Hospital Pharmacist

Base Salary – $118,000 – $164,000
Location: Tucson, Arizona (Relocation Assistance Available)

Summary

The Hospital Pharmacist position requires a professional with a strong background in critical care, pharmacy residency, and clinical pharmacy experience. The ideal candidate should possess excellent patient service and care skills, along with a deep understanding of physiology and IV infusion. Previous hospital experience and expertise in patient assessment and acute pain management are a plus. Premium skills such as managed care, hospital medicine, and experience in the PICU are highly valued.

Responsibilities:

• Assures the appropriate selection, dosing, administering, and dispensing of medication orders.
• Reviews and assesses medication orders to identify, prevent and resolve potential and actual drug related problems.
• Recommends formulary alternatives when appropriate.
• Compounds and dispenses medications for accurate delivery to patients.
• Provides drug information and education to medical staff and patients.
• Communicates with physicians and other clinicians as necessary to facilitate care.
• Accurately enters/verifies medication orders and performs final check prior to dispensing of all medications, including sterile products, chemotherapy, TPN’s, and controlled substances.
• Performs and documents clinical activities and interventions accurately.
• Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel to provide timely, comprehensive, and cost effective pharmaceutical services.
• Participates in hospital safety/quality programs and assists in training new staff and students.
• Responds to code arrests and other emergent situations where pharmacist assistance is needed.
• Performs essential duties of pharmacy manager or director in his/her absence when the pharmacy clinical coordinator is not available.
• May be required to work at other network facilities.
• Required: Must be able to work variable shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Preferred: Residency Preferred, Hospital pharmacy experience, IT Pharmacist

CERTIFICATION:

License Required: Valid current Arizona Registered Pharmacist License.
Certification Required: Basic Life Support (BLS-CPR) upon employment and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of employment.
Certification Preferred: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).

EDUCATION:

Required: Graduation from an accredited School or College of Pharmacy with a B.S. or PharmD degree.