Inpatient Pharmacist – Full Time

Job Overview

40 hours per week

Day shift hours include: 7am-3:30pm/7:30am-4pm/8:30am-5pm.

Involved in the provision of pharmaceutical care to inpatients, outpatients, and home health patients ranging in age from premature newborns to geriatrics. Involved in the provision of educational and employee services to patients, guests, clients, hospital, and medical staff of MercyOne Medical Center (MMC).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Demonstrates specific customer focused behaviors.

2. Supports and abides by all MMC departmental and safety policies and procedures.

3. Acts in a professional manner reflecting the mission, philosophy, and values of MMC.

4. Performs dispensing functions; interprets physician orders, reviews therapy for age and appropriateness, dispenses medications, checks patient trays, compounds miscellaneous drug products, etc.

5. Directs IV additive system; prepares profiles and labels, compounds IV admixtures utilizing aseptic technique, dispenses, IV’s, etc.

6. Participates in clinical pharmacy activities under the guidance of the clinical coordinator (pharmacokinetics, drug information, D.U.E. facilitating educational programs, etc.).

7. Maintains current knowledge of departmental policies and procedures as well as state and federal regulations and maintains any documentation required by the same.

8. Consults and advises nursing, allied health, home health care, medical staff, and patients on drug therapy.

9. Supervises work of pharmacy personnel as needed.

10. Performs other duties as assigned or required.

11. Demonstrates activity to impact change within your department and with other departments.

12. Promotes and establishes effective relationships within the department, with other departments, physicians, and with hospital guest and clients.

13. Takes an active role in enhancing abilities to carry out job functions through personal and professional/job-related growth and development.

MINIMUM EDUCATION, LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy.

2. Licensed to practice pharmacy in the State of Iowa.

3. Previous hospital experience in unit-dose, IV additive and clinical pharmacy programs is desirable.