Staff Pharmacist-Pharmacy-PT-1st shift

Huntsville Hospital Health System; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntsville Hospital Health System is seeking a pharmacist to coordinate high-quality pharmaceutical care for patients. Responsibilities include overseeing drug distribution functions, engaging in educational activities with healthcare staff, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelors of Science or Pharm.D and eligibility for licensure in Alabama. Prior hospital experience is preferred. This role ensures the safe provision of pharmaceutical care in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelors of Science or Pharm.D from an accredited college of pharmacy required.
• One year previous hospital experience preferred.
• Eligibility for licensure in Alabama required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate pharmaceutical care for patients at CMC.
• Involvement with drug distribution functions and documentation.
• Educational activities with healthcare professionals.
• Supervise technicians' drug preparation and distribution.

Education

Bachelors of Science or Pharm.D from an accredited college of pharmacy

Job description

Overview

To actively coordinate, on a day-to-day basis, the provision of high quality, comprehensive pharmaceutical care to the patients of CMC, in compliance with federal and state legal/regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards. This includes: (1) involvement with multiple drug distribution functions (inclusive of computerized order entry and/or prospective review and verification of physicians’ orders, IV admixture preparation, etc.); (2) defined clinical/cognitive activities to optimize therapeutic outcomes under the aegis of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee directives (which include active communication with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare staff about the need to clarify and/or change an order along with documentation of intervention outcomes); (3) educational activities with pharmacist colleagues and other health care professionals (e.g., physicians, nurses, etc.) to maintain and advance clinical competency vis‑à‑vis drug therapy; and, (4) “supervisory” functions which provide professional oversight and direction of technicians’ drug preparation and distribution activities to assure safe and expedient provision of pharmaceutical care to CMC patients and staff.

Qualifications

Education: -Bachelors of Science or Pharm.D from an accredited college of pharmacy required.

Experience: One year previous hosptial experience preferred

Licenses/Certificates:Eligibility for licensure via examination or reciprocity or Pharmacist Licensure in Alabama required;