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Our amazing Pharmacy Team dispenses approximately 8,000,000 individualized patient doses per year, as well as 170,000 retail/mail order prescriptions. We provide medications that are safe and efficacious.
Life is full of choices, and whom you work for is one of life's most important decisions. ChristianaCare has earned national recognition for excellence. Choose an organization that provides career advancement and the opportunity to impact health. Come and join us in the ChristianaCare Pharmacy - Dedicated to getting the right drug to the right patient at the right time!
Primary Function:
The Pharmacists in the Logistics Center will assist with Supply Chain, pharmacy automation data base management, automation optimization, and supply chain inventory management. The pharmacists will also help to optimize medication purchasing, inventory accountability, supply, distribution, and control processes. This position is day/evening rotating shifts and works weekends as required.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Check medication output distributed from the Pharmacy Consolidated Service Center (PCSC) automation including PillPick®, Boxpicker®, AutoPack® and other automated devices as well as technician prepared kits and/or packaged medications
- Check bulk medication for stocking in PCSC automation
- Support the creation, management, maintenance, and troubleshooting of supply chain databases
- Ensure all hazardous medications are being handled correctly
- Provide coverage for callouts, FMLA, PTO, and other absences
- Review and interpret prescriber medication orders, detect and evaluate adverse drug effects, evaluate drug efficacy, therapeutic goals and indications, review for contraindications/ precautions, the patient’s current status of health and review drug profiles and patient’s medical record for drug-drug, drug-food, drug-laboratory and drug-disease state(s) potentials
- Resolve any medication related issues in consultation with the prescriber and nurse and clarify questioned orders prior to dispensing the first dose
- Verify medication orders in the PharmNet computer database and assure these orders are carried out accurately and efficiently
- Evaluate specific medication therapies consistent with departmental policies (e.g., aminoglycoside and vancomycin dosing by pharmacy)
- Assure that appropriate computer reports and batch fills are run according to schedule
- Convert and manage medications per P&T approved pharmacist policies for patients
- Collect and document system problems identified by staff and refers to Supply Chain Leadership for direction and resolution
- Assure handling of medications throughout the hospital follows state and federal laws and regulations and hospital policies
- Participate in identifying and submitting Report 2 Learn (R2L) documentation and providing follow up assessment on all encountered adverse drug events, medication errors and other related safety issues or learning opportunities
- Advise, assist, and supervise work of pharmacy technicians and assume final responsibility for accuracy of their work
- Assist with training programs of pharmacy interns, residents, students, and technicians; provide information in all pertinent areas of pharmacy practices, policies, and procedures
Education and Experience Requirements:
- BS, MS or PharmD in Pharmacy required
- ASHP accredited PGY-1Pharmacy Practice Residency preferred
- Prior hospital pharmacy experience preferred
- Current pharmacy licensure or eligibility for licensure in the state of Delaware
ChristianaCare Offers:
- Full Medical, Dental, Vision and other insurance benefits
- 403 (b) with an employer match
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and phenomenal discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more!
If you 're inspired to make a difference, we invite you to become a ChristianaCare caregiver.