Registered Nurse-Program Development LTC Pharmacy (Rn)|Mck LTC Pharmacy

Location:

Avera Long Term Care Pharmacy

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Primarily days with night, weekend and holiday on-call involvement (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$31.00 - $46.25

Position Highlights

Monday- Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm, occas evening/wknds; 80hrs/2wks

Must live within 30 miles of Rapid City, South Dakota

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Develops relationships with facility administration and staff by educating them regarding the services and support that Pharmacy can provide to their facility and their patients. Supports transition of care resulting in an increase in customer satisfaction with Avera Long-Term Care pharmacy. The RN-Program Development Representative is responsible for fostering customer retention through development of business communication relationships; delivery of support documentation, and providing education. Supports day-to-day activities associated with the sales and delivery of customer prescriptions to facilities and clinical outcome reporting activities. Responsible for support and education on pharmacy's IV program.

What you will do

• Facilitates relationship building that targets facility business and nursing leadership to gain commitment for an appropriate business and clinical relationship with Avera Long-Term Care Pharmacy.
• Responsible to have a basic organizational knowledge of the structure of Avera Health System and a comprehensive understanding of Avera Long-Term Care Pharmacy in order that educational interactions can be conducted.
• Collects and reports facility/pharmacy information to facility and/or pharmacy management in an appropriate manner with disciplined confidentiality and in accordance with Avera policy.
• Works directly with the Pharmacy operations team and Long-Term Care Pharmacy Manager and the marketing staff to meet promotional and advertising needs.
• Introduces service lines and new products to facility business and nursing leadership in order to compete for contracted services.
• Responsible for timely completion and communication of customer contact activity.
• Acts as a resource and assists both facility and pharmacy to evaluate quality or clinical needs.
• Promotes patient safety through quality management which may include performing mock surveys and reviews of facility nursing practices and providing troubleshooting feedback.
• Develops and/or presents educational material for facility staff on various clinical topics.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire
• 1-3 years of nursing experience

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Bachelor's
• Technical Certificate Midline/PICC Insertion
• Long-term care experience
• Proficient in IV access

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer- Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.