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Summary
Responsible for preparing and dispensing medications for patients within the Hospital. Provides those other services which may be required as part of the daily operating activities of the Pharmacy Department; compounds and dispenses medications and other pharmaceutical supplies, using standard physical and clinical procedures to fill written prescriptions issued by physicians, dentists, and other qualified prescribers.
Experience
Previous experience in hospital pharmacy practice preferred but not required.
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Pharmacy from an accredited School of Pharmacy.
License
Current License as pharmacist in NYS and preferably PA.
Essential Functions
1)Team Member Expectations
a. Understands and adheres to GCMC's compliance standards as they appear in GCMC's Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy.
b. Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state and GCMC regulations, laws, and policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
c. Demonstrates skill in area of responsibility. Skill is defined as excellence in quality and quantity of work produced.
d. Develops a spirit of teamwork. Recognizes when help is needed, provides assistance without being asked and does not judge when help is asked for by others.
e. Learns from mistakes and helps to foster an environment of constructive feedback.
f. Works to ensure patient safety is maintained in all aspects of services provided by the department. Raises concerns without fear of negative feedback. Contributes suggestions to improve unsafe situations. Executes the "stop the line" process when needed to prevent patient harm.
g. Participates effectively in department meetings. Arrives on time, respects the opinions expressed, and works to identify a solution that optimizes patient care or improved performance of the department.
h. Works to improve the practice of pharmacy by working with and training new employees, pharmacy interns and students.
i. Imparts clinical pharmacy knowledge by presenting pharmaceutical or medication use safety services for clinical staff or community educational programs.
2) Operational and Service Excellence Expectations
a. Maintains all required records including controlled substance records and all appropriate department forms.
b. Processes physician orders quickly and accurately including appropriate instructions and timing to nursing to ensure safe and efficient medication administration.
c. Appropriately questions, rectifies and documents response to any medication related problem encountered during order processing, i.e. duplications, allergies, noncompliance with policy, etc.
d. Follows policy and procedure order processing for high-risk patients (pediatrics) and high-risk medications; chemotherapy, anticoagulants, etc.
e. Ensures medications are being distributed in a timely fashion meeting department expectations and patient needs. Checks medications timely to prevent distribution delays.
f. Strives for zero defect production level in medications dispensed from pharmacy
g. Ensures all tasks are complete at the end of the shift or communicates items left to next shift.
h. Prevents Medication Occurrences; performs the appropriate documentation of Adverse Drug Reactions and medication occurrences to ensure system problems are identified and resolved.
i. When in the IV room, works to ensure products are mixed accurately and timely according to developed processes and expectations.
j. When in the IV room, works to ensure 797 requirements are being adhered to.
k. Follows policy and procedure for clarifying orders; all clarifications should be resolved within 24 hours.
3) Clinical Excellence
a. Demonstrates understanding of the patient and his/her condition or disease and its treatment.
b. Appropriately handles dosing, monitoring, and pharmaceutical care of high risk patients;
chemotherapy and pediatrics.
c. Performs the appropriate documentation of interventions. Goal is 200 interventions/quarter.
d. Antibiotic Stewardship; Ensures all antibiotic usage is appropriate. Streamlines and de-escalates
therapy to reduce the development of resistance and hospital acquired conditions. Documents
interventions.
e. Dose Adjustments: Ensures appropriateness of medication regimens, taking into account
medication indication, patient age, weight and renal and hepatic function. Documents
interventions.
f. Reacts appropriately to serum level, INR and all other pharmacy generated reports and alerts.
g. Ensures appropriate DVT prophylaxis. Documents interventions.
h. Participates actively and effectively in multidisciplinary rounds.
i. Demonstrates active participation in the Medication Reconciliation Process by obtaining med
histories when needed, resolving discrepancies and documenting involvement.
j. Responds to drug information questions using appropriate references. "Appropriate references"
are defined as those approved by the department.
4) Financial Success
a. Actively minimizes waste within the pharmacy through appropriate practices.
b. Performs cost savings interventions including changing ordered therapy based on pharmacy
inventory.
c. Ensures appropriate patient charging is not identified as a cause of charge audits.
d. Identifies cost saving or operational efficiency ideas.
5) Strategic Growth
a. Demonstrates his/her contributions to promoting the success of the department yearly goals
through the completion of individual goals.
b. Contributes to the development of the Pharmacy Department, either by special projects or in-services.
c. Demonstrates continued learning, is current with new advances in pharmacy. d. Displays genuine
interest in the profession of pharmacy through participation in local, state or national professional
organizations. e. Performs other duties as requested and observed by manager or supervisor.
Other Duties
1. Travel for this position is sometimes required.
2. Participation in community and employee engagement activities is required.
3. It is understood that this description is not intended to be all-inclusive and that other duties may be assigned as necessary in the performance of this position.
update 4-10-25
The pay for this position ranges from $55.54-$87.97 per hour.
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Joining the Guthrie team allows you to become a part of a tradition of excellence in health care. In all areas and at all levels of Guthrie, you’ll find staff members who have committed themselves to serving the community.
The Guthrie Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Guthrie Clinic is a non-profit, integrated, practicing physician-led organization in the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania. Our multi-specialty group practice of more than 500 physicians and 302 advanced practice providers offers 47 specialties through a regional office network providing primary and specialty care in 22 communities. Guthrie Medical Education Programs include General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology and Orthopedic Surgery Residency, as well as Cardiovascular, Gastroenterology and Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship programs. Guthrie is also a clinical campus for the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.
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