Pharmacist - Inpatient

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Engages patients and healthcare professionals to efficiently and effectively maximize therapeutic outcomes and is responsible for one or more of the following tasks: dispenses medications, monitors patients’ drug therapies, works under collaborative practice agreement or per protocol, and provides consultation and education to patients and other staff.

This is a Full Time, 40 hour per week, benefitted position.

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DH offers you:
Employees hired to work at least 0.50 FTE (20 hours per week) and their eligible dependents may participate in Dartmouth Health benefit plans on the employee’s first day of employment.

• Medical Insurance:
  Two medical plans available through Anthem BC/BS:
  High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) matched with a Health Savings Account and a PPO Plan with higher premiums balanced by copays and lower deductibles.
• Retirement:
  Employee contributions are vested immediately. Employees also receive a base employer contribution of 4% of biweekly pay plus a biweekly matching contribution of 50% on up to 4% of pay saved— for a maximum match of 2% of pay.
• Tuition Reimbursement:
  Up to $3,000 per year.
• Paid Time Off:
  Accrued per pay period based on hours worked. Includes six paid holidays.
• Dental
• Vision

• Gathers a complete medication history and reconciles medication lists as applicable and appropriate.
• Completes a comprehensive medication review to make evidence-based recommendations to ensure medications are necessary, safe and cost effective.
• Identifies and records suspected adverse drug reactions, adherence gaps to medications and barriers to patient adherence.
• If not practicing under a collaborative practice agreement or an approved protocol, contacts providers when there appears to be a possibility of unsafe or inappropriate medication use due to factors such as allergies, medical conditions, drug interactions, dosing, and method of administration. Accurately documents all clinical activities and interventions in the electronic record.
• Serves as a consultation resource to medical professionals and answers inquiries on drug therapy and drug products.
• Consults patients and caretakers on all aspects of medication therapy when necessary.
• Assists in discharge planning when counselling patients and caretakers on proper drug administration, potential side effects, interactions and precautions. Helps locate medication supplies not generally available.
• Contributes to the development, maintenance and management of medication-related guidelines defined by protocol or collaborative practice agreements.
• Detects and reports medication errors and near misses.
• Ensures readiness for regulatory and accreditation surveys.
• Participates in quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department.
• Prepares and delivers presentations to facilitate learning or disseminate evidence-based best practice to pharmacists, nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals in the hospital or ambulatory/outpatient settings.
• Utilizes a solution-based approach to ensure heightened patient satisfaction and care.
• Anticipates patient needs and proactively identifies solutions.
• Communicates effectively between departments and teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Actively participates in driving all programs and initiatives to improve patient quality of care, medication compliance, medication adherence and overall efficiency.
• Pursues and maintains certifications necessary to remain compliant with changes to system/department accreditations and standards.
• Participates in the ordering and receiving of controlled substances and other medications as appropriate.
• Effectively utilizes and supervises technicians to maintain an accurate and efficient pharmacy. Redirect staff when necessary to ensure service performance goals are met.
• Uses professional judgment to resolve complaints.
• Acts as pharmacist‑in‑charge in the absence of pharmacy managers and supervisors.
• Outpatient duties: performs all duties of a registered pharmacist in the state of NH, including…