Overview:

Job Title: Clinical Staff Pharmacist

We are Hiring at Ambulatory Care Building

Location: 550 South Jackson St  Louisville KY 40202

Shift Options: 1st Shift   PRN

The Clinical Staff Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients and members of the healthcare team to ensure optimal medication therapy outcomes. The Clinical Staff Pharmacist performs medication order evaluation and verification, drug distribution, sterile and extemporaneous compounding, technical supervision, and clinical services.

Major job responsibilities include: medication order evaluation (to include but not limited to appropriateness and effectiveness) and verification, drug distribution support, technician supervision, clinical intervention, formulary management, and resource for nursing and physician medication related inquiries.

The position requires the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with patients, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals from all clinical disciplines regarding activities related to the improvement of medication use.  Ensures that all activities are consistent with overall hospital objectives. The position demonstrates competence to provide pharmaceutical care for neonatal (birth-discharge), pediatric (birth to 11 years), adolescent (12-18), adult (19-65), and geriatric (66-over) patients.

Responsibilities:

Delivers comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients

Reviews medication orders for accuracy, appropriateness and efficacy

Discusses medication order clarifications with prescriber, update orders to reflect communicated changes, and notify involved personnel

Documents all pharmacy interventions in patient electronic medical record and integrated clinical decision support system

Monitors drug therapy to evaluate appropriateness of use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interactions

Provides pharmacokinetic consultations and other dosing recommendations as required

Prevents, detects, monitors, documents, and reports adverse drug reactions and medications errors

Participates in the drug therapy management of medical emergencies (code blue, etc.)

Performs both admission history and discharge medication review and/or counseling in order to facilitate the admission/discharge/transfer of patients

Provides operational support to Clinical Pharmacists and Clinical Pharmacy Specialists as determined by departmental need

Responds to drug information requests and optimize pharmacotherapy regimens utilizing current evidence-based literature

Promotes and demonstrates rational, cost-effective drug therapy

Participates in formulary management by converting non-formulary orders to formulary alternatives when possible; enforces the use of the non-formulary medication request ordering procedure and validate patient’s home medication, when applicable

Assists in the procurement of medication when necessary, including verification of home medication supply, when applicable

Facilitates the implementation of clinical and operational initiatives

Recommends and evaluate drug inventory par levels

Documents clinical consultations and cost avoidance as part of the departmental clinical documentation program

Developments of formulary monograph or medication use evaluation (MUE) as assigned by pharmacy leadership

Serves as a mentor to pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students, and residents, when applicable

Provides guidance and supervision to certified pharmacy technicians

Precepts pharmacy students during IPPE and APPE rotations as necessary

Precepts PGY1 residents and PGY2 residents, as appropriate

Participates in scholarly activities including but not limited to research, publications, and poster presentations

Executes hospital and pharmacy policies and procedures

Investigates and resolves automated dispensing cabinet-related issues

Utilizes medication carousels to resolve drug distribution-related issues

Participates in orientation of new staff members

Completes sterile compounding training, including hazardous medications, and demonstrates competency on a frequency defined by the Sterile Compounding Supervisor

Completes extemporaneous compounding training, including hazardous medications, and demonstrates competency on a frequency defined by pharmacy leadership

Covers assigned shifts as determined by departmental need

Facilitates investigational drug studies with assistance of Investigation Drug Service Manager and/or other personnel involved in the drug study

Assists in development of policies and procedures as assigned by pharmacy leadership

Demonstrates effective communication skills

Utilizes advanced communication skills to convey and demonstrate clinical pharmacist expertise

Forms collaborative relationships with pharmacy team members and other members of the healthcare team

Maintains involvement in pharmacy department or hospital committees

Achieves and maintains satisfactory working relationships with pharmacy leadership, pharmacy staff and other departments throughout the system, including committees and administration

Attends departmental staff meetings

Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct

Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Education:

Graduated from an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy (required)

Experience:

Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY-1) Pharmacy Residency or three (3) years of relevant work experience (preferred)

Licensure:

Licensed or license eligible as a pharmacist in the Commonwealth of Kentucky (required)

Certification:

Current board certification by Board of Pharmacy Specialties® (preferred)

Current certification in Basic Life Support or must obtain within 90 days from date of hire (required)

Current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) as determined by pharmacy leadership (required)

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