300 Sioux Valley Drive, Cherokee, IA
Position Summary: Performance of distributive functions in operating a hospital pharmacy associated with Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Serve as a clinical resource for providers, nurses, and other staff. Participate in antibiotic stewardship and pharmacy & therapeutics committees. Responsible for operating in compliance with federal and state laws.
Essential Functions:
- Maintains appropriate storage and records of non-prescription, legend, and controlled substances.
- Maintains appropriate pharmacy security.
- Serves as a clinical resource for providers, nurses and other patient care personnel.
- Creates vancomycin dose regimens and monitors lab levels as needed.
- Compounds or oversees compounding of sterile IV products including hazardous products.
- Dispenses and maintains prescription records in each client’s medical record. Offer all patients served age-appropriate pharmaceutical services.
- Offers all outpatient clients or a respective proxy verbal counseling at the time the initial prescription leaves the pharmacy.
- Documents all adverse drug reactions of an uncommon or serious nature.
- Summarizes interventions appropriately in the electronic medical record.
- Manages initial contacts from pharmaceutical representatives.
- Participates actively on the antibiotic stewardship and pharmacy & therapeutics committees.
- Oversees use of Omnicell including staff access, stock levels and dispensing.
- Participates in rapid response calls, code blue calls, and trauma calls during business hours.
- Provides the hospital with pharmaceutical services after hours on-call as scheduled.
Schedule: 26-40 hours per week with every 3rd weekend on call. Working at both the hospital and retail pharmacy.
Qualifications:
Education:
- Required: RPh or PharmD Degree
License/Registration/Certification:
- Required: Active pharmacist license in the state of Iowa
- Required: Register with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy
Experience:
- Preferred: Prior experience working in a pharmacy
Knowledge/skills/abilities:
- Knowledge of federal and state pharmacy laws.
- Knowledge of medical terminology, classification of drugs, and pharmaceutical arithmetic.
- Knowledge of pharmacy literature and online resources for researching questions.
- Skill in solving problems on an independent and team level.
- Skill in paying close attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to adapt to flexible work schedules and frequent interruptions.
- Ability to prioritize to meet deadlines on daily work and special projects.
- Ability to learn and use various computer programs efficiently.
