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Penn State Health** - **Hershey Medical Center

**Location:** US:PA: Hershey

**Work Type:** Part Time

**FTE:** 0.50

**Shift:** Varied

**Hours:** Day/ Evening

**Recruiter Contact:** Rebecca L. Stuckey at [email protected] (MAILTO://[email protected])

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Join Our Pharmacy Team at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center!We're seeking a dedicated Staff Pharmacist to contribute to the care of pediatric and adult patients within our busy academic medical center. Your responsibilities will include the accurate storage and distribution of medications, meticulous record-keeping, and the provision of informed drug information. You'll play a key role in ensuring appropriate patient medication regimens, overseeing all aspects from acquisition and sterile preparation to dispensing and inventory control. This position also involves utilizing your analytical and communication skills for drug information requests, contributing to pharmacy policies, participating in educational programs, engaging in drug utilization review, providing clinical pharmacy services, and the option for on-call duties. In addition, you will:

•Oversee our pharmacy technicians

•Check compounded sterile products

•Check compounded non-sterile products

•Answer questions from nursing and providers regarding medications, including compatibility, availability, and stability.

•Review and verify orders

Shift:

•This role will be 100% staffing/patient care in the inpatient main pharmacy

•Varied with rotation of days and evenings

•Staffing every third weekend (day or evening)

•One major and one minor holiday per calendar year

The ideal candidate brings with them:

•Previous hospital experience including compounding of sterile products

•A positive and team focused attitude

•Great people skills and ability to work with different teams

•Ability to manage and adapt to a rapidly changing healthcare settingA desire to grow and learn new things

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S)** :

+ B.S. or Pharm.D. degree in pharmacy required. Current Pennsylvania Licensure or eligibility required.

+ Previous hospital pharmacy experience preferred.

+ Must be an effective communicator and have excellent time management and conflict resolution skills.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:

+ Able to sit occasionally; stand constantly; walk frequently.

+ Able to lift 0-10 lbs. constantly; 11-35 lbs. occasionally.

+ Able to carry 0-10 lbs. frequently; 11-35 lbs. occasionally.

+ Able to push 0-10 lbs. constantly; 11-20 lbs. frequently; 21-35 lbs. occasionally.

+ Able to pull 0-20 lbs. frequently; 21-35 lbs. occasionally.

+ Able to climb occasionally; reach constantly.

+ Able to use hands for simple/firm grasping.

+ *Appended to this job description is the Work Task Analysis that further describes the physical requirements appropriate for this role.

WHY PENN STATE HEALTH?

Penn State Health offers exceptional opportunities to learn and grow, exposure to a wide patient population, and the ability to provide individualized, innovative, and specialized care to patients in the community.

Penn State Health offers an exceptional benefits package including medical, dental and vision with no waiting period as well as a Total Rewards Program that highlights a few of the many additional offerings below:

+ **_Be Well_** with Employee Wellness Programs, and Fitness Discounts (University Fitness Center, Peloton).

+ **_Be Balanced_** with Generous Paid Time Off, Personal Time, and Paid Parental Leave.

+ **_Be Secured_** with Retirement, Extended Illness Bank, Life Insurance, and Identity Theft Protection.

+ **_Be Rewarded_** with Competitive Pay, Tuition Reimbursement, and PAWS UP employee recognition program.

+ **_Be Supported_** by the HR Solution Center, Learning and Organizational Development and Virtual Benefits Orientation, Employee Exclusive Concierge Service for scheduling.

WHY PENN STATE HEALTH MILTON HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER?

Penn State Hershey Medical Center is Central Pennsylvania’s only Academic Medical Center, Level 1 Regional Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center, and Tertiary Care Provider. As a four-time Magnet-designated hospital, Hershey Medical Center values the hard work and dedication that our employees exhibit every day. Through our core values of Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, and Excellence, our employees are a team committed to compassionate care for our diverse patient population, our community and each other. As a valued team member, we promote continued professional development, specialty certification, continuing education, and career growth.

YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM. WE’LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. State-of-the-art equipment, endless learning, and a culture of excellence – that’s Penn State Health. But what makes our healthcare award-winning? That’s all you.

_This job posting is a general outline of duties performed and is not to be misconstrued as encompassing all duties performed within the position. Eligibility for shift differential pay based on the terms outlined in company policy or union contract._ _All individuals (including current employees) selected for a position will undergo a background check appropriate for the position's responsibilities._

_Penn State Health is fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is unapologetically expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information._

**Union:** Non Bargained

**Position** Staff Pharmacist (Part-time) - VARIED SHIFT - Pharmacy Hospital Based Clinic

**Location** US:PA: Hershey | Pharmacy | Part Time

**Req ID** 72596