Pharmacist - Per Diem

About the job

Rehabilitation Hospital of the Northwest in Post Falls, Idaho is hiring a per diem pharmacist to work 1 weekend a month. The pharmacist advises the medical and nursing staff on medications for inpatients in rehabilitation.

Rehabilitation Hospital of the Northwest, an Ernest Health hospital in Post Falls, provides inpatient rehabilitation for people from northern Idaho and the Inland Northwest recovering from stroke, amputation, spinal cord or brain injury, complex orthopedic injury or another serious condition. Patients get individual physical, occupational and speech therapy with nursing and physician support around the clock.

What you'll do

• Advise nurses and physicians on prescription orders, patient reactions, errors and complaints
• Carry out drug utilization reviews and draft drug review criteria for the medical staff to approve
• Monitor drug therapy when the medical staff assigns it and suggest alternatives
• Advise physicians on financial risk tied to prescribing

What you need

• A current registered pharmacist license
• Knowledge of national pharmacist rules and standards of practice
• Strong critical thinking and the ability to work on your own with little supervision
• Good computer, organization, time management, writing and speaking skills, and the ability to keep information confidential and work well with others

Preferred

• Hospital experience
• Supervisory experience

Schedule

• Per diem (PRN), 1 weekend a month

Benefits

• Continuing education opportunities and reimbursement
• An employee assistance program and a wellness program