Pharmacist: Evenings in Operating Room & Critical Care

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PHARMACIST FOR OPERATING ROOM & CRITICAL CARE

Location: Burnet Campus, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati OH, 45229

Schedule: 40 hours/week on straight Evenings, rotating weekends.

Pay: $120,640-$180,148 (as full-time 1.0 fte employee) + $4/hr shift & $5/hr weekend differential

• Benefits begin immediately
• 35 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year
• Retirement plan
• $10,000 in relocation assistance, if applicable.

Join a collaborative team dedicated to providing exceptional pharmaceutical care for pediatric patients in the operating room and critical care environments. As an Operating Room & Critical Care Pharmacist, you will play a vital role in ensuring the safe, timely, and effective use of medications for some of our most complex and critically ill patients.

Candidates will have bachelor’s degree in pharmacy or PharmD. Must be licensed in the State of Ohio. Hospital experience is preferred but not required.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Medication Orders -Evaluate orders based on patient's weight, allergy history and compatibilities. Properly record orders in the patient profile. Complete medication orders without error and ready for delivery with the next run. Clarify and resolve problem orders. Contact the physician or nurse as needed and pass information on to the next shift R.PH. Detect all problem medication orders, generate appropriate alternatives and effect change in patient care.
• Intravenous Preparations -Train other pharmacists and technicians in the unit dose and Intravenous (IV) areas. Prepare all IV preparations (TPN, central lines, antibiotics, chemotherapy) and respiratory therapy syringes in accordance with departmental guidelines; check for errors and ensure delivery according to policy.
• Chemotherapy Orders -Process Chemotherapy orders and have dosages and calculations checked by two Pharmacists. R.PH. must use currently accepted precautions when preparing chemotherapy (gowns, gloves, chemotherapy mat), prepare Chemotherapy in the appropriate hood and use calculations indicated on the chemotherapy patient cardex.
• Serve as a Resource -Use current appropriate references to ascertain correct and complete answers to medication related questions (drug compatibilities and interactions, appropriate dosage form selection and dosing for patient weight and age). Review patient data, at the request of a physician, to make appropriate recommendation on time to draw serum concentrations for various medications,. Handle questions and problems in a professional manner, particularly on the telephone and at the window. Anticipate and analyze conflict situations and take preventative or corrective action. Identify concerns to appropriate persons and assist in problem solving and decision making. Function in any area in the central pharmacy where an R.PH. is needed. Take administrative initiative to handle problems when supervisor is not available. Function as an informational resource for the institution.
  

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy OR PharmD Degree
• Pharmacist License in the state of Ohio or license within 3 months of hire

Comprehensive job description provided upon request.