[Hiring] Staff Senior Pharmacist @The Ohio State University

Role Description

In cooperation with other pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, acts as a resource and provides answers to drug information questions for:

• Patients
• Family
• Pharmacists
• Nurses
• Physicians
• Medical students
• Undergraduate and graduate pharmacy students
• Other associate hospital personnel

Approves new drug orders, which may include:

• Checking/verifying chemotherapy notes
• Informed consent
• Processing non-formulary requests

Screens for:

• Drug-drug interactions
• Drug-herb/dietary supplement interactions
• Drug-allergy interactions
• Drug-food interactions (in cooperation with the Dietetics Department)
• Drug-disease state interactions
• Drug-laboratory interactions

Participates in appropriate hospital and/or departmental committees relevant to practice area.

This position functions to coordinate all aspects of patients' pharmaceutical needs in the patient care areas. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Medication order approval and distribution
• Assurance of appropriate dose, route, frequency and duration of therapy
• Patient medication profile review for drug-drug interactions, duplication of therapy, drug allergy interactions and appropriate regimens
• Coordination of patients' pharmaceutical needs with physicians and nurses

Patient population includes:

• Adult
• Adolescent
• Geriatric
• Neonatal patients depending on the practice location

Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must be able to demonstrate medication dosing and identify pharmaceutical needs relative to the disease process and age. This position is also responsible for supervising Pharm.D. students, technicians, undergraduate and graduate student teaching, and providing educational programs for hospital staff (physicians, nurses and pharmacy staff).

Qualifications

• Licensed or eligible for pharmacist licensure in Ohio
• Advanced degree (Pharm.D./MS)
• One year of residency training and/or equivalent experience preferred

Requirements

• Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check
• A drug screen or physical may be required during the post-offer process

Benefits

• Remote Location
• Regular Position Type
• Scheduled Hours: 40
• Varying Shifts