Clinical Pharmacist

Clinical Pharmacist

Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from an accredited institution (education verified)
• License to practice pharmacy in the state of practice and dispense controlled substances
• Current knowledge of state and federal regulations and statutes regarding the practice of pharmacy in the state of practice
• Effective communication, people management, and project management skills
• Immunization certification if applicable to practice site needs

Responsibilities

• Reviews patients’ medication order for allergy interactions, duplication of therapy, appropriateness of drug therapy, and drug-drug interaction
• Oversees and/or participates in assuring appropriate medications are prepared and delivered timely to care areas and are stored both securely and appropriate for both stability and effective workflow
• Provides counseling to patients and promotes quality medication education and adherence
• Completes all regulatory and compliance training and ensures documentation of regulatory requirements is clear and complete
• Supervises and directs activities of interns, technicians, and support personnel as required
• Takes the initiative to solve problems including, but not limited to, equipment, maintenance, drug availability, staffing issues, and extraordinary patient care concerns
• Identifies potential areas for improvement including processes that could be streamlined or revised to improve patient satisfaction
• Supports clinic or hospital and system directives, including clinical, compliance, business operations, standardization, and customer service
• Supports local and enterprise pharmacy leadership initiatives
• Responsible for systems and processes including, but not limited to, computer provider order entry, drug admin pumps, automated dispensing system and compliance with regulatory standards
• Coordinates the integration of the pharmacy computer systems with other clinical areas
• Identifies and coordinates implementation strategies of changes to current software packages
• Oversees Pharmacy IS vendor relations, monitoring and following up with vendors on outstanding calls
• Develops, reviews and revises policies and procedures for new and existing functionality/operations within pharmacy systems for both interdepartmental and intradepartmental functions

Preferred Qualifications

• Pharmacy Informatics Certificate
• Informatics experience, familiarity with Epic, Alaris pumps, and Omnicell
• Previous experience working in an integrated healthcare delivery system
• Board Certification
• Health System Residency