Pharmacist

PeaceHealth SHMC at Riverbend in Springfield OR is seeking a Pharmacist for a Per Diem/Relief 0.00 FTE Variable position.

The salary range for this job opening at PeaceHealth is 67.74 - 101.60. The hiring rate is dependent upon several factors including but not limited to education, training, work experience, terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement, seniority, etc.

Shift Requirements

• 8 shifts a month with 2 being weekend shifts (one weekend a month).
• Availability for days and evening shifts.

Job Summary This position is responsible for performing all necessary functions to ensure optimal use of medications to achieve specific outcomes that improve a patients quality of life. Functions included in providing compassionate pharmaceutical care are both cognitive and medication distribution related and include:

• Dispensing and distributing drugs.
• Advising physicians and patients regarding proper usage of prescribed drugs.
• Collaboration with other healthcare professionals to plan, monitor, review, and evaluate patient effectiveness.
• Monitoring patients for side effects and drug interactions.

What You Will Do

• Reviews medication orders for appropriateness and accuracy, including but not limited to contraindications, allergies, dose, route, frequency, duplicate therapy, and formulary status.
• Interprets, clarifies, and rectifies physician medication and IV orders, including the medication reconciliation process.
• Interprets, clarifies, and rectifies prescriptions and selects medications for outpatient dispensing.
• Monitors all patients on specified target drugs and initiates pharmacokinetic dosing protocols.
• Evaluates drug therapy for appropriateness and makes drug therapy recommendations to clinician.
• Prescribes drug therapy per collaborative drug therapy management agreements and Medical Executive Committee approved protocols.
• Dispenses the final product for administration and performs patient counseling.
• Detects, monitors, and reports adverse drug events and medication errors (EIR).
• Supervises and trains pharmacy technicians to assure accurate order entry, preparation, and proper technique.
• Supervises and trains pharmacy interns and externs. May serve as preceptor for the intern or extern as defined by the State Board of Pharmacy.
• Participates in development of drug protocols and clinical pathways.
• Performs drug usage evaluations on selected drugs and reports results to the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee.
• Completes quality assurance auditing as required for prescriptive authority.

What You Bring

• Required: Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy from an accredited school.
• Required: Demonstrated basic pharmacy clinical skills.
• Required: Demonstrated customer service skills.
• Required: Pharmacist - Oregon currently licensed or able to obtain license by date of hire.
• Preferred: Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Preferred: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• Preferred: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).

PeaceHealth is committed to the overall wellbeing of our caregivers. The benefits included in positions less than 0.5 FTE are 403b retirement plan for caregiver contributions, wellness benefits discount program, and expanded EAP and mental health program.

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For full consideration of your skills and abilities, please attach a current resume with your application.

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