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Confluence Health
Pharmacist
Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed
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What they do
A Hospital Pharmacist provides medications to patients and educates patients on the proper use of medications. Works within a hospital settings. May consult with physicians about correct dosage and appropriate administration as well as discuss adverse reactions. The types of medications and their dispersal may differ significantly from those handled by retail pharmacists.
$147,781 / year median in Washington
-17% projected decline
Job Description
Salary Range $61.82
- $95.
Summary Please Note:
This is a pool position. No guarantee of hours. Pharmacist role involves delivering top-tier outpatient pharmacy services, ensuring the highest standards of pharmaceutical care for each patient within their designated area.The outpatient coverage includes:
CWH Professional Pharmacy, where the pharmacist is responsible for patient consultations, clinical reviews, and Drug Utilization Review for dispensed medications. Tele-Pharmacy, which involves remote verification, supervising pharmacy technicians remotely, and providing on-site backup coverage as needed. Additionally, the role encompasses therapeutic assessments, interventions, and planning for both individual patients and patient populations.Position Reports To:
Pharmacy Manager Essential Functions Assure safe, effective, and cost-effective use of drugs on behalf of the patient through the application of specialized knowledge, skills and professional judgment, while considering the patient's disease conditions. Maintains knowledge of age specific issues and applies that knowledge to the provision of care within our institution. Assure compliance with hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and practice guidelines. Provide drug information for physicians, nurses, and patients; utilizing specialized knowledge, critical thinking and available drug resources. Coordination of the drug distribution system/pharmacy services for areas of responsibility. Compliance with formulary management and therapeutic substitution initiatives. Assure on-going improvements in therapy and systems through collaborative problem solving, research and participation in the hospital and department's organizational performance initiatives. Provide direct supervision of pharmacy technicians. Responsible for overseeing and monitoring the daily activities of pharmacy technicians to appropriately maintain the provision of safe, timely and effective pharmaceuticals. Assists the pharmacy manager and other staff in developing and maintaining quality assurance programs, new clinical services, an effective formulary, and appropriate policy and procedures. Facilitates seamless patient care by coordinating discharge medications in collaboration with hospitalists & discharge nurses and hospice medications dispensing & delivery in collaboration with hospice pharmacists. Assists in the development of protocols, guidelines and workflow. Participates in the training and development of pharmacist, technicians and other health care disciplines as deemed appropriate. Participate as a member of multi-disciplinary and pharmacy committees as deemed appropriate. The position has independent responsibilities for organizing and planning ones work in order to accomplish daily responsibilities as well as broad goals and objectives. Assist in Adverse Drug Reaction and Medication Error reporting with ideas for prevention of future incidents. Maintain patient confidentiality standards. Positively affects morale. Ensures compliance with controlled substances policies, including inventory management, monthly counts, and daily accuracy of dispensed and on-hand counts. Meets priorities as established by the Pharmacy Manager. Responsible for communicating operational and personal concerns, and opportunities for improvement to department leadership. Performs other duties as assigned. Demonstrate Standards of Behavior and adhere to the Code of Conduct in all aspects of job performance at all times.Qualifications Required:
Bachelor's Degree (Bachelor of Science) in Pharmacy (RPh). Licensed to practice in the state of Washington prior to start date. BLS within first year of employment, and recertified bi-annually. Must possess basic computer skills related to Windows navigation, mouse usage, accurate keyboarding, email communication and password management.Desired:
PhD (Pharm. D). Outpatient or retail pharmacy, Hospice pharmacy and medication therapy Management. Physical/Sensory Demands O = Occasional, represents 1 to 25% or up to 30 minutes in a 2 hour workday. F = Frequent, represents 26 to 50% or up to 1 hour of a 2 hour workday. C = Continuous, represents 51% to 100% or up to 2 hours of a 2 hour workday.Physical/Sensory Demands For This Position:
Walking- F Sitting/Standing
C Reaching:
Shoulder heightF Reaching:
Above shoulder heightO Reaching:
Below shoulder height- O Climbing
O Pulling/Pushing:
25 pounds or lessO Pulling/Pushing:
25 pounds to 50 poundsO Pulling/Pushing:
Over 50 poundsO Lifting:
25 pounds or lessO Lifting:
25 pounds to 50 poundsO Lifting:
Over 50 poundsO Carrying:
25 pounds or lessO Carrying:
25 pounds to 50 poundsO Carrying:
Over 50 pounds- O Crawling/Kneeling
- O Bending/Stooping/Crouching
- O Twisting/Turning
- O Repetitive Movement
F Working Conditions:
Not specified.Job Classification:
FLSA:
Non-Exempt Hourly/Salary:
Hourly Physical Exposures For This Position:
Unprotected Heights- No Heat
- No Cold
- No Mechanical Hazards
- Yes Hazardous Substances
- Yes Blood Borne Pathogens Exposure Potential
- No Lighting
- No Noise
- No Ionizing/Non-Ionizing Radiation
- No Infectious Diseases