Night Pharmacist (7 days on/7days off) - UPMC East

Join UPMC as a Night Pharmacist (7 days on/7days off) - UPMC East in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. UPMC East is currently hiring a fulltime Pharmacist to join our team! Are you a pharmacy professional who is interested in working at a world-renowned medical center with an up-beat environment?

Key Responsibilities

• Interpret and evaluate physician orders and prescriptions to prepare, calculate, and dispense appropriate medication dosage forms for inpatient and outpatient treatment in accordance with the Pennsylvania Pharmacy Practice Act, Federal Drug Laws, and other regulatory organizations.

• Identify and report suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and in a timely manner.

• Sustain the formulary by minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic interchange protocols, and promoting rational drug therapy selection.

• Review, maintain, and screen patient medication records and profiles for allergies, drug interactions and therapeutic duplications while entering orders and/or verifying medications.

Requirements

• Communicate with physicians and nurses to ensure prompt clarification of orders that are unclear, illegible, or incomplete.

• Provide drug information and/or educational programs to healthcare professionals and pharmacy students.

Work Schedule

• Full-Time position.

• Weekend coverage may be required.

• Night or evening shifts may be required.

Work with UPMC in Monroeville, Pennsylvania.