This opportunity offers a challenging 13-week travel assignment as a Staff Pharmacist in a Long-Term Acute Care (LTAC) hospital setting. You'll play a vital role in ensuring safe, effective medication use and contributing to excellent patient outcomes. Start immediately and apply your specialized clinical skills in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment.
Location: Selinsgrove, PA
Duration: 13 weeks
Schedule: Full-time, immediate start
Setting: LTAC hospital
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain appropriate drug inventory, oversee procurement, and manage emergency medication supplies.
- Prepare, sterilize, and label medications including parenteral solutions in compliance with hospital protocols.
- Dispense medications accurately by interpreting drug orders and reviewing work from support staff.
- Conduct regular inspections of pharmacy and patient care areas, ensuring cleanliness, safety, and regulatory compliance.
- Oversee controlled substance management, documentation, and distribution.
- Participate actively in Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee meetings and compliance initiatives.
- Provide patient education, discharge counseling, and medication reconciliation leveraging EPIC system expertise.
- Support antimicrobial stewardship by interpreting culture results and making clinical recommendations.
- Monitor pharmacokinetic dosing and anticoagulation therapy with precision.
- Develop and lead pharmacy staff training and continuing education programs.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize pharmacotherapy and quality assurance processes.
Qualifications and Desired Experience:
- Prior hospital or LTAC pharmacy experience required.
- Active BLS certification.
- Proficiency with EPIC electronic medical records system.
- Strong clinical knowledge of antimicrobial stewardship, pharmacokinetic dosing, and anticoagulation management.
- Excellent communication skills for medication history gathering and patient/family discharge counseling.
This assignment is an excellent chance to enhance your clinical expertise in a supportive LTAC environment with a reputable healthcare setting. If you are ready to bring your clinical pharmacy skills to a travel role in Selinsgrove, apply now to take the next step in your pharmacy career!
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled
- Competitive Salary
- Weekly Paycheck
- Matching 401(k) Plan
- Extensive Medical Coverage
- Licensing Assistance
- Custom Housing
- Travel Assistance
- Professional Development Reimbursement