PRN Pharmacist/On Call (Hospital Damas)

Cardinal Health, Inc.; Puerto Rico; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardinal Health, Inc. is seeking a Hospital Pharmacist to provide on-call coverage for hospital pharmacy operations in Puerto Rico. The role emphasizes safe dispensing, patient care, and adherence to hospital protocols.

Qualified candidates hold a Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, an active Puerto Rico license, and at least 2 years in hospital pharmacy. Fluency in English and Spanish is required to communicate with a diverse clinical team.

Qualifications

• Requires strong people and attention to detail skills.
• Fully bilingual English and Spanish oral and written required.
• PR Active License and Registration required.
• 2+ years of experience in Hospital Pharmacy preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review medical orders and ensure hospital protocol adherence.
• Provide information on drug interactions, dosage, and storage.
• Supervise pharmacy technicians and ensure adequate staffing.
• Maintain accurate records of dispensed medications.
• Provide clinical consultations to physicians and staff to optimize therapy.
• Document pharmaceutical interventions and maintain statistics.
• Adhere to infection control practices and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain competence with Puerto Rico Board regulations and ongoing education.

Skills

People skills

Attention to detail

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree in pharmacy

Job description

What Health System Pharmacy contributes to Cardinal Health

Health System Pharmacy is responsible for providing customized pharmacy program solutions that reduce costs and improve patient care quality for hospitals, health systems and other integrated healthcare providers may also consult with and advise healthcare team on prescribed medications, supplies and related processes.

Accountabilities:

• Review medical orders, promote use hospital protocols and politics.
• Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
• Supervise pharmacy technicians.
• Ensuring adequate staffing is present to fulfill the needs of the pharmacy.
• Maintaining accurate records of all prescription medication received and dispensed.
• Ensure policies are in place regarding accurate dispensing and labeling of prescriptions and those policies are followed.
• Provide clinical consultations to physicians, nurses and staff of the Pharmacy in relation to doubts of the therapy that involve optimizing the patient's pharmacological therapy as well as offering appropriate and cost-effective therapeutic alternatives, as requested.
• Develop, implement and maintain a system of documentation of pharmaceutical interventions in the pharmacy system of the Hospital with the purpose of recording any intervention carried out and maintaining statistics of these.
• Comply and execute infection control practices, including the use of gowns, and hand washing, among other practices defined in the institution and the established policies.
• Maintain the level of competence required by the institution and the Board of Pharmacy of Puerto Rico or any regulatory body, through the participation and development of educational programs.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in pharmacy is required.
• PR Active License and Register is required.
• A minimum of 2+ years of experience in Hospital Pharmacy is preferred.
• Strong people and attention to detail skills.
• Fully bilingual English and Spanish oral and written is required.
• Position is On Call, to cover employees licenses and/or weekends as needed.

What is expected of you and others at this level:

• Applies working knowledge in the application of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks
• Works on projects of moderate scope and complexity
• Identifies possible solutions to a variety of technical problems and takes actions to resolve
• Applies judgment within defined parameters
• Receives general guidance may receive more detailed instruction on new projects
• Work reviewed for sound reasoning and accuracy

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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