Pharmacist II (Hosp. San Lucas)
Posted on: 13 Mar 2021
Ponce, PR
Job Description
What Health System Pharmacy contributes to Cardinal Health
Health System Pharmacy is responsible for providing customized pharmacy program solutions that reduce costs and improve patient care quality for hospitals, health systems and other integrated healthcare providers may also consult with and advise healthcare team on prescribed medications, supplies and related processes.
Accountabilities
* Review medical orders, promote use hospital protocols and politics.
* Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
* Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, or registries of poisons, narcotics, or controlled drugs.
* Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.
* Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
* Provide customer service to patients, doctors and nurses.
* Supervise pharmacy technicians.
* Prepare IV sterile preparations.
* Problem solving.
* Education to multidisciplinary staff.
* Available to work rotating shifts from 10:00 am to 6:30 pm
Qualifications
* A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in pharmacy is required; PharmD is required.
* Must have active Puerto Rico Pharmacist License and Registration.
* A minimum of 2+ years of experience in Hospital or Community Pharmacies.
* Previous supervising experience is preferred.
* Strong people and attention to detail skills.
* Availability to work extended hours and weekend days is required.
* Must have Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills.
* Fully bilingual English and Spanish oral and written is required.
What is expected of you and others at this level
* Applies working knowledge in the application of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks.
* Works on projects of moderate scope and complexity.
* Identifies possible solutions to a variety of technical problems and takes actions to resolve.
* Applies judgment within defined parameters.
* Receives general guidance may receive more detailed instruction on new projects.
* Work reviewed for sound reasoning and accuracy.
Cardinal Health
Dublin, OH
Cardinal Health, Inc. operates as an integrated healthcare services and products company in the United States and internationally. It provides medical products and pharmaceuticals, and solutions that enhance supply chain efficiency for hospitals, healthcare systems, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, and physician offices.
The company operates through two segments, Pharmaceutical and Medical. The Pharmaceutical segment distributes branded and generic pharmaceutical, specialty pharmaceutical, and over-the-counter healthcare and consumer products. It also provides services to support the development, marketing, and distribution of specialty pharmaceutical products, as well as pharmacy management, and medication therapy management and patient outcomes services to hospitals, other healthcare providers, and payers; operates nuclear pharmacies and radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities; and repackages generic pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter healthcare products.
The Medical segment manufactures, sources, and distributes Cardinal Health branded medical, surgical, and laboratory products. It also distributes a range of national brand products; and medical products to patients’ homes, as well as provides supply chain services and solutions to hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, and other healthcare providers. Cardinal Health, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio.
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IndustryHealthcare
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No. of Employees50,200
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Website
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Jobs Posted1719
