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Travel Pharmacist - $50 to $55 per hour in Nellis Afb, NV

22nd Century Healthcare, Inc.

Nellis Afb, NV

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$50–$55
SKILLS
Allergies, Biotech and Pharmaceutical, Cardiac Arrest, Chemotherapy, Clinical Laboratory, Clinical Monitoring, Clinical Research, Code Blue, Conferences, Documentation, Drug Development, Drug Interactions, Drug Therapy, Housekeeping/Cleaning, IRB/IEC (Institutional Review Board/Independent Ethics Committee), Interviewing Skills, Inventory Management, Medications, Needs Assessment, Nutrition, Patient Care, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacy, Prescription Drugs, Prescription Filling, Pumps, Quality Management, Regulations, Side Effects, Stewardship
LOCATION
Nellis Afb, NV
POSTED
30+ days ago
  • Performing primary duties in a respectful and professional manner.
  • Responding to Cardiac Arrest and 'Code Blue' life support situations in an urgent manner.
  • Understanding and enforcing Joint Commission Medication Management standards.
  • Identifying and monitoring appropriate clinical and laboratory endpoints to determine the effectiveness and safety of prescribed medications.
  • Conducting and coordinating clinical investigations and research approved by a local or regional Investigational Review Board (IRB) and participating in outcome studies generated by the department of pharmacy and approved by the P&T Committee.
  • Ensuring prescription directions for use, dose, medication interactions, therapeutic duplications, allergy information, age specific dosage, and other pertinent data are appropriate for individual patients (intervention with providers shall be made for noted discrepancy of above listed items).
  • Assessing metabolic needs, ordering, and preparing therapeutic enteral or parenteral nutrition products in the inpatient settings.
  • Conducting patient discharge interviews with appropriate medication counseling including storage, side effects, dose, administration, indication, drug-drug and drug-food interactions.
  • Maintaining controlled substance prescription requirements and dispensing procedures for inpatient orders, discharge prescription orders, and after-hour prescriptions.
  • Maintaining all documentation for controlled substance inventory, usage, returns and wastage on appropriate AF forms.
  • Properly signing out controlled substances for PCA pumps or controlled substance IV infusions.
  • Ensuring accuracy of all pharmaceutical products prepared or processed by technical staff including chemotherapy agents.
  • Attending medical rounds and intervening on pharmaceutical issues with medical staff.
  • Successfully completing the training competency checklist within 30 days of in-processing.
  • Participating in pharmacy student education including preceptorship.
  • Obtaining and maintaining privileged provider status IAW Credential Office requirements.
  • Completing peer reviews.
  • Ensuring that work areas are clean and safe according to applicable regulations.
  • Documenting significant pharmacy interventions and pharmacy interactions with prescribers.
  • Monitoring and managing pharmacotherapy requiring periodic adjustment due to pharmacokinetic characteristics (e.g., aminoglycosides, phenytoin, antithrombotics, vancomycin, warfarin).
  • Working closely with clinical staff in developing patient wellness programs to include but not limited to warfarin education and antibiotic stewardship programs.
  • Compounding medications as required using sterile techniques.
  • Modify medication orders IAW local protocols (e.g., renal dosing, IV to PO conversions, inhaler to nebulizer conversions).
  • Attending and participating in meetings during normal duty hours, professional staff conferences and other appropriate professional activities such as, but not limited to the following: quality improvement meetings, professional staff meetings, commander's staff meetings, pharmacy flight meetings, and other meetings required by applicable regulations, MTF guidance, or as directed by the pharmacy flight commander or his/her designated representative and enforcing Joint Commission Medication Management standards

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