PHARMACIST - Covenant Health

Pharmacist

PRN/OCC, Hours and shifts vary

Distributive and clinical services. Includes day, evening, and every other weekend hours.

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is an award-winning, certified, and accredited facility with 541 beds. As a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center, Fort Sanders offers state-of-the art care that maximizes recovery from stroke.  We are also the region’s leader in technology in areas such as bariatric surgery, robotic surgery and minimally invasive spine surgery. Our door-to-balloon times for heart attack patients are below the national average, and our hip fracture center offers advanced diagnosis, surgery and recovery procedures for hip patients.

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is a member of Covenant Health, a locally-owned, non-profit health system based in Knoxville, TN, with a “patient-focused” culture. It has been recognized by Forbes Magazine as its 2020 “Best-in-State-Employer” for Tennessee. The CEO of our company, Jim VanderSteeg, attends every new employee orientation and will ask you to sign our pledge of excellence to always put patients first, strive for excellence in everything we do, and make Covenant Health the first and best choice for patients in our region. As you’d expect, we offer our employees a robust benefits package, including: offering unmatched medical insurance, tuition reimbursement; student loan repayment assistance, certification bonuses; leadership and professional development programs; an employer-matched 401(k); and a generous Combined Time Off (CTO) program.

Position Summary:

Provide prescribed pharmaceuticals, medications, information and clinical monitoring for adequate patient care according to professional standards and practices.

Recruiter: Brittany Partello || bpartell@covhlth.com || (865) 374-5363

• Compound, label and package medications and pharmaceuticals.
• Responsible for review of patient medication profile for drug compatibilities, allergies, and appropriateness of drug order. Clarification of medication order and/or doses of medication as necessary with physicians.
• Provide drug information to physicians, health care professionals, and patients. Assist nursing staff in calculations of infusion rates and IV drips.
• Responsible for dispensing of medications of investigational drug trials to ensure proper study protocols are followed.
• Responsible for compliance with all state and federal pharmacy regulations and requirements.
• Provide support / consultative services to physicians.
• Supervise technicians to include verification of drug order entry, filling of inpatient and outpatient prescriptions, and admixture of intravenous medications.
• Inform patients and family on proper use of various medications including dosage, side effects and composition.
• Ensure secure storage of narcotics and other controlled substances on a regular basis.
• Inspect nursing units on a monthly basis to ensure medications are maintained According to Tennessee State law and manufacturer’s storage requirements.
• Assist in preparing computerized reports such as the medication administration record and automated drug cabinet usage reports.
• Demonstrate knowledge and competency in providing for age-specific needs of the population served.
• Participate in community education programs to provide pharmacy information.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education:           

None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

Minimum Experience:            

Demonstrated written and/or verbal communication skills necessary. Ability to research and disseminate drug therapy information to health care personnel. Systems include Omnicell and Cerner. Hospital experience or residency training preferred.

Licensure Requirement:      

Current TN pharmacist license.