Pharmacist

UnityPoint Health Information

Pharmacist

UnityPoint at Home, Urbandale, IA

Monday- Friday 9am-5pm, rotating evenings and weekends on call

Full Time Benefits

Ensures quality and safe delivery of infusion services to patients according to care plan. Receive, evaluate, and process physician orders. Monitor and document therapy for safety and effectiveness. Collaborate with medical care team and patient to ensure best outcomes are achieved. Performs all duties required and assigned in a timely manner. Maintains professionalism at all times and exemplifies the FOCUS values

Reviews physicians orders received dispensing correct pharmaceuticals in accordance with all laws and regulations. Contacts physician as needed for clarification of order and consults on drug therapy with all health care professionals. Monitors and documents ongoing drug therapy including the assessment of therapeutic appropriateness of the choice of medications(s); therapeutic duplication, appropriateness of dose, frequency, and route of administration; adherence to drug regimen; potential drug, food or diagnostic test interactions of disease limitations to drug use; laboratory and clinical monitoring methods to detect drug effectiveness, side effects, toxicity or adverse effects; and preparing and maintaining clinical records. Oversees work of other pharmacy personnel to ensure the dispensing of correct pharmaceuticals per physicians orders. Oversees drug control system including receipt of prescription drugs and orders, storage of medications, packaging of medications, preparation and dispensing of prescriptions, labeling, and preparation of prescriptions for delivery.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science or PharmD. degree.
• Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy.

Experience:

• One year experience in retail or clinical setting

License(s)/Certification(s):

• Current license to practice pharmacy in the state(s) where services are provided.
• Valid licensed driver with automobile insurance in accordance with state(s) and/or organizational requirements.
• Mandatory Reporter: Child & Dependent Adult Abuse.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Sufficient knowledge, training, and expertise in pharmacotherapeutics relative to infusion medications as well as specialty medications.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to take initiative and exercise independent judgment, decision making and problem solving expertise.
• Knowledge of professional pharmaceutical principles and practices.
• Ability to work as a collaborative team member.
• Ability to understand and apply guidelines, policies and procedures
• Basic knowledge of computer applications (i.e. Word, Excel) and operations.
• Ability to maintain confidential information

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