Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Malignant Hematology​/BMT, First Shift, Pharmacy

Job Description

Location:

University of Cincinnati Medical Center Department:
Inpatient Pharmacy

Hours:

Full Time, 40 hours per week Shift: First Shift

UC Health is hiring a Clinical Staff Pharmacist for the Inpatient Pharmacy Department at the University of Cincinnati's Medical Center. We are offering a $20,000 sign-on Bonus. Clinical staff pharmacists fill orders for medications, monitor patient medication therapies, provide drug information, and supervise and direct support personnel. In the absence of the pharmacy manager, a clinical staff pharmacist may be required to assume the essential responsibilities and perform the duties of the pharmacy manager.

This position will join four other Malignant Hematology/BMT Clinical Pharmacy Specialists that spread their time between inpatient and outpatient/ambulatory practice sites. Please come join our growing team!

About University of Cincinnati Medical Center

As part of the Clifton Campus of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati's academic health system, University of Cincinnati Medical Center has served Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from our world-renowned clinicians and care team each year. Our experts utilize the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available, providing a level of specialty and subspecialty medical care that is not available anywhere else in Greater Cincinnati.

Unit Details:

• Learning environment allows for constant development.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Employee Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability
• 401K
• Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities
• Community Discounts

Drug Therapy:
• Evaluate drug therapy for appropriateness, effectiveness, safety, adherence, and affordability. Clarify pharmacotherapy plans and orders with the prescriber, document any changes in patient and pharmacy records, and inform others of medication order changes.
• Monitor and adjust drug therapy for covered patients to achieve optimal patient outcomes through patient assessment, including identifying and prioritizing patient problems and medication-related needs. Assessment includes considerations for age, weight, laboratory and other objective data, physical exam information, medical procedures, financial barriers and other individual factors. The specialist communicates this analysis with other clinicians and practitioners responsible for patient care.
• Develop/initiate therapeutic plans and address medication-related problems through written and/or verbal consultation with the interdisciplinary team and/or through collaborative practice agreements/consults, where appropriate. Areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, clinical pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics/therapeutic drug monitoring, evidence-based selection and/or continuance of drug therapy, determination of therapeutic end points, and core measure/regulatory performance.

Patient Care:
• The specialist, when functioning in a patient care area, takes responsibility for the continuity of care for a specific patient or team while patient is under care of referring/ordering provider. The practitioner ensures that pharmaceutical care is provided when unavailable through on-call responsibilities, policy and procedures, and development of order sets, protocols, guidelines, or clinical pathways, as appropriate for their clinical area.

The practitioner is responsible for reviewing pharmaceutical care provided during their absence and providing feedback to caregivers when necessary.
• Provide education and counseling to patients and/or caregivers regarding their medication(s), when appropriate.
• Participate on rapid response and medical emergency response teams as appropriate for their clinical area
• Participate in drug distribution activities during periods of staffing shortages or as scheduled to maintain continuity of departmental services.
• Demonstrate thorough familiarity with and appropriate adherence to the hospital's formulary and all pharmacy department policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate sound verbal and nonverbal communication skills with patients and other healthcare practitioners

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