Pharmacist

UnityPoint at Home, Urbandale, IA

Monday- Friday 9am-5pm, rotating evenings and weekends on call

Full Time Benefits

Ensures quality and safe delivery of infusion services to patients according to care plan.  Receive, evaluate, and process physician orders.  Monitor and document therapy for safety and effectiveness.  Collaborate with medical care team and patient to ensure best outcomes are achieved.   Performs all duties required and assigned in a timely manner. Maintains professionalism at all times and exemplifies the FOCUS values

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.  

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.  Here are just a few:      

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.   

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.  

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.   

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.   

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience. 

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Medication Review and Dispensing:

• Review and interpret physician orders to ensure accuracy and appropriateness.
• Dispense medications in compliance with legal and regulatory standards.
• Contact physicians as needed for order clarification and consult on drug therapy with healthcare professionals.

Drug Therapy Monitoring:

• Assess the therapeutic appropriateness of prescribed medications.
• Monitor for therapeutic duplication, dose appropriateness, and adherence to drug regimens.
• Evaluate potential drug, food, or diagnostic test interactions and disease limitations to drug use.
• Utilize laboratory and clinical monitoring methods to detect drug effectiveness, side effects, toxicity, or adverse effects.
• Maintain comprehensive clinical records.

Pharmacy Operations Oversight:

• Supervise pharmacy personnel to ensure accurate dispensing per physician orders.
• Manage the drug control system, including receipt, storage, packaging, preparation, and dispensing of medications.
• Ensure proper labeling and preparation of prescriptions for delivery.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science or PharmD. degree.
• Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy.

Experience:

• One year experience in retail or clinical setting

License(s)/Certification(s):

• Current license to practice pharmacy in the state(s) where services are provided.
• Valid licensed driver with automobile insurance in accordance with state(s) and/or organizational requirements.
• Mandatory Reporter: Child & Dependent Adult Abuse.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Sufficient knowledge, training, and expertise in pharmacotherapeutics relative to infusion medications as well as specialty medications.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to take initiative and exercise independent judgment, decision making and problem solving expertise.
• Knowledge of professional pharmaceutical principles and practices.
• Ability to work as a collaborative team member.
• Ability to understand and apply guidelines, policies and procedures
• Basic knowledge of computer applications (i.e. Word, Excel) and operations.
• Ability to maintain confidential information

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