Clinical Pharmacist

Venesco, LLC is a premier Government contractor providing Healthcare, IT, Legal and R&D Services to Government facilities throughout the country. Venesco is an employee centered workplace that provides excellence in its management of both the vital needs of both the customer and employees. Venesco provides a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Benefits
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• 401K with company match
• Life Insurance
• Annual Professional Development Reimbursement
• Paid vacation, sick and holiday time
• Commuters stipend for tunnel tolls

Venesco, LLC is hiring a Clinical Pharmacists to work nights at Eglin AFB, FL. Clinical Pharmacists will care for active duty service members and their dependents.

Hours of Performance: Will work nights every other week. 

Duties:

HCW Duties: The duties for the HCW include but are not limited to the following:

1. Assess patient's response to drug therapy and planning drug therapy based on physician-established diagnoses.

2. Order and evaluate laboratory tests necessary to evaluate drug therapy effects and outcomes.

3. Initiate, modify, or discontinue medications for ongoing therapy of chronic disease states (e.g., hypertension, hyperlipidemia, anticoagulant, diabetes, asthma, refill clinics, etc.), in cooperation with the medical staff.

4. Monitor and manage pharmacotherapy requiring periodic adjustment due to specific or changing pharmacokinetic characteristics ( e.g., aminoglycosides, phenytoin, antithrombotic ).

5. Administer prescription or non-prescription drugs according to established agreements or MTF protocols.

6. Assess metabolic needs and order therapeutic enteral or parenteral nutrition products in the inpatient setting.

7. Evaluate medical and medication histories for drug-related problems and adjusting drug therapy accordingly.

8. Compound medications as required.

9. Consult with other healthcare providers ( e.g., physicians, dietitians, nurses, physical therapists, etc.) about patient treatment needs or options.

10. Counsel patients regarding medications, including patients who are discharged.

11. Monitor and manage medication dispensing units (i.e., Pyxis) for appropriate removal, replenishment, and clinical review.

12. Provide guidance in dispensing medications, making purchasing decision, verifying calculations, and preparing IV medication, and overseeing drug administration.

13. Respond to, and participate in, any facility emergency codes as required by the facility.

14. Perform a full range of pharmacist procedures.

Requirements

1. Degree/Education: Successful completion and graduation with Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE).

2. Certifications: In addition to Basic Life Support, must possess American Heart Association or the American Red Cross Advanced Life Support (Adult) certification.

3. Licensure/Registration: Shall have and maintain a current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a pharmacist in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

4. Experience: The pharmacist shall have at least 12 months of inpatient pharmacy experience within the previous 36 months practicing as a Clinical Pharmacist. Clinical Pharmacy residency preferred but not required.

Venesco LLC, is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Venesco is committed to administering all employment and personnel actions on the basis of merit and free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability. Consistent with this commitment, we are dedicated to the employment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, persons of all ethnic backgrounds and religions according to their abilities.