Inpatient Pharmacist

Southwest Health

$100K — $120K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Pharmacy degree from ACPE accredited institution required
  • 6 months to 1 year of clinical pharmacist intern experience
  • Current Wisconsin Board of Pharmacy license in good standing
  • Experience with aseptic techniques in compounding

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate and clarify medication orders with prescribers
  • Identify, prevent, assess, and resolve medication-related issues
  • Promote safe and cost-effective medication therapy
  • Respond to medication inquiries from healthcare professionals and patients
  • Maintain professional competencies for current and future patient needs
  • Adhere to organizational compliance and HIPAA standards
  • Perform additional duties as required

Benefits

  • Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Short and long-term disability coverage
  • Flexible spending plan
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan with employer contribution
  • Fitness membership discount and facility exercise equipment access
Full Job Description
Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or Pharmacy degree from an ACPE accredited School of Pharmacy required.
  • Six months to one year prior experience required as a Clinical Pharmacist intern per state requirements.
  • Current license in good standing with the Wisconsin Board of Pharmacy required.
  • Experience with aseptic technique to use when compounding


Work Hours

We are seeking a full-time (40 hours/week) Inpatient Pharmacist to work Monday-Friday. Includes an every 5th weekend and holiday rotation. On call approximately one time per week and one weekend every other month.

Job Summary

Evaluates and interprets orders and compounds and dispenses medications according to written orders/prescriptions issued by an authorized prescriber. Identifies, prevents, assesses and resolves medication-related problems to ensure a safe and optimal patient outcome. Promotes, through criteria based protocols, clinically rational drug therapy and sound pharmaceutical care.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

  1. Evaluates and clarifies medication orders or prescriptions with prescribers.
  2. Identifies, strives to prevent, assesses, and resolves medication related problems to ensure a safe patient outcome.
  3. Promotes safe, efficacious, and cost-effective medication therapy by participating in the provision and documentation of clinical pharmacy services and execution of medication utilization initiatives (e.g. IV to PO conversion program, renal dosing).
  4. Responds to medication related inquiries from other health care professionals and patients.
  5. Maintains professional competencies to meet current and future needs of the patients.
  6. Adheres to Southwest Health's value-based behavior standards.
  7. Understands and adheres to Southwest Health compliance and HIPAA standards as they appear in the Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy.
  8. Performs other duties and responsibilities as requested or required.


Contact Information

Southwest Health
Attn: Human Resources
1400 Eastside Rd
Platteville, WI 53818

Email: [email protected]
Fax: (608) 342-5015

We believe that together we can change lives, and we anticipate your life will change in the process. If you aspire to help others find hope and live better, we invite you to submit your application below.

Benefits

Southwest Health is truly an outstanding place to work. A full benefit package is available for employees working 20 hours/week or greater which includes: Health, Dental, Vision and Life insurance. Also available are long and short term disability, cell phone discount, flexible spending plan, paid time off, retirement plan with an employer contribution, fitness membership discount as well as use of exercise equipment at the facility.

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