CLINICAL STAFF PHARMACIST - RESOURCE Job Listing at Community Health Systems in Springfield, OR

Hospital / Healthcare

Title: CLINICAL STAFF PHARMACIST - RESOURCE
Location: OR-Springfield
Hourly Rate: $45.00 - $57.00

Hours: Rotating Shifts

Hours per week: Variable

Schedule: PRN

Date Posted: 8/12/2011

Job Summary: To actively coordinate, on a day-to-day basis, the provision of high quality, comprehenisve pharmaceutical care to the patients of hospital , in compliance with federal and state legal/regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards. This includes: (1) involvement with multiple drug distribution functions (inclusive of computerized order entry and/or prospective review and verification of physicians' orders, IV admixture preparation, etc.); (2) defined clinical/cognitive activities to optimize therapeutic outcomes under the aegis of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee directives (which include active communication with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare staff about the need to clarify and/or change an order along with documentation of intervention outcomes); (3) educational activities with pharmacist colleagues and other health care professionals (e.g., physicians, nurses, etc.) to maintain and advance clinical competency vis-à-vis drug therapy; and, (4) "supervisory" functions which provide professional oversight and direction of technicians' drug preparation and distribution activities to assure safe and expedient provision of pharmaceutical care for patients and staff.

Educational/Licensing: Entry-level pharmacy degree (e.g., B.Sc, Pharm.D) from an accredited college of pharmacy. Pharmacist licensure in state applying or eligibility for licensure via examination or reprocity.

Qualifications: Prefer one year experience in hospital setting.
Primary Locaiton: OR-Springfield

Organization: McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center