Location: Aurora, CO, United States
Category: Professional/Management
Job Type: PRN
Job ID: 148614
Date Posted: Aug 24, 2023
Description
Summary:
Flex/PRN pharmacist coordinates and provides pharmaceutical care for adult critical care patients and emergency medicine patients. This person will be expected to be flexible with coverage and available to cover 7 days a week, including day, evening, overnight, and weekend shifts. This person will also be expected to work one weekend per month in the ICU pharmacist group rotation and be included in the ICU pharmacist holiday rotation (pending availability). Experience within the following critical care areas is preferred: Burn, Cardiothoracic ICU, Cardiovascular ICU, Medical ICU, Neuro/Neurosurgical ICU, and Surgical/Trauma ICU. Experience in emergency medicine also preferred.
Job duties:
Manages pharmaceutical care and protocols as a part of an interdisciplinary team.
Responds to all resuscitation/emergency response needs in the adult inpatient areas and emergency department (ED).
Reviews, interprets and evaluates medication orders to identify, prevent and resolve potential or actual drug-related problems.
Provides drug information and education to medical professionals, students, and patients.
Documents interventions and their outcomes for use in drug therapy quality improvement efforts.
Requirements:
Doctorate degree in Pharmacy from an accredited School of Pharmacy.
State licensure as a Pharmacist.
PGY-2 critical care residency or extensive critical care experience.
Preferred Requirements
Board Certification in Critical Care Pharmacy (BCCCP)
The pay range for this position is: $50.76 - $76.14 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience. UCHealth offers a Five Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee’s contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals, and tenure with UCHealth. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October following completion of five years’ employment.
UCHealth offers their employees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package:
Full medical, dental and vision coverage
Retirement plans to include pension plan and 403(b) matching
Paid time off. Start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank
Employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buy-up coverage options
Tuition and continuing education reimbursement
Wellness benefits
5 year incentive bonus
Full suite of voluntary benefits such as identity theft protection and pet insurance
Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may also qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year
Loan Repayment: UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program! UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.
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