Description
Job Schedule : Full Time
Standard Hours : 40
Job Shift : Shift 1
Shift Details : Rotating day and evening shift including rotating weekends & holidays
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Every day, over 30,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common : Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here.
We invite you to become part of Connecticuts most comprehensive healthcare network.
The Hospital of Central Connecticut is an acute-care community teaching hospital, we provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services in general medicine and surgery, as well as a wide variety of specialties.
Staffed by our talented team of leading professionals, The Hospital of Central Connecticut provides a wide array of services throughout the region, caring for patients from birth through the end of life.
Pharmacists perform functions related to the control, monitoring and dispensing of medications for all age groups of patients according to department procedures and protocols in a safe, cost effective and timely manner.
Responsibilities include but, are not limited to the following :
Supervises the work of supportive personnel (i.e. pharmacy technicians and associates) through monitoring and checking activities to ensure safe and accurate preparation and dispensing of drugs and to meet federal and state regulations.
Optimizes drug therapy for the general patient population by designing drug therapy that is appropriate, correct, and cost-effective in order to maximize positive outcomes.
May provide direct patient care for pain management through patient evaluation, recommendations, and follow-ups in response to the physician's request or as part of the critical path.
Maintains safety of drug therapy for the general patient population by utilizing a variety of screening mechanisms and input from others (i.
e. health care providers, the patient, and the patient's family) in order to identify, prevent and resolve adverse drug events.
Provides useful drug information through participation on Health Care Team activities and as a liaison between the HCT and the pharmacy to facilitate rapid and effective patient care.
Investigates and resolves drug and / or pharmacy related problems for immediate need or broader, longer term review by conducting investigative studies and / or utilizing effective problem solving techniques to ensure a high performing medication use system.
Documents interventions, outcomes, and other statistics manually and / or through electronic documentation on a daily or sporadic basis to demonstrate activity and success and provide an opportunity for quality improvement.
Demonstrates competencies, including knowledge and behaviors, to meet age-specific patient needs.
Periodically may be required to function as charge pharmacist.
Qualifications
Education Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy
Pharm.D. preferred
Minimum Requirements
Current CT Pharmacist license
PGY-1 Pharmacy residency required
PGY-2 training in emergency medicine preferred
We take great care of careers.
With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children.
We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work / life balance.
Every moment matters. And this is your moment .