hiring Range)


• Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity


• Work Assignment Type: Hybrid


• Work Schedule: Day Job


• Location of Job: US:NC:Durham


• Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.