Clinical Pharmacist - Inpatient

Job Profile Summary

This role focuses on providing pharmacy related services in a hospital or retail setting. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Pharmacy Services duties:
Delivers pharmaceuticals. Includes professionals who are trained and sometimes licensed to dispense medicine/controlled substances. A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and programs. The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education.

An experienced level role that applies practical knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Works independently with general supervision, problems faced are difficult but typically not complex, and may influence others within the job area through explanation of facts, policies and practices.

Clinical pharmacists (CP) work closely with other health practitioners to meet the various needs of our patients by reviewing and approving medication orders, monitoring drug therapies, and providing drug information. This position improves the health of patients by providing pharmaceutical care to individual patients and by serving as a resource to physicians, nurses, and other health professionals. Provides leadership by facilitating the development, implementation, and maintenance of hospital and departmental systems that promote desirable patient outcomes.

Educates students, interns, residents, nurses and patients and they participate in drug therapy research. Supervises and directs support personnel.

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy.
• Pharmacist License.
• One (1) year of related experience.

• Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm
  
  D).
• Board Certification.
• Four (4) years of related experience Clinical pharmacy expertise with direct patient care experience, either through residency training or prior job experience.
• Experience in drug utilization review and analysis.

• Directs and coordinates the clinical activities of the assigned pharmacy service area. Responsible for preparing, compounding and dispensing medications to patients in accordance within state, federal laws.
• Reviews and accurately interprets physician's orders checking for appropriateness of orders as to indication, clarity, accuracy of dose, drug allergy, potential drug interactions and duplication.
• Contacts and confers with physicians if there are any questions or irregularities regarding medication orders.
• Ensures that medication is accurately prepared and labeled with all necessary and appropriate information; supervises support staff (when applicable) during an assigned shift; ensures the pharmacy is operated within the limits of State and Federal regulations.
• Provides accurate, appropriate and timely drug information utilizing knowledge of pharmacology, reference books and scientific literature.
• May conduct medication history interviews, reconcile patients' medication therapies and provide drug information to patients and their families.
• Accurately anticipates controlled drug needs of each patient care area based on completed Controlled Drug Disposition Record.
• Completes medication station inspections, which may be completed by designated Pharmacy Assistants or by the Pharmacist.
• Participates in medication education by discussing medications with the patient and appropriately documenting in the patient's progress notes; participates in the Medication Use Evaluation.
• Must perform order entry and utilize all Registered Pharmacist functions of the Pharmacy computer system accurately and efficiently.
• Participates in multidisciplinary team meetings, review discharge medication lists from skilled nursing facilities and inpatient hospitalizations, improve medication reconciliation process, and provide medication optimization consults for patients.
• May conduct home visits for the identified patient population to review medications, help the patient understand how to take medications as prescribed…