Staff Pharmacist

Tenet Healthcare; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenet Healthcare seeks a pharmacist to provide pharmaceutical care including oversight, monitoring, preparation, dispensing, and documentation of patient therapy, and to advise physicians on medication utilization.

Responsibilities include reviewing medication therapy, order verification, drug interactions and dosing, preparing and dispensing per prescriptions, and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Hospital experience preferred and BCPS certification is a plus.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist duties include oversight of medication therapy and safety.
• Ability to verify orders and review medication profiles for safety and efficacy.
• Knowledge of Federal and State dispensing laws and regulations required.

Responsibilities

• Review and monitor patient's medication therapy and orders for safety and efficacy.
• Order verification and medication profile reviews for interactions, allergies and dosing.
• Prepare, label and dispense medications per physicians' prescriptions and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Check high risk IVs, renal dosing, IV to PO conversions, and respond to black box warnings when needed.
• Ensure availability, procurement, storage and maintenance of medications.
• Perform related duties as required.

Skills

Pharmacy operations

Patient counseling

Drug interaction checks

Medication safety

Order verification

Education

Pharm. D. or BS in Pharmacy

Job description

Provide pharmaceutical care services to the patients including, but not limited to oversight, monitoring, preparation, dispensing and proper documentation of patient medication therapy as well as providing drug information, patient information and oversight of information and dispensing systems. Additionally: ensures compliance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. May also advise physicians on medication utilization.

• Review and monitor patient's medication therapy and orders written for safety and efficacy considering specific patient conditions and health status; advise patient care team on patient's medication therapy and document such interventions.
• Order verification and performing medication profile reviews that should include but not limited to checking for duplications, drug- drug and drug-food interactions, allergies, drug appropriateness, dosing, and frequency.
• Prepare, label, and dispense medications for patients in accordance with physicians' prescriptions; ensure compliance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations pertaining to the dispensing of drugs and narcotics and the maintenance of required records
• Check High Risk IVs, renal dose adjusting medications, IV to PO conversions, initiates/modifies/ discontinues therapy, and mediates black box warning interventions.
• Ensure that appropriate medications are available for patients and properly procured, prepared, stored, and maintained.
• Performs related duties as required

Required

• Education: Pharm. D. or BS in Pharmacy
• Licensure/Certification: Pharmacy license
• BLS within 30 days of hire (ACLS and/or PALS if code attendance required)

Preferred

• Experience: Hospital experience
• Licensure/Certification: Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS)
• CGP, etc.