Pharmacist - Inpatient

Summary:

The Pharmacist ensures safe, effective, appropriate drug therapy for all patients.

Responsibilities:

1. 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.
2. Reviews each new medication order against patient profile information for completeness, allergy conflicts, reasonableness of dose, duplicate drug therapy, and clinically significant drug reactions.
3. Maintains all legally required and departmentally required records including controlled substances.
4. 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.
5. Other duties as required.

Other information:

Technical Expertise
1. Experience in pharmacy is required; or pediatrics is preferred.
2. Experience in JCAHO accreditation is preferred.
3. Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
4. Experience in healthcare is preferred.
5. Proficiency in MS Office Outlook, Excel, Word or similar software is required.

Education and Experience
1. Education: Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy is required; PharmD degree is preferred.
2. Certification: Current license by the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy is required.
3. Years of relevant experience: 5 to 7 years is preferred.
4. Years of experience supervising: None.

• Possesses a valid State driver's license and ability to obtain and maintain insurability as determined by the ACH insurance carrier's requirements.

• An annual physical is required to be completed with the Akron Children's Hospital Employee Health Department.

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Status: Onsite