Pharmacist PRN

FalconTek has multiple openings for PRN Pharmacists to perform services on a long term program supporting the Veterans Affairs.

A pharmacist in this assignment handles routine medication-related activities in accordance with local, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), and national policies and regulations.

These include, but are not limited to:

• Reviewing, interpreting, and verifying medication orders for appropriateness
• Processing and filling medication orders
• Interacting with and making recommendations to other clinical staff regarding medication therapy ordered to ensure safe and effective care
• Reviewing the patient's medications, allergies, labs, and other pertinent information from the medical record to identify and solve medication-related problems
• Contacting providers as appropriate; documenting recommendations and interventions
• Providing refill extensions and partial medication supplies
• Taking health and medication histories
• Performing medication reconciliation; providing drug information
• Assisting in formulary management including therapeutic substitutions, nonformulary reviews and medication usage evaluations
• Documenting and assessing adverse drug events (ADEs)
• Providing oversight of technical staff in all aspects of medication distribution.

The pharmacists may work in both the outpatient and inpatient pharmacy settings. It is preferred for each contract pharmacist and technician to have 1-2 years of experience in hospital (inpatient) pharmacy.

Pay: $66.80/hour

Contract Duration: 3/1/2025 - 2/28/2030

Locations:

• 17th Street Hines, IL 60130

Education: 

• Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited College or School of Pharmacy with a baccalaureate degree in pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) and/or a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree.

OR

• Graduates of foreign pharmacy degree programs meet the educational requirement if the graduate is able to provide proof of achieving the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Commission (FPGEC) Certification, which includes passing the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) and the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet- Based Test (TOEFL iBT).

Licensure: 

• Full, current, and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia. The pharmacist must maintain current registration if this is a requirement for maintaining full, current, and unrestricted licensure.