About the Role
Presbyterian is hiring a skilled Pharmacist for Presbyterian Hospital. This role is crucial for ensuring safe and effective medication therapy, providing patient education, supporting interdisciplinary teams, and guiding future pharmacy professionals.
Responsibilities
- Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, PI program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
- Compounds, packages, labels and dispenses medications.
- Advises patients and families on the use of medications including dosage, side effects, and composition.
- Maintains professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-services and workshops.
- Monitors medication use for appropriateness.
- Oversees the activities of technicians, interns, and students.
- Participates in education programs for pharmacy staff, attends meetings as required and participates on committees as needed.
- Participates in training pharmacists, technicians, students and resident.
- Consults with and advises healthcare providers regarding optimal and cost effective utilization of drugs.
- Performs other functions as required.
- Responsible for on-call, weekend, night and/or holiday coverage as required on a rotating basis.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Pharmacy required.
- New Mexico Registered Pharmacist License required.
- Less than one year experience in pharmacy practice.
- Has acquired the necessary practice skills in order to appropriately evaluate medication orders and to prepare/dispense medications for the patient population group they serve.
Skills
- EPIC electronic charting system
Location
- 1100 Central Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87106-4930
Work Type
- Full time
- Nights
Experience Level
- Less than one year experience in pharmacy practice
Education Level
- Bachelors degree in Pharmacy
Salary/Compensations
- Minimum Offer $52.25 Maximum Offer $91.68
Benefits
- Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
- Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
- Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
- Malpractice liability insurance
- Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
- Sign on bonus $4,000-$7,500 depending on experience, available for qualified candidates.
- Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.
About the Company
- Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses. Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.
Equal Opportunity
- AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.
