Pharmacist-Utah State Hospital

Full job description
 
The Utah State Hospital is seeking a qualified Pharmacist for their beautiful campus located in Provo, Utah.

Benefits:

The State of Utah offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please

Additional Benefits:

Access to a UTA Pass
Cafeteria on site with meals, snacks and drinks available for purchase
Access to the Utah State Hospital Disc Golf Course
Access to comfort rooms while on campus, and as well as other mental wellness benefits
The Agency
We are a mission-driven, state-of-the-art inpatient psychiatric facility, fully accredited from the Joint Commission and Centers for Medicaid and Medicare, certifying the high quality of the Hospital’s environment and treatment programs. Our beautiful campus is situated at the base of the Wasatch Mountains in Provo, Utah, conveniently close to several Universities, great housing options in wonderful neighborhoods, and all the best recreation Utah Valley has to offer.

Responsibilities
 

Compounds, mixes and prepares medicines and preparations according to prescriptions written by authorized medical practitioners.
Provides information concerning medications to physicians, patients, nurses and other staff.
Orders and maintains inventory of drugs, chemicals, or other controlled substances and ensures their security.
Analyzes utilization trends to design, implement or reform Medicaid policy.
Prepares reports outlining medicinal and drug usage patterns.
Acts as a resource to team members, participates in team and professional meetings and gives input as to needs of clients.
Fills and re-fills prescriptions.
Reviews prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
Provides information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
Maintains records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, and inventories.
Plans, implement, or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.
Assesses the identity strength, or purity of medications.
 

Supplemental Information
 

Licensure to practice pharmacy in the state of Utah.
Risks which require the use of special safety precautions and/or equipment, e.g., working around operating machines, working with contagious diseases or hazardous chemicals, etc.
Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying light items; driving an automobile, etc. Special physical demands are not required to perform the work.
Department of Human Resource Management rules and DHS policies regarding promotions and transfers apply to current employees.
USH employees must pass both pre-employment and routine background checks.
Only applicants that meet minimum qualifications will be contacted
The Utah State Hospital is a smoke free environment, no tobacco use is allowed on campus.