Pharmacist 2, Inpatient – Centralized Order Verification for the Enterprise

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Inpatient Pharmacist verifying enterprise medication orders for the University of Rochester medical center. Supervising dispensing, clinical pharmacy care, technicians, and medication safety processes.

Responsibilities:

  • Approve medication orders for patients treated at the medical center
  • Oversee and directly contribute to compounding, preparation, and dispensing of medications in compliance with state and federal pharmacy laws and regulations
  • Supervise pharmacy technicians and direct their workflow
  • Dispense medications accurately and in a timely manner
  • Resolve problem medication orders and maintain accurate patient profiles
  • Check products requiring pharmacist approval before dispensing
  • Participate in quality assurance processes, including medication incident reporting, MAR reconciliation, and adverse event/error reporting
  • Develop or participate in clinical practice with physicians, nurses, healthcare professionals, and patients
  • Guide and recommend appropriate medication use as part of an interdisciplinary team
  • Participate in focused clinical initiatives and Medication Use Evaluations
  • Monitor assigned patient populations for clinical progress and recommend therapy adjustments
  • Document clinical activities and interventions
  • Educate pharmacy staff and healthcare professionals; provide patient teaching when needed
  • Resolve patient-care and operational problems and communicate progress across shifts
  • Perform charge pharmacist duties when scheduled, including coordinating shift resources, resolving staff conflicts, and communicating between shifts
  • Contact supervisors when issues exceed expertise or authority
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy required
  • 1 year of relevant acute care pharmacy experience or successful completion of an accredited pharmacy practice residency required
  • Pharm D preferred
  • PHARMD - Licensed Pharmacist upon hire required
  • Ability to follow departmental and hospital policies and procedures related to dispensing medications
  • Ability to accurately and timely dispense medications
  • Ability to process and validate medication orders using current information system technology
  • Ability to supervise pharmacy technicians
  • Ability to participate in clinical practice, medication use evaluations, quality assurance processes, and interdisciplinary patient care
  • Ability to monitor renal/hepatic function, culture results, and other applicable laboratory tests
  • Ability to document clinical activities and interventions
  • Ability to educate pharmacy staff and healthcare professionals
  • Ability to resolve medication and patient-care problems through clear communication