Pharmacist - Sylvester Deerfield - Per Diem

The University of Miami; Deerfield Beach (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Miami Health System, UHealth, is seeking a Per Diem Pharmacist to support the Sylvester Deerfield location. The role involves compounding, dispensing, and ensuring accuracy of prescriptions in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities include drug utilization review, patient counseling on interactions and storage, record-keeping, and adherence to university policies. Florida licensure and a minimum of one year of relevant experience are required.

Qualifications

• Pharm.D. degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Current licensure in good standing in the State of Florida.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Compounds and dispenses medications as prescribed by doctors, calculating and mixing ingredients.
• Transfers prescriptions and handles incoming physician calls.
• Logs data into applicable databases and performs drug utilization review.
• Implements procedures for mixing, packaging, labeling, and proper disposal.
• Advises customers on medication selection and storage; reviews prescriptions for accuracy.
• Maintains records, patient profiles, inventories, and controlled substances registries.
• Monitors prescription trends to ensure patient safety and compliance.
• Ensures compliance with policies and safeguards university assets.
• Provides information on drug interactions, side effects, and dosage adjustments.
• Adheres to department and university policies and procedures.

Education

Pharm.D. degree in Pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy

Job description

The UHealth system at the University of Miami has an exciting opportunity for a Per Diem Pharmacist at our UHealth Sylvester Deerfield location.

CORE JOB SUMMARY

The Pharmacist compounds and dispenses prescribed drugs in a healthcare facility environment. Also, an employee in this position transfers prescriptions, handles incoming physician calls, logs data into applicable databases, and performs drug utilization review.

CORE FUNCTIONS

• Implements and maintains procedures for mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policies and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.
• Compounds and dispenses medications, as prescribed by doctors and dentists, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients.
• Calculates the volume of medication required to produce the desired results to ensure proper dosages.
• Assesses the identity, strength, and purity of medications.
• Reviews prescriptions to ensure accuracy, ascertain the needed ingredients, and evaluate suitability.
• Provides information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage.
• Analyzes prescription trends to monitor patient compliance and prevent inappropriate usage or harmful interactions.
• Maintains records, such as pharmacy and system files, patient profiles, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, and registries for poisons, narcotics, and controlled drugs.
• Advises customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, and healthcare supplies.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

• Pharm.D. degree in Pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy
• Requires current licensure in good standing in the State of Florida
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status:

Part time

Employee Type:

Temporary-Intermittent