Clinical Staff Pharmacist - 3rd Shift - Inpatient Pharmacy - MRMC

Clinical Staff Pharmacist - 3rd Shift - Inpatient Pharmacy Department

The Clinical Staff Pharmacist will maintain a professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in accordance with our Service Excellence Standards and Core Values. Exhibits and conveys the message of the Service Excellence Standards, Value of Caring, Value of the Person, Value of Quality, and the Value of Integrity in every interaction. The Clinical Staff Pharmacist will also:

• Accurately interprets and enters medication orders in the computer for drug administration.
• Ensures that medications are dispensed and delivered promptly.
• Correctly checks medications including IVs, carts and kits before dispensing from the pharmacy.
• Serves as a drug information resource for members of the health care team.
• Help promote safe and effective use of all automated medication dispensing and packaging systems, any applicable infusion pump technologies, remote temperature monitoring systems, eMAR and all other hospital pharmacy technology.
• Knows and follows both hospital and pharmacy policies and procedures, medication related policies and procedures located online in the patient care manual.
• Contacts the provider in a timely manner when there is a concern about a medication order related to a drug interaction, allergy, drug disease state interaction, issue with med reconciliation or other CPOE orders, and other circumstances as indicated.
• Ensures proper charging and crediting of medications
• Knows and follows state and federal laws regarding dispensing of medications.
• Knows and follows regulatory standards and policies related to all governing bodies .
• Clinical Staff Pharmacists work as a team with a positive attitude when interacting with other department employees including pharmacy students and residents in addition to other hospital personnel.
• Should be knowledgeable in medications and exhibit the clinical and professional skills to positively interact with physician, nurse, and other health care practitioners in hospital formulary issues, in-services, rounds, etc.
• Provides supervision and direction to pharmacy technicians to ensure timely and accurate pharmacy services.
• Assists in the training and education of pharmacy residents, pharmacy students and pharmacy technician students.
• Handles and resolves customer issues, complaints and questions to build customer trust and loyalty.

Department Description

Provides 24-hour clinical and distributive Pharmacy services for our inpatient population. Use of a decentralized pharmacy model facilitates close collaboration with physicians and other healthcare professionals, emphasizing the concept of pharmaceutical care.

Qualifications/Training:

Ability to work independently

Licenses/Certifications/Registrations/Education:

Minimum of a Baccalaureate degree from an accredited school of pharmacy

Current, unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in the state of South Carolina

Work Schedule:

This position is for third shift. Full -Time 72 hours Biweekly.

Founded in 1906, McLeod Health is a locally owned and managed, not for profit organization supported by the strength of more than 900 members on its medical staff and more than 2,900 licensed nurses. McLeod Health is also composed of approximately 15,000 team members and more than 90 physician practices throughout its 18-county service area. With seven hospitals, McLeod Health operates three Health and Fitness Centers, a Sports Medicine and Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, Hospice and Home Health Services. The system currently has 988 licensed beds, including Hospice and Behavioral Health. The hospitals within McLeod Health include: McLeod Regional Medical Center, McLeod Health Dillon, McLeod Health Loris, McLeod Health Seacoast, McLeod Health Cheraw, McLeod Health Clarendon and McLeod Behavioral Health.