Pharmacist - Pharmacy-Staffing

Position Details

Lakeland Regional Health is a leading medical center located in Central Florida. With a legacy spanning over a century, we have been dedicated to serving our community with excellence in healthcare. As the only Level 2 Trauma center for Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties, and the second busiest Emergency Department in the US, we are committed to providing high-quality care to our diverse patient population. Our facility is licensed for 892 beds and handles over 200,000 emergency room visits annually, along with 49,000 inpatient admissions, 21,000 surgical cases, 4,000 births, and 101,000 outpatient visits.

Lakeland Regional Health is currently seeking motivated individuals to join our team in various entry-level positions. Whether you're starting your career in healthcare or seeking new opportunities to make a difference, we have roles available across our primary and specialty clinics, urgent care centers, and upcoming standalone Emergency Department. With over 7,000 employees, Lakeland Regional Health offers a supportive work environment where you can thrive and grow professionally.

Active - Benefit Eligible and Accrues Time Off

Work Hours per Biweekly Pay Period: 80.00

Shift: Every other weekend, 6:30am-7pm, plus two days per week, 12noon-10:30pm, and one eight hour shift per week, float

Location: 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland, FL

Pay Rate: Min $51.42 Mid $64.28

Position Summary

Works within the scope of Pharmacy Laws and standards to maximize benefit to the patient while minimizing associated costs according to expert judgment, LRH policies, procedures and the LRH standards of Pharmacy practice. Responsible to practice within their scope of licensure in accordance with approved policies, procedures and protocols. Contribute to positive outcomes and meeting the cultural expectations of the organization by exhibiting professional behavior and expertise. Shares responsibility for all aspects of patient and team functions.

Position Responsibilities

People At The Heart Of All That We Do

• Fosters an inclusive and engaged environment through teamwork and collaboration.
• Ensures patients and families have the best possible experiences across the continuum of care.
• Communicates appropriately with patients, families, team members, and our community in a manner that treasures all people as uniquely created.

Safety And Performance Improvement

• Behaves in a mindful manner focused on self, patient, visitor, and team safety.
• Demonstrates accountability and commitment to quality work.
• Participates actively in process improvement and adoption of standard work.

Stewardship

• Demonstrates responsible use of LRH's resources including people, finances, equipment and facilities.
• Knows and adheres to organizational and department policies and procedures.

Standard Work Duties: Pharmacist

• Provides comprehensive clinical pharmaceutical care and actively participates in team development. Assess therapeutic appropriateness, provides pharmacokinetic dosing and monitoring, nutrition support, drug information, and patient population specific dosing with consideration for age, renal and hepatic function, microbiology lab and culture results, and underlying conditions.
• Completes all documentation in the patient chart and monitoring tools for subsequent pharmacists.
• Reviews and verifies electronic orders via CPOE and contacts the patient's nurse or physician/healthcare provider to ensure appropriateness, completeness, clarity and safety of each order when needed. Some order verification and accuracy checking may include appropriateness of medication regimens to include lab work, height, weight, BSA, dose and cycle for antineoplastic/chemotherapeutic agents.
• Completes all specific medication order administration instructions/comments to ensure the medication is available to the caregiver/nurse timely and the administration instructions/comments are clearly available on the eMAR to the caregiver/nurse.
• Verifies USP 797 and USP 800 guidelines are consistently adhered to. Order verification and compounding is prioritized to allow timely administration to patients and to prevent therapy delays.
• Identifies and documents adverse drug reactions in Pharmacy OneSource system.
• Exhibits knowledge of, and guides nursing in the medication delivery processes.
• Completes all P&T or Pharmacy Department created clinical initiatives.
• Adheres to investigational protocols for manufacture, distribution, and documentation of investigational drugs.
• Remains current with all LRHMC mandatory annual education.

Competencies & Skills

Essential:

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to use computer applications

Preferred:

• Minimum of two years hospital pharmacy with clinical exposure
• CPOE experience
• Cerner/PowerChart experience

Qualifications & Experience

Essential:

• Bachelor Degree

Preferred:

• Doctorate

Essential:

• Graduate of AACP accredited pharmacy school

Preferred:

• Graduate of AACP accredited pharmacy school and completion of ASHP accredited residency OR equivalent.

Essential:

• Basic Cardic Life Support
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Other information:

Licenses Essential: Current State of Florida Pharmacist license or eligibility

Experience Preferred: Minimum of two years hospital experience with clinical exposure. Completion of ASHP accredited residency OR equivalent