Location:
Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)
Shift:
Days (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Worker Type:
Regular
Exemption Status:
Yes
Job Summary:
The Pharmacist provides quality pharmaceutical care defined as being responsible
for assuring the provision of safe, efficacious and cost-effective medication
therapy for all patients. The Pharmacist will develop, recommend, and monitor
evidence based pharmacotherapy care plans for patients cared for by Geisinger
with emphasis on patient outcomes and quality of life. These care plans include
the assessment of patient’s medications for indication, effectiveness, safety,
and adherence issues as well as patient and laboratory parameter monitoring,
documentation requirements, and outcomes.
Job Duties:
* Assumes responsibility for the delivery of pharmaceutical care to the
specific patient care area in which the pharmacist is scheduled to work.
* Coordinates the use of human, material, and informational resources such that
timely, efficient, cost effective and appropriate care is consistently
rendered.
* Receives and interprets physicians' medication orders and clarifies or
corrects orders with the physician.
* Reviews patient medication profiles to guard against drug sensitivities,
contraindications, duplications, and major drug interactions.
* Reviews all medication orders for prescribing, formulary, and therapeutic
issues.
* Suggests appropriate formulary alternative(s) based on the patient's clinical
parameters.
* Consults and advises members of the medical staff on matters relating to
specific drug therapy problems and monitors and acts on patient laboratory
results.
* Provides in-depth drug information and other informational materials to
members of the medical, nursing, and other healthcare professionals.
* Provides patient discharge medication consultations based on department
standards.
* Makes rounds with medical services.
* Calculates drug dosages based on pharmacokinetic parameters.
* Verifies provider-entered orders and ensures proper doses dispensed.
* Provides in services to other healthcare providers when requested and when
necessary.
* Prepares special medications involving compounding procedures and sterile
products using aseptic techniques.
* Reports requirements for additional supplies and equipment to appropriate
personnel to maintain basic stock levels.
* Coordinates and supervises work-place activities and resources; promotes
professional competence; assures that services rendered, and work performed
are in accordance with departmental standards.
* Advises, assists, and supervises the work of pharmacy technicians, students,
and pharmacy interns; assumes final responsibility for accuracy of their
work.
* Works with medical and nursing personnel to resolve problems involving
pharmacy services.
* Coordinates activities with other pharmacy personnel to accomplish pharmacy
and hospital objectives.
* Assists with the review and revision of departmental policies and procedures,
as requested.
Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for
satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization
policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not
intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered
necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills
outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to
the performance of the job related to that position.
Position Details:
Education:
Bachelor's Degree-Pharmacy (Required), Master's Degree- (Preferred)
Experience:
Certification(s) and License(s):
Licensed Pharmacist (Pennsylvania) within 90 days - State of Pennsylvania,
Licensed Pharmacist - Default Issuing Body
Skills:
OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our
members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.
* KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated
ourselves.
* EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
* LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better
prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
* INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients,
our members, our community, and the nation.
* SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the
Geisinger family.
We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one,
including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we
encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.
We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes
our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety
of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier
for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer
and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.