Pharmacist, Clinical

Overview

Clinical pharmacists implement medication therapy for patients and monitor care, ensuring safe, effective, and cost-efficient treatment. This includes the preparation of medications, participating in the drug distribution process, monitoring drug therapy, providing drug information to patients and providers, delivering clinical pharmacy services, and solving medication-related problems for individual patients as well as in the medication use process. Clinical pharmacists must work effectively as a team member, communicate clearly, assertively, and professionally to all pharmacy patients, their families, and staff members, providing superior customer service when interacting with patients, visitors, family members, staff, co-workers, and vendors.

They must be willing to work with trainees in the department (e.g., students, interns, residents or new staff).

• Responsible for the medication use process of preparing and dispensing medications following the medication use policy and all laws, regulations, and standards applicable to pharmacy practice. Solves problems in the medication use process for patients and the organization.
• Assesses appropriate drug information and literature resources, and provides effective information to varied audiences including patients, other health care professionals, and peers.
• Identifies and engages in organizational and department quality improvement activities to improve patient care, the medication use process, and pharmacy operations.
• May supervise daily workflow to accomplish daily tasks allotted to the pharmacist and those who report to him or her (e.g., technicians, residents, students, or interns).
• Educates and trains residents, students, interns, colleagues and other health care professionals as well as supervises technicians, residents, interns, or trainees in their job tasks.
• May perform the responsibilities of a pharmacist-in-charge or license holder according to Federal, State of Utah, or other relevant states, or laws and regulations. This includes meeting all regulatory and compliance issues for the assigned registered pharmacy.

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.
• Ability and willingness to train department trainees (e.g., students, residents, new staff).
• Ability to assess data regarding the patient's status and provide care as described in the department's policies and procedures manual.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned unit.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development and the ability to assess data regarding the patient's status and provide care as described in the department's policies and procedures manual.

• Advanced degree (Pharm
  
  D or MS) or equivalent clinical practice experience.
• Demonstrated effective communication and computer literacy skills.
• Additional qualifications may be required depending on the area the pharmacist is primarily assigned to work. Examples of additional qualifications could include basic or advanced life-support training, residency training, or certifications.

• Current licensure to dispense controlled substances in the State of Utah.
• One of the following:
  • Current time-limited license to practice as a Pharmacist in the State of Utah. The time-limited license is issued in cases of State Emergencies and is valid only during the time frame indicated.
  • Current Pharmacist license in the State of Utah.
• * Additional license requirements as determined by the hiring department.

• Postgraduate year 2 (PGY2) residency training in psychiatric pharmacy, ambulatory care, or pharmacotherapy
• BCPP certification
• Advanced Training or certificate programs in psychopharmacology / long acting injectable antipsychotic management
• Experience administering intramuscular and subcutaneous injections

• ≥1 year of direct clinical experience managing long‑acting injectable antipsychotics in an ambulatory, outpatient psychiatry, or…