Description
Pharmacist
+ **Job ID** :120393
+ **Job Category:** Pharmacy
+ **Specialty Area:** Pharmacy
+ **Primary Shift:** Night
+ **Work Schedule:** 7:00 pm - 5:00am. 7 days on, 7 days off
+ **Penn Medicine Entity:** Chester County Hospital
+ **Location:** West Chester, PA
+ **Address:** 701 E Marshall St
+ **Education Required:** Per Position Description
+ **Experience Required:** Per Position Description
+ **Employment Type:** Full-Time Regular
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.
Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?
**Position Description** :
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
1. Demonstrates the skills necessary to provide job duties as appropriate for the age of the patients served, including neonatal, pediatric and adult patients. This includes monitoring dosing for patients based on age, weight and renal and hepatic function.
2. Communicates effectively and appropriately with healthcare providers and caregivers (physicians, nurses, etc.) and assures continuity of pharmaceutical care between shifts and amongst staff.
3. Monitors drug therapy for appropriate dosing, frequency, drug-interactions, contraindications and allergies.
4. Provides current drug information which includes a thorough understanding of new medications, dosage requirements, indications, contraindications, pharmacology, pharmacokinectics, side effects and adverse reactions and precautions.
5. Performs therapeutic drug monitoring and pharmacokinetic dosing of medications. This includes monitoring of all supratherapeutic drug levels and consultation for vancomycin and aminoglycoside dosing.
6. Documents all clinical interventions utilizing clinical surveillance and documentation software.
7. Performs drug order clarifications on targeted medications.
8. Interprets physicians' orders, corrects and/or clarifies any ambiguous, incomplete, or erroneous orders by direct communication with the physician. Informs physician of non-formulary and restricted items as they are ordered and recommends appropriate substitution.
9. Supervises technician functions. Is knowledgeable of technician responsibilities and time commitments. Checks accuracy of technician distribution functions in order to assist and/or fill-in when workload dictates.
10. Participate in pharmacy operations, medication dispensing, and oversees pharmacy technician activities.
11. Maintains proficiency in hospital computer systems and pharmacy automation technology.
12. Checks Omnicell medication restock before delivered to the floor by a pharmacy technician.
13. Processes controlled substances from the Omnicell Controlled Substance Machine. Alerts system analyst(s) of any discrepancies. Reviews Omnicell CSM reports for accuracies in floor deliveries.
14. Oversees sterile product preparation and ensures compliance with USP 797/800 regulations.
15. Verifies physician orders accurately and in a timely fashion. Understands all CPOE functionality and knows when to correct an inappropriate entry which may include contacting the ordering physician.
16. Participates in the training of new employees.
17. Adheres to federal and state laws, regulations of governing agencies such as Joint Commission, DEA, OSHA, etc. and hospital policies regarding the drug use, documentation, and control.
18. Adheres to OSHA standards for pharmacy when preparing IV chemotherapy orders.
**Minimum Requirements** :
Education Training and Experience
Must be a graduate of a school of pharmacy. At least one-year hospital experience preferred.
Licensure/Certification
PA Pharmacy license required.
Work Environment and Hazards
Works in a well-lit environment. May be on feet for several hours at a time. May be seated at a computer for several hours. May need to compound sterile products, including chemotherapy medication.
Work Contact Group
Chester County Hospital personnel including, but not limited to pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, volunteers, and patients.
**Additional Information** :
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
Penn Medicine
Live Your Life's Work
We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
