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Evening

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Shift End Time

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

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Job Description

Ensures safe, efficacious, rational, and cost-effective patient medication therapy by influencing physicians' use of resources and monitoring drug effectiveness. Develops and improves integrated clinical and distributive pharmaceutical services. Reviews physician orders, coordinates dispensing of medications, and provides clinical and educational services to other healthcare professionals and pediatric patients and their families in compliance with state and federal laws. Proactively supports efforts that ensure delivery of safe patient care and services and promote a safe environment at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Experience

1 year of experience in a hospital pharmacy

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in a pediatric hospital pharmacy

Education

PharmD (or equivalent experience) and graduation from an accredited pharmacy school

Certification Summary

Georgia licensed pharmacist or eligibleBasic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of employment

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Demonstrated use of problem identifying and solving skillsAbility to work effectively with multiple groups of healthcare professionals and communicate effectively with patients and parents/caregivers

Job Responsibilities

Reviews, processes, and dispenses all physician medication and intravenous solution orders, ensuring appropriateness of dosage and use based on patient age, weight, and diagnosis..Interacts and participates with team members and other healthcare providers for the provision of safe and cost-effective drug therapy for assigned patient care teams.Provides drug information to healthcare professionals.Ensures rational medication use and continuous performance improvement throughout the healthcare system.Supervises area(s) when in charge.Serves as a preceptor to new employees and pharmacy practice residents/students.Maintains individual competence and develops professional practice management skills.Performs other responsibilities as required.Demonstrates competencies that incorporate age-specific guidelines, including N = Neonate (less than 30 days), I = Infant (30 days to 1 year), EC = Early Childhood (1-5 years), LC = Late Childhood (5-13 years), A = Adolescent (13-17 years), AD = Adult, and ALL = all ages.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address

1405 Clifton Rd NE

Job Family

Pharmacy