Pharmacist - Temporary
Company: Aspen Valley Hospital
Location: Aspen
Posted on: June 17, 2022
Job Description:
Company Overview: Embrace the adventure of a career at Aspen
Valley Hospital. Aspen Valley Hospital is a twenty-five-bed
community hospital that represents the best of two worlds - the
warmth and friendliness of a small town and the technical expertise
of a major medical center. Our award-winning hospital, nestled in
the heart of Aspen, CO, includes a team of more than 500 people
dedicated to making a difference for our patients, families, and
community. Nationally we are recognized for providing some of the
most exceptional patient care of any hospital across the
country.This Position Offers:Highly competitive pay, temporary
position, being part of a very cohesive & supportive team, four of
North America's top ski resorts at your doorstep, and much more.
The expected term for this temporary assignment will be from April
1st - August 31st, 2022 (these dates are subject to change as
needed):We will need full time coverage for the following
dates:April 1-10, 25th-30th, May 13th-30th, June 16th-25th. July
16th-31st, August 5th-14th.When not covering full time, this
position will offer 1-2 days/week of work.Job Overview: Clinical
staff pharmacists fill orders for medications, monitor patient
medication therapies, provide drug information, and supervise and
direct support personnel. In the absence of the pharmacy manager, a
staff pharmacist may be required to assume the essential
responsibilities and perform the duties of the pharmacy manager.
They compound and dispense medication and other pharmaceuticals
according to established operational and pharmaceutical procedures
as prescribed by legally authorized and qualified prescribers in
the state of Colorado. They review prescriptions, obtains
clarifications as necessary and regularly consults with medical,
nursing and other professional staff in order to coordinate the
delivery of high-quality pharmaceutical services to hospital
patients.Primary Scope of Responsibilities:
- Fully competent in primary role on unit; performs patient and
family assessment and problem identification, plans care
accordingly, implements and evaluates plan of care so that problems
are resolved.
- Adheres reliably to all accepted patient safety standards.
- Identifies and promotes new learning around changing patient
safety standards of practice.
- Serves in advocacy role; encouraging active involvement of
patient and family in their care.
- Prioritizes patient's situations and takes appropriate action
in an efficient, effective manner.
- Makes value-added resource decision for patient care with
respect to supplies, equipment and acuity of care.
- Keeps patients informed regarding what to expect
pre/during/post procedure
- Provides individualized patient and family education consistent
with patient's learning style, readiness to learn and self-care
needs
- Evaluated the effectiveness of patient learning
- Records pertinent clinical documentation in accordance with
regulatory requirements, professional standards and hospital
policy.
- Adheres to federal, state and hospital rules and regulations
concerning HIPAA privacy and security.
- Follows Hospital compliance plan and policies, including the
Code of Conduct.
- Participates in required training for compliance related
activities (HIPAA, Compliance, Patient Safety, TJC, etc.)
- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own
professional decision making.
- Develops professional goals and diversity of responsibilities
within practice; consistent with hospital mission and goals
- Demonstrates role awareness and seeks individualized/department
specific continuing education that improves patient care or
professional practice.
- Able to express values around patient/family centered care and
assists others to achieve shared understanding.
- Active participant in quality improvement processes.
- Identifies need to seek out additional information when needed
and apply relevant findings to practice
- Demonstrates purposeful service excellence through exceeding
patient and co-worker expectations.
- Represents the department and hospital as a dedicated,
courteous and responsive employee.
- Interprets medication orders (verbal and written) and
transcribes to computerized patient medication profiles accurately.
Determines accuracy of medications by reviewing medication therapy
regimens for drug-drug interactions, allergies, incompatibilities,
appropriateness of drug and dose and therapeutic duplications.
- Prepares and dispenses sterile and chemotherapy compounding as
required using aseptic technique and ensuring compatibility and
stability of all added ingredients. Labels all preparations with
appropriate data and warnings. Also compounds special solutions,
ointments, etc. when not commercially available. Dispenses
medications accurately ensures that they are safe, appropriate,
cost-effective medication therapies for patients.
- Assists with pharmacokinetics consult service, renal dosing
services, IV to PO switch services, antimicrobial stewardship
services, and any other therapeutic drug management per
organizational protocols
- Maintains records pertaining to all phases of drug and supply
ordering, storage, and distribution as required by hospital policy
and/or governmental regulations. Completes necessary paperwork for
the preparation of patient charges, pharmacy statistical data,
scheduled drug control records, patient profiles, etc. Ensures all
equipment, balances, Laminar air flow hood, etc. are maintained in
good working order and that work area is maintained in an orderly,
clean and when necessary aseptic manner. Ensures nursing stations
are periodically checked for outdated and overstocked
medications.
- Clinical pharmacists identify, resolve, and prevent
medication-related problems. They recommend and monitor patient
medication therapy and provide drug information. Clinical
pharmacists interact with patients, family, and other healthcare
providers as appropriate to ensure continuity of services and to
achieve desired patient outcomes through safe, timely,
cost-effective medication therapy.Minimum Qualifications &
Requirements:
- Ability to concentrate and show attention to detail
- Relatively high degree of analytical abilities
- Strong interpersonal skills required
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to read and communicate effectively in English
- Graduation from an accredited school of pharmacy and registered
with the State of Colorado to practice pharmacy
- Knowledge of procedures, schedules and basic medical
terminology
- Current State of Colorado pharmacy license
- ACLS Recommended
- Required certifications through American Heart Association:
- BLSBenefits & Compensation: Hire-in rates of pay are based upon
the relevance of years of experience, education and certifications.
Our talent acquisition team will help you understand how your
direct experience will be considered.Pay range for new hires:
$57.41 - $74.69/ hr.Temporary Benefits: As an employee you will be
eligible to purchase discounted bus passes for transportation to
and from work, discounted ski pass options, 457B, and also
participate in a number of AVH hosted programs including cell phone
discounts or computer software.
Keywords: Aspen Valley Hospital, Aspen , Pharmacist - Temporary, Healthcare , Aspen, Colorado
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