Aiken Regional Medical Centers is seeking a Pharmacist for a job in NORTH AUGUSTA, South Carolina.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Pharmacist
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Duration: Ongoing
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours
- Employment Type: Staff
Responsibilities
Pharmacist
Aiken Regional Medical Centers, located in Aiken, South Carolina, is a 273-bed acute care facility providing quality healthcare to the residents of Aiken and surrounding communities. Aiken Regional Medical Centers has been ranked a top hospital in South Carolina by the Carolina Center for Medical Excellence for its treatment of heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia. Services provided at the hospital include emergency medical care, orthopedic surgeries, maternity, and behavioral health services.
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Position Description:
Responsible for demonstrating an expertise in clinical pharmacy practice and is able to serve as a resource in the provision of pharmaceutical care to patients in the acute care setting.
Job Duties:
- Interprets medication orders (verbal and written) and transcribes to computerized patient medication profiles accurately. Maintains accurate, complete pharmacy patient medication profiles.
- Maintains awareness of developments in pharmacy and health care that relate to job responsibilities and integrates them into their practice.
- Supports the pharmacy’s pharma-coeconomic efforts. Reviews the use of targeted medications for compliance with current pharma-coeconomic programs.
- Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies, adverse reactions and appropriateness of drug, dosage form, regimen route, and therapeutic duplications.
- Assists with pharmacokinetic consult service and drug dosing regimens per hospital protocol.
- Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners. Suggests appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternative to medical staff as needed.
- Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel. Verifies the daily activities of pharmacy technicians. Verifies the accuracy of all orders, IV admixtures and chemotherapy prepared by the technician.
Benefit Highlights
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
- Retention Bonus Program if offered.
- Loan Forgiveness Program if offered.
Qualifications
About Universal Health Services
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.
www.uhs.com
Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy required; Pharm.D. preferred.
- Prefer 1 – 3 years hospital experience.
- Current licensed pharmacist in South Carolina.
- Pyxis experience with knowledge of Pyxis reports preferred.
Aiken Regional Job ID #7969-259423. Posted job title: Pharmacist
Benefits
- Referral bonus
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Life insurance
- Health Care FSA