Remote Order Entry Pharmacist PRN

Job Description:

Job Description

Who we are:

At Lifepoint Health, we provide quality healthcare to rural communities. As a valued member of our team, you will be an integral part of a group working together to elevate Lifepoint's healthcare delivery network. Our network includes 60+ community hospitals, 60+ rehabilitation/behavioral health hospitals, and 250 additional sites of care across the United States. As an organization, we are dedicated to serving communities nationwide by providing exceptional care. We believe in the power of our talented teams and strive to create environments where employees find purpose and fulfillment.

What you’ll do:

The ROE Pharmacist is responsible for monitoring, evaluating and making recommendations to assure the appropriate and effective use of pharmaceuticals for patient care. The ROE pharmacist shall use the medication process to assess, plan, intervene when necessary, implement and evaluate patient care in compliance with client hospital and ROE policies, protocols and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Assists in the orientation and training of the ROE pharmacists.
• Follows all policies and procedures of the ROE unit.
• Provide patient care activities to ensure safe and effective drug therapy.
• Be of service to patients, physicians, nurses and other pharmacists.
• Maintain and improve job knowledge, skills and competence.
• Perform duties in accordance with specific standards of care as evidenced by completion of competency skills checklist.
• Articulate daily activities that support continuous quality improvement of patient care.
• Prepare written or oral report at change of shift to communicate incomplete assignments and potential patient safety concerns to monitor in order to ensure continuity of medication therapy if required.
• Demonstrate knowledge and mastery of required job functions, internal communications and operating systems.
• Accurately enter orders in the computer in a timely manner.
• Support and assist in meeting overall goals both operationally for order entry in addition to the clinical programs, including, but not limited to therapeutic interchanges set forth by LifePoint.
• Follows facility procedures when non-formulary drugs, target drugs, restricted drugs and investigational drugs are ordered.
• Demonstrate proficiency in computer order entry and related computer functions.
• Screen for drug interactions, allergies, order duplications, appropriate diagnosis, renal and liver function prior to order entry.
• Assure facility queues are addressed in a timely manner.
• Investigate, report, and document adverse drug events and medication incidents.
• Facilitate dissemination of drug information in a timely manner to achieve high quality, cost effective, positive therapeutic outcomes when consulted.
• Review and interpret all physician orders received, using the patient profile.
• Monitor for incompatibilities, concentration and rate on intravenous drugs.
• Participate in the maintenance of continuous quality improvement program.
• Document clinical interventions and follow-up when indicated.
• Assess orders for age-specific appropriateness from neonatal through geriatric.
• Perform other duties as deemed necessary by the ROE Director or Corporate Director of Pharmacy Services, in accordance with established policies and requirements of accrediting bodies.
• Practice and adhere to “Code of Conduct” philosophy and “Mission and Value Statement”.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited college of pharmacy.
• Three (3) years hospital experience preferred.
• Meditech operating system or HMS as appropriate.
• Appropriate state licensure.
• PC Skills – demonstrates proficiency in required operating systems: (ie CPCS, Scanning Technology, Automated Dispensing Machines, Micromedex, Clinical Pharmacology, Clinical Intervention Tools, Microsoft Office, etc.).
• Why choose us:

As a team member of the Health Support Center, our goal is to support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members. Our focus is to attract, retain, and empower a diverse and determined workforce. Our mission statement is at the heart of who we are and what we do: “Making Communities Healthier.” In this shared mission, we believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.

Benefits: We offer an excellent total compensation package, including a competitive salary and benefits. Some of our benefits include 401k, flexible PTO, generous Employee illness benefit (EIB), medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, and an Employee Assistance Program. We believe that happy, healthy people have a passionate engagement with life and work and have designed our package to enhance your wellbeing.