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Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System · 1 month ago

PRN Infusion Pharmacist- King of Prussia PA

King of Prussia, PA

Part-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

2+ years exp

Penn Medicine is dedicated to providing the highest level of care to patients and conducting innovative research. The PRN Infusion Pharmacist will manage clinical and production pharmacy services, ensuring patient safety and effective pharmaceutical care, while collaborating with healthcare professionals.

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Responsibilities

Provides clinical decisions regarding the patient-specific pharmaceutical care including: assessment of the patient(s) general pharmaceutical needs, review of patients’ medication profile, evaluation for duplicate therapies, evaluation for drug interactions (drug-drug, drug-nutrient, drug-disease), and development of patient database and documentation in medical record

Ensures safety of patient and pharmacy personnel

Provides in-service programs to all personnel on any aspect of drug therapy and related infusion devices

Participates in Penn Home IT Continuous Quality Improvement program

Accepts physician prescription orders and evaluates the appropriateness of these orders for dosage, drug choice, potential drug interactions, route of administration, stability, compatibility, and mode of administration (i.e. infusion device)

Monitors patient(s) response to treatment by subjective and objective assessment. Monitors laboratory tests when necessary and obtains and discusses the results with nurses and physicians of the patient. Provides recommendations to improve/adjust therapy based on lab evaluations

Effectively communicates and documents actions with physicians, nurses, and patients in the hard patient chart and software database. Ensures that the patient database is complete for relevant information related to medical status and therapy

Continual update and maintenance of required documentation by State and Federal government as well as JCAHO (i.e. prescription logs, patient medication profiles, patient charts, narcotic receipts, state pharmacy, and narcotic permit)

Qualification

PharmacistPennsylvania State Pharmacist LicenseInfusion therapies experiencePatient care experienceMedication counselingPreparation of parenteral productsDrug therapy monitoringClinical laboratory evaluationDrug supply procurementQuality assuranceCommunication skillsDocumentation skills

Required

Pharmacist (Required)

Pennsylvania State Pharmacist License required

Bachelor of Pharmacy (Required)

Education Specialization: Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy OR PharmD degree from ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy or equivalent Equivalent Experience: 1+ years Experience with infusion therapies in hospital and/or home settings, and experience in patient care and medication counseling, preparation of parenteral products, drug therapy monitoring, clinical laboratory evaluation, drug and medical supply procurement and quality assurance

Education Specialization: Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy Equivalent Experience:

And 2+ years experience with infusion therapies in hospital and/or home settings

And experience in patient care and medication counseling, preparation of parenteral products, drug therapy monitoring, clinical laboratory evaluation, drug and medical supply procurement and quality assurance

Benefits

Comprehensive compensation and benefits program

Prepaid tuition assistance programs

Company

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System

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Penn Medicine is a world leader in academic medicine, setting the standard for cutting-edge research, compassionate patient care, and the education of future health care professionals.

Founded in 1765

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

10001+ employees