Job DescriptionJob SummaryShriners Hospitals for Children is seeking a dedicated and compassionate US-licensed Pharmacist to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care to our pediatric patients. This role ensures safe, effective, and efficient medication management within a specialized hospital environment, supporting the unique needs of children with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate.
Key Responsibilities- Ensures that the appropriate technique is used to prepare medications to be dispensed for patient administration
- Accepts, verifies, and transmits written, verbal, telephone, or computer-entered prescription orders from prescribers.
- Screens all prescriptions and drug orders for appropriateness (i.e.- drug, dosage form, dose, indication, route, and incompatibilities,).
- Compounds or fills and dispenses medications in compliance with institutional standards, laws, and accepted standard of practice. When a technician or intern is involved in the process, independently calculates or evaluates the dose and checks the accuracy of contents of all ingredients (including syringes) and the final product.
- Assists in the supervision and instruction of volunteers, technicians, intern pharmacists, and colleagues.
- Participates in Quality Assurance and Pharmacy and Therapeutics related committees (i.e. Assists in drug utilization reviews, target drug programs, formulary revision, quality assurance, and development of guidelines and protocols for drug use.).
- Maintains and documents services and records as required by law, including workload statistics, narcotic inventory and control, and nursing unit inspection records.
Required QualificationsPreferred Qualifications- 3 Years (inpatient and outpatient)
- 3 Years Pediatric Critical Care, Surgical or Orthopedic
The pay range for this position is $106,629.12 - $159,943.68. Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.
