Pharmacist - Pharmacy - Per Diem

Position Summary

Staff pharmacists fill orders for parenteral and enteral medications, monitor
patient drug therapies, and provide drug information.  Staff pharmacists
supervise and direct support personnel. In the absence of the pharmacy manager,
a staff pharmacist may be required to assume the essential responsibilities and
perform the duties of the pharmacy manager. 

Education, License & Cert

Graduation from an ACPE accredited School of Pharmacy with a BS or Pharm D
Degree. Current license to practice Pharmacy in the state of practice. 

Experience

An internship, residency, or prior experience in a health system is preferred,
but not required. 

Competencies: The pharmacist must demonstrate growth and development of
knowledge required to access data reflective of the patient’s status, interpret
the appropriate information needed to identify each patients requirements and to
provide the pharmaceutical care needed, appropriate to the age of the patient
and in accordance with appropriate policies and procedures. 

Patient Ages: The pharmacist must demonstrate the ability to meet the
pharmaceutical care needs of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and
geriatric patients. 

Patient Types: The pharmacist must demonstrate the ability to meet the
pharmaceutical care needs of acute care, intensive care, psychiatric care,
sub‐acute care, long term care, ambulatory‐infusion and home‐infusion patients.
The pharmacist must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to
interpret and process outpatient prescription and provide the required
prospective drug review patient counseling. The pharmacist must be able to
review and process ambulatory and outpatient home infusion orders according to
established policies and procedures of the department. The pharmacist is
competent of the nuances between acute and ambulatory/home infusion patients. 

Essential Functions

1) Prepares and dispenses medication orders per physician request according to
established policies, procedures, and protocols. 

a) Reviews and interprets medication orders ensuring accurate entry to the
computerized patient profile. 

b) Compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals, including sterile, chemotherapy, and
parenteral nutrition products accurately. 

c) Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as
required by law. 

2) Ensures safe, appropriate, cost‐effective medication therapies for patients
according to established policies, procedures, and protocols. 

a) Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, interactions,
allergies, and appropriateness of drug and dose. 

b) Assists with pharmacokinetic drug dosing per protocol. 

c) Reviews and interprets culture and sensitivity data for antibiotic
appropriateness and recommends changes as needed. 

d) Reads, extracts, and interprets information in patient charts accurately. 

e) Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and in a
timely manner. 

f) Sustains the formulary by minimizing non‐formulary procurements, utilizing
therapeutic substitution protocols, and promoting rational drug therapy
selection. 

g) Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners. Suggests
appropriate, cost‐effective, therapeutic alternatives as needed. 

h) Provides accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to the professional
staff.

 i) Documents all clinical activities and interventions accurately and
completely. 

j) Participate in quality improvement and medication use evaluations as
required. 

k) Participated in the development and presentation of orientation, education
and training programs to the pharmacy, medical, nursing, and other staffs. 

3) Contributes to the quality and effective operation of the department. 

a) Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel. 

b) Works independently with minimal supervision.  Organizes and prioritizes work
assignments. Ensures pharmacy services are provided in a timely manner. 

c) Answers the telephone, identifying self and department. 

d) Performs essential duties of the pharmacy director in his/her absence. 

4) Maintains competence required for current job. 

a) Maintains current pharmacy licensure. 

b) Attends pharmacy staff meetings. 

c) Attends orientation, education, and training programs. 

d) Completes all competence/ skills assessment requirement 

Other Duties

1. Processes outpatient prescriptions according to state and federal laws, and
departmental policies and procedures. 

2. Routinely reviews assigned areas of the pharmacy inventory to ensure adequate
stock levels and arrangement, and to remove drugs that are outdated or no longer
utilized. 

3. Routinely inspects assigned hospital departments and nursing units where
medications are stored to ensure proper storage conditions according to
departmental and JCAHO standards. 

4. Performs additional duties as assigned; including, but not limited to, drug
usage evaluation, quality assurance/control, drug file maintenance, drug
information, etc.

Rev: 3-20-2024

Joining the Guthrie team allows you to become a part of a tradition of
excellence in health care. In all areas and at all levels of Guthrie, you’ll
find staff members who have committed themselves to serving the community.

The Guthrie Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Guthrie Clinic is a non-profit, integrated, practicing physician-led
organization in the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania. Our multi-specialty
group practice of more than 500 physicians and 302 advanced practice providers
offers 47 specialties through a regional office network providing primary and
specialty care in 22 communities. Guthrie Medical Education Programs include
General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine,
Anesthesiology and Orthopedic Surgery Residency, as well as Cardiovascular,
Gastroenterology and Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship programs. Guthrie is
also a clinical campus for the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.