Clinical Pharmacist Emergency Room

Position Summary:

Under the general supervision of the Director/Manager of Pharmacy Services, the night shift clinical staff pharmacist assures prompt and accurate delivery of medication to patients. Physicians’ orders and patient medication profiles are reviewed, processed and checked.  Drug information is provided to health care professionals and patients to assist in providing accurate drug therapy. The night clinical staff pharmacist monitors drug therapy for patients and intervenes when necessary.  Administrative duties delegated by the Director/Manager of Pharmacy Services or the Clinical Coordinator are accurately and promptly completed.  Appropriately perform duties of the Pharmacy Management Team in case of their absence. The scope of services provided by the night shift clinical staff pharmacist shall include accurate order entry, accessing allergy information, clinical interventions, medication dosing, renal dosing, hyper alimentation preparation and medication counseling. The needs of patients served by the night shift clinical staff pharmacist shall include skilled nursing, psychiatry, substance abuse and rehabilitation.

• Demonstrates the ability to understand the unique infant/child, adolescent, adult and geriatric population and effectively meets those needs relative to growth, assessment and development of the patients.

• Maintains a cordial and professional work environment.

• The night shift clinical staff pharmacist is expected to utilize proper judgement in the absence of pharmacy management and ensure that all policies and procedures are followed.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Must have at least two (2) years knowledge and experience with unit dose drug distribution and intravenous admixture systems.

• Graduate of an ACPE accredited School of Pharmacy.

• Must be professionally competent and appropriately licensed by the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy.

• Must obtain CPRBLS - Basic Life Support - AHA  within 6 months of date of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prefer individuals having experience providing drug information, pharmacotherapeutics, total parenteral nutrition and drug literature evaluation

• CT CPRACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - AHA.

• BCPS Certification. 

As the only not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare system in the area, Dignity Health Nevada, guided by the Adrian Dominican Sisters' vision for over 70 years, continues to serve the Henderson and Las Vegas communities. The Siena Campus, a 326-bed acute care hospital opened in 2000, expanded the services of the Rose de Lima Campus to meet growing healthcare needs. St. Rose Dominican is part of Dignity Health, one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems, with over 9,000 physicians, 60,000 team members, and 400 care centers across 22 states, including hospitals, urgent care, imaging and surgery centers, home health, and primary care clinics. Headquartered in San Francisco, Dignity Health is dedicated to compassionate, high-quality care, especially for the underserved.