• Pharmacist-Clinical Staff

    Baptist Memorial (Columbus, MS)


    Overview

    Job Summary

    Provides age-specific pharmaceutical care and basic clinical services for assigned patient care areas. Contributes to goals, programs, QA, PI and other activities for their unit/department/hospital. Performs other duties as assigned.

    Responsibilities

    + Manages medication orders including age-specific considerations to ensure medication safety (i.e. processing, preparation and dispensing).

    + Participates in pharmacotherapeutic plan processes.

    + Manages own pharmacy practice effectively.

    + Supervises and directs healthcare team members.

    + Processes and prepares sterile products for dispensing.

    + Contributes to goals, programs and report cards for unit/department/hospital.

    + Provides drug information.

    + Provides education.

    + Participates actively on inter and intra-departmental committees.

    + Maximizes safety and efficiency through appropriate use of automation.

    + Completes assigned goals.

     

    Specifications

    Experience

    + #N/A

    Minimum Required

    Preferred/Desired

     

    + One year of hospital pharmacy experience.

    Education

    Minimum Required

    + Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.).

     

    Preferred/Desired

     

    Training

    Minimum Required

    Preferred/Desired

     

    + BLS and/or ACLS certification, advanced post-graduate training or equivalent clinical experience.

     

    Special Skills

     

    + Computer literacy, interpersonal skills, general clinical awareness.

    Minimum Required

    + Basic computer literacy and communication skills. Cognitive ability to interpret and understand written medication orders and reference materials; accuracy and attention to detail required.

     

    Preferred/Desired

     

    + Advanced computer order entry literacy, Microsoft Office applications, clinical experience. High-level cognitive ability to interpret and understand written medication orders and reference materials.

     

    Licensure

     

    + Current, active, unrestricted pharmacy licensure for appropriate state or eligibility for licensure. Must acquire licensure within 120 days of hire date.

    Minimum Required

    + PHARMACIST-FOR APPROPRIATE STATE

     

    Preferred/Desired

    REQNUMBER: 32133