Clinical Pharmacist

Responsibilities

• Provide drug education and counsel patients on appropriate drug use and recommend drug discontinuation when indicated
• Provide education to pharmacy staff, students and other healthcare professionals
• Utilize pharmacokinetic and drug dosing protocols and provide pharmacokinetic consultation for agents requiring such monitoring
• Evaluate drug therapy orders for appropriateness of dosage, route, interval, schedule and duration throughout patient’s hospital course and provide drug therapy consultations
• Suggest appropriate therapeutic alternatives for non‑formulary drugs
• Analyze patient parameters (weight, height, existing condition, and laboratory data) and recommend appropriate dosing
• Participate in patient care rounds to provide input into monitoring of drug therapy
• Report adverse drug reactions or medication errors
• Record recommendations, interventions or other appropriate activity in EPIC

• Doctoral Degree from a college of pharmacy. Required

• Previous experience in hospital pharmacy Preferred

• Ability to work under direct or minimal supervision and handle stress appropriately.
• Ability to work cooperatively with health‑system and pharmacy staffs.
• Ability to handle frequent interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule.
• Ability to set priorities, make decisions, and respond quickly to emergency requests.
• Ability to meet the pharmaceutical care needs of neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Communication, supervisory, organizational, learning, and minimal teaching skills are essential to the proper performance of the duties assigned.

• Registered Pharmacist by the State of South Carolina Board of Pharmacy Required