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WVU Medicine · 2 weeks ago

Evening Shift Pharmacy Generalist - Sterile Products Area

Morgantown, WV

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

WVU Medicine is a healthcare provider that is excited to offer an opportunity for an Evening Shift Pharmacy Generalist in the Sterile Products Area. The role involves providing pharmaceutical care, ensuring medication safety, and supervising pharmacy technicians while engaging in direct patient care and educational activities.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Reviews each order to verify and confirm accuracy and appropriateness

Dispenses medications from the provider’s order

Ensures that policies and procedures related to drug distribution are followed

Responsible for drug use control in assigned service areas

Identifies problems related to aspects of drug use control and offers constructive ideas for resolution

Assumes responsibility for and makes decisions related to the provision of pharmaceutical services in assigned service area

Detects, reports, and helps to minimize or manage adverse drug reactions and medication errors

Participates in the management of acute and chronic disease states, medical emergencies, and adverse drug reactions

Evaluates compliance with established medication safety procedures

Offers suggestions to improve medication safety based on best practice (i.e. ISMP)

Routinely documents medication errors, unsafe conditions, or near misses

Promotes an environment with a constant focus on medication safety

Communicates relevant findings and recommendations and documents them in the clinical information system

Ensures that necessary records are appropriately maintained according to legal requirements and hospital policies and procedures

Supervises technicians in drug preparation and distribution duties

Provides objective information on the performance of co-workers (both within and outside of the pharmacy department) to facilitate performance management

Participates in the orientation and education of pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, and/or new department employees

Participates in educational and scholarly activities related to drug therapy to enhance personal knowledge as well as that of other health professionals at West Virginia University Hospitals

Participates in planning and implementing changes in the pharmacy and improves productivity through participation in staff meetings and projects

Routinely completes and submits written assignments in a timely manner, continuing education documentation, and other items as assigned

Successfully completes annual clinical competency evaluations

Qualification

Pharmacist licenseBasic Life Support certificationPharm.D.PGY-1 ResidencyPGY-2 ResidencyTime managementVerbal communicationTeamwork

Required

Must possess current license as required by state board where services will be provided: WV: Pharmacist license through the West Virginia State Board of Pharmacy

Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 60 days of hire date

Time management skills

Verbal and non-verbal communication skills

Teamwork skills

Preferred

Pharm.D. from an ACPE accredited school of pharmacy

Completion of a PGY-2 Residency in an applicable clinical field

Completion of a PGY-1 Residency

Three years of relevant pharmacist experience

Company

WVU Medicine

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West Virginia University Health System is a non-profit organization that offers a full range of healthcare services.

Founded in 1898

Morgantown, West Virginia, USA

10001+ employees

https://wvumedicine.org/

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