Allergies, Documentation, Drug Therapy, Healthcare, Medical Records, Medications, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Nursing, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, The Joint Commission (TJC)
PRN (As needed) Variable Shifts
Summary:
The Pharmacist ensures safe, effective, appropriate drug therapy for all patients.
Responsibilities:
- Contacts and confers with physician and nursing staff in a manner that results in an effective outcome when drug therapy questions, irregularities, or problems are encountered; documentation of the resolution of any inappropriate orders is recorded.
- Reviews each new medication order against patient profile information for completeness, allergy conflicts, reasonableness of dose, duplicate drug therapy, and clinically significant drug reactions.
- Maintains all legally required and departmentally required records including controlled substances.
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the physical, psychological, social, educational, and safety needs of the patients served regardless of age.
- Other duties as required.
Technical Expertise
- Experience in pharmacy is required; or pediatrics is preferred.
- Experience in JCAHO accreditation is preferred.
- Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
- Experience in healthcare is preferred.
- Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required.
Education and Experience
- Education: Bachelors degree in Pharmacy is required; PharmD degree is preferred.
- Certification: Current license by the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy is required.
- Years of relevant experience: 5 to 7 years is preferred.
- Years of experience supervising: None.
Status: Onsite
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Akron Children's Hospital