Staff Pharmacist, Per Diem

Uloop Inc.; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Miami Health System is seeking a Pharmacist for PRN coverage to compound and dispense prescribed medications in a healthcare facility environment. The role includes handling physician calls, logging data, and performing drug utilization reviews.

Responsibilities include ensuring accuracy, dosing, drug interactions, and patient counseling, while adhering to policies and safeguarding assets. A Doctorate in Pharmacy (PharmD) and Florida Pharmacist licensure are required.

Qualifications

• Learning agility to adapt to changing procedures and priorities.
• Teamwork to collaborate with colleagues and departments.
• Technical proficiency with office software and relevant systems.
• Clear written and verbal communication with colleagues and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Compounds and dispenses medications as prescribed, by calculating, weighing, measuring and mixing ingredients.
• Assesses identity, strength, and purity of medications.
• Reviews prescriptions for accuracy and needed ingredients.
• Provides information on drug interactions, side effects, dosage and storage.
• Maintains records and logs for inventories and controlled substances.
• Transf ers prescriptions, handles physician calls, and logs data into databases.
• Adheres to policies and safeguards university assets and patient privacy.

Skills

Learning agility

Teamwork

Technical proficiency

Communication

Education

Doctorate in Pharmacy (PharmD)

Job description

Pharmacist - PRN 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.

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.

Education: Doctorate degree - Pharmacy (PharmD) required.

Experience: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience required.

Certification and Licensing: Valid State of Florida Registered Pharmacist license required. Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands. Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment. Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications. Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

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.

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