Job description
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Facility: Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Location: Fargo, ND
Address: 5225 23rd Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104, USA
Shift: Varies
Job Schedule: Full time
Weekly Hours: 40. 00
Salary Range: $53.00 - $71.00
Department Details
The Pharmacy Department is seeking a full time pharmacist to provide clinical pharmacy services for child, adolescent, and adult psychiatric patients as a member of a multidisciplinary team at Sanford. This Pharmacist will be decentralized in the inpatient psychiatry area at our South University campus and responsible for order verification, med rec, clinical monitoring, interdisciplinary rounds, conducting medication groups (for inpatient psychiatry and partial hospitalization patients), and daily consultation with providers, residents and other interprofessional team members. The successful candidate may also have opportunity to provide pharmacy services in our Psyc Clinic. The role of a pharmacist in ambulatory care centers around education to our patients and medication management utilizing a collaborative agreement. This role will also involve remote coverage of an inpatient medical-surgical floor with patients at high risk for agitation, involving order verification and clinical consultations. This position is full time involving an emphasis in psychiatric day shifts, with some evening shifts and an every 4th weekend rotation through our central pharmacy. Experience in a psychiatric/behavioral health is preferred. This position requires a ND and MN pharmacy license. A North Dakota Pharmacist license will be required at time of hire and a Minnesota Pharmacist license will be needed within 60 days of hiring date.
In addition to psychiatry services, pharmacy services at Sanford Medical Centers include involvement in acute care surgery, neurology, cardiology, pediatrics, oncology, general medicine, dialysis, transplant, antimicrobial stewardship, and medication reconciliation. Our decentralized pharmacist positions include many clinical activities such as pharmacokinetics, TPN ordering and monitoring, anticoagulation dosing, renal dosing, IV to PO adjustments, and antimicrobial stewardship. All pharmacist staff are trained in the central pharmacy and IV room. The Sanford Medical Centers in Fargo include a Level 1 Trauma Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center.
Job Summary
Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability. Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage. In a medical center or institutional setting, the Pharmacist reviews and interprets provider orders, provides drug information, assists in problem solving, and provides other aspects of pharmaceutical care. Duties may consist of unit dose dispensing, IV Admixtures, outpatient prescriptions, navigating the electronic medical record, compounding, and working with automated dispensing devices. The Pharmacist utilizes appropriate age-related patient information to assess the pharmaceutical needs of patients, which may include provision of pharmaceutical care to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. The Pharmacist follows all established regulations and standards that govern the practice of pharmacy. May be required to act as a shift supervisor under direct or indirect supervision by department managers. Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to learn and utilize new technology as the profession of pharmacy evolves. Provides oversight and clinical supervision for pharmacy services and pharmacy support personnel.
Pharmacy services at Sanford Health may include involvement in acute care surgery, neurology, cardiology, pediatrics, oncology, infusion services, intensive care, general medicine, dialysis, transplant, antimicrobial stewardship, and medication reconciliation. May include decentralized clinical functions, such as direct patient interaction/interdisciplinary team rounding, chart reviews, customer or patient counseling, collecting accurate medication list. May also include centralized clinical functions, such as checking and dispensing medications and overseeing the clinical functions of the IV room.
Qualifications
In a medical center or institutional setting: Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy. Must have a thorough knowledge of drugs and their actions; knowledge of state and local regulations. Hospital experience or residency preferred.
License must be in good standing by the State Board of Pharmacy in state(s) of practice and/or possess multi-state licensure privileges as required by position.
North Dakota Pharmacist license will be required at time of hire and a Minnesota Pharmacist license will be needed within 60 days of hiring date.
Benefits
Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org .
Sanford Health has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
Req Number: R-0104953
Education: Doctorate: Pharmacy (Required)
Job Function: Allied Health
Featured: No
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