Job Title: Full-Time DWR Pharmacist

Location: UPMC Williamsport

Schedule: Typical hours are 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with rotation to the 2nd shift. Additionally, there is an every-other-weekend rotation, and you will work two holidays per year (one summer, one winter).

Job Description:

UPMC is seeking a dedicated and skilled DWR Pharmacist to join our team. As a pharmacist, you will be responsible for ensuring the provision of safe, effective, and cost-efficient pharmacotherapy. You will support both centralized and decentralized medication-use systems to deliver optimal medication therapy.

Key Responsibilities:

Interpret and evaluate physician orders and prescriptions to prepare, calculate, and dispense appropriate medication dosage forms for inpatient and outpatient treatment in accordance with the Pennsylvania Pharmacy Practice Act, Federal Drug Laws, and other regulatory organizations. Identify and report suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and in a timely manner. Sustain the formulary by minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic interchange protocols, and promoting rational drug therapy selection. Review, maintain, and screen patient medication records and profiles for allergies, drug interactions, and therapeutic duplications while entering orders and/or verifying medications. Organize daily operational duties and assist in the supervision of pharmacy technicians, pharmacy aides, student interns, and other ancillary personnel involved in providing pharmaceutical care. Adhere to all regulatory requirements, professional standards of practice, and hospital quality management policies and procedures in providing pharmaceutical care. Communicate with physicians and nurses to ensure prompt clarification of orders that are unclear, illegible, or incomplete. Provide drug information and/or educational programs to healthcare professionals and pharmacy students. Utilize all available computer systems and technologies in the provision of pharmaceutical care. Fill prescription orders in accordance with State and Federal regulations, utilizing technological resources and equipment. Prepare and dispense intravenous admixture solutions, as required, using aseptic technique in an accepted sterile product preparation area.

Additional Responsibilities:

Assess patient parameters, incorporating age and disease-specific characteristics into drug therapy and patient education. Participate in the detection, mitigation, and prevention of medication-related adverse events. Serve as a resource and liaison to other departments, healthcare team members, and external groups. Support and/or lead patient care quality and regulatory compliance initiatives designed to improve medication-use processes or pharmacy practice. Provide medication and practice-related education/training and actively serve as preceptors for pharmacy students and pharmacy residents. Participate in quality initiatives aimed at improving clinical pharmacy services by monitoring processes, analyzing data, implementing interventions, and evaluating the effectiveness of those interventions.