Pharmacist

Where You’ll Work

Mercy Hospital is an 82 bed, acute care hospital located in the scenic southwestern Colorado town of Durango. It is the only hospital in Colorado to be rated by Medicare with five stars for overall hospital quality. It is recognized for excellence in orthopedic and spine surgery and for outstanding patient experience and patient safety. Mercy has also received ten consecutive 'A' grades for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group. Our providers use state-of-the-art technology in an environment designed to promote wellbeing and healing of body, mind, and spirit. Among the many specialty services available at Mercy are emergency care (Level III trauma designation), surgical care, cardiac care (including interventional), Orthopedic and Spine Centers of Excellence, a Family Birthing Center, home care, hospice care and more. Durango offers an exceptional quality of life with small town charm, excellent schools, and year-round, world-class outdoor recreation opportunities including snow sports, river sports, hiking, biking, camping and more.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Pharmacist, you will provide timely, accurate, and complete pharmaceutical care, ensuring optimal patient outcomes through medication order review, clinical interventions, and drug information. Every day you will review medication orders, perform appropriate clinical interventions with prescribers, provide comprehensive drug information, and effectively maintain control of daily pharmacy operations, including supervising personnel. To be successful in this role, you will possess strong clinical pharmacy expertise, meticulous attention to detail in medication review, exceptional communication skills for interventions and drug information, and the ability to effectively supervise personnel and manage daily pharmacy operations, ensuring high-quality, safe patient care.

• Interprets, evaluates, and monitors patient medication orders in a timely manner with a conscientious degree of accuracy and care using the patient medical record and/or pharmacy profile.
• Evaluates all orders for appropriateness and safety.
• Monitors the effects of medication therapy in hospital patients and shall be an active participant in patient medication counseling.
• The pharmacist will coordinate acquisition, distribution, and storage and security of pharmaceutical products and coordinates the ordering, manufacture, and distribution of medications in the hospital.
• Provides consultative, clinical, and educational service to the health care professionals to provide high quality, cost-effective use of pharmaceuticals.
• Recognizes and resolves inappropriate orders for medications using knowledge and effective communication with the health care team.

This is a PRN position (5 shifts scheduled in a 6-week period). This position is used to cover call-offs, vacations, and where coverage may be needed. PRN is not eligible for benefits but does offer a 15% differential on top of the base rate of pay.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Diploma/G.E.D.
• B.S. or PharmD degree
• Pharmacist License in state of employment

Preferred

• One (1) year experience as a pharmacist