Pharmacist, Per Diem with variable hours

Southwestern Vermont Health Care; Bennington (VT); Vor Ort; USD 110.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Southwestern Vermont Health Care in Bennington, VT seeks a licensed pharmacist to dispense medications, monitor drug therapies, and provide education to patients and staff. The role may involve working under a collaborative practice agreement or protocol and contributing to vaccination programs.

You will reconcile med lists, perform comprehensive reviews, report adverse events, and coordinate with care teams to improve quality of care.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy Degree required.
• Prior experience in a hospital pharmacy setting preferred.
• Valid Vermont State Pharmacist License required.
• Must work independently with minimal supervision and adapt to workload.
• Maintains customer-service focus for excellent working relationships.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Current, unrestricted VT pharmacist license required.
• BLS Certification within 30 days of hire to administer immunizations.

Aufgaben

• Dispenses medications and monitors patients' drug therapies.
• Works under a collaborative practice agreement or per protocol and educates patients and staff.
• Gathers medication history and reconciles medication lists.
• Completes comprehensive medication reviews with evidence-based recommendations.
• Identifies adverse drug reactions and adherence barriers.
• Communicates across departments to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Acts as pharmacist-in-charge in the absence of pharmacy leadership.
• Performs immunizations approved for administration.
• Maintains documentation in the electronic health record.

Kenntnisse

Dispensing medications

Healthcare collaboration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Vaccinations

Ausbildung

Pharmacy degree (PharmD)

Tools

EHR system

Jobbeschreibung

• Engages patients and healthcare professionals to efficiently and effectively maximize therapeutic outcomes and is responsible for one or more of the following tasks: dispenses medications, monitors patients' drug therapies, works under a collaborative practice agreement or per protocol, and provides consultation and education to patients and other staff.
• Gathers a complete medication history and reconciles medication lists as applicable and appropriate
• Completes a comprehensive medication review to make evidence-based recommendations to ensure medications are necessary, safe and cost-effective
• Identifies and records suspected adverse drug reactions, adherence gaps to medications and barriers to patient adherence.
• If not practicing under a collaborative practice agreement or an approved protocol, contact providers when there appears to be a possibility of unsafe or inappropriate medication use due to factors including, but not limited to: allergy, medical condition, drug interactions, dosing, and methods of accurately documenting all clinical activities and interventions in the electronic record.
• Serves as a consultation resource to medical professionals and answers inquiries about drug therapy and drug products.
• Communicates effectively between departments and teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes
• Actively participates in driving all programs and initiatives to improve patient quality of care, medication compliance, medication adherence, and overall efficiency.
• Pursues and maintains certifications necessary to remain compliant with changes to system/department accreditations and standards
• Effectively utilizes and supervises technicians to maintain an accurate and efficient pharmacy.
• Redirects staff when necessary to ensure service performance goals are met.
• Act as pharmacist-in-charge in the absence of pharmacy leadership.
• Performs all duties of a registered pharmacist in the state of VT, including providing vaccinations approved for administration by the VT Board of Pharmacy
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy Degree required. Prior experience in a hospital pharmacy setting preferred. Valid Vermont State Pharmacist License required.
• Must be able to work independently with minimal direct supervision, to set priorities, make critical decisions, respond quickly to emergency requests, handle frequent interruptions, and adapt to changes in workload.
• Maintains customer-service focus to achieve excellent working relationships
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Must have a current, unrestricted pharmacist licensed to practice in the state of VT
• BLS Certification within 30 days of hire as required to administer immunizations