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Vail Health · 20 hours ago

Staff Pharmacist, Inpatient

Vail, Colorado, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$58.51/hr - $80.73/hr

Vail Health is the world’s most advanced mountain healthcare system, featuring a state-of-the-art hospital that provides exceptional patient care. They are seeking a Staff Pharmacist to transcribe medication orders, monitor patient drug therapies, and supervise pharmacy technicians.

Health CareHospitalMedicalNon ProfitOncologyTherapeuticsWellness

Responsibilities

Interpret medication orders and accurately transcribe them into the computerized patient medication profile

Monitor drug therapy regimens to evaluate drug selection and dosing, and make recommendations for therapy alterations to the LIP

Provide care based upon physical, motor/sensory, psychosocial, and safety that is appropriate for the age of the patient served

Direct and supervise pharmacy technicians

Provide pharmacokinetic consult services for patients receiving aminoglycocides and other high-risk medications. This also involves interpreting lab data for these medications

Detect and report adverse drug reactions and medication errors according to the approved method

Monitor warfarin patients for therapeutic compliance by testing the INR. Adjust warfarin dosing to maintain INR within appropriate therapeutic range. Order enoxaparin bridging therapy per protocol. Provide direct patient education when requested

Participate in compliance auditing as requested

Precept pharmacy students

Compound and dispense pharmaceuticals, including sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition products

Role models the principles of a Just Culture and Organizational Values

Perform other duties as assigned. Must be HIPAA compliant

Qualification

State of Colorado Pharmacist licenseAdvanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)Basic Life Support (BLS)Pharmacokinetic consult servicesMedication order transcriptionPatient educationSupervision of pharmacy techniciansCompliance auditingEnglish language proficiency

Required

Experience in the healthcare industry is required

State of Colorado Pharmacist license required

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required

Basic Life Support (BLS) required

Must be adept at typing and using various computer programs

Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computer skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc

Must have working knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English