The Clinical Pharmacist reviews, assesses, and intervenes in patient medication therapy, processes orders, dispenses medications, and provides drug information and patient education to ensure safe and cost-effective drug therapies. Key duties include monitoring hospitalized patients' drug therapy, participating in multidisciplinary rounds, supervising technicians, overseeing compounding activities, and responding to emergency situations.
Requirements summary
Candidates must possess a Pharm.D. degree and a California Registered Pharmacist license, with ACLS certification required upon hire or within 90 days. Two to four years of clinical pharmacy experience in a hospital setting and completion of a PGY1 residency are preferred qualifications.
***Actual offered hourly wage will depend on experience of the applicant***
Summary of Position
The Clinical Pharmacist reviews, assesses and intervenes in patient medication therapy, processing medication orders, dispensing medications, providing drug information to health care professionals and education to patients. This position ensures that the pharmacy provides optimal clinical services on a daily basis, promoting desirable patient outcomes through safe and cost-effective drug therapies.
Qualifications
Education
• Pharm.D. required
Experience
Two to four years clinical pharmacy experience in a hospital setting preferred
Completion of PGY 1 residency or equivalent experience preferred
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Knowledge of hospital/clinical practice and service
Computer literacy in common office applications
Knowledge of electronic medical record (EMR) database or equivalent preferred; Epic experience preferred
Certifications/Licensure
California Registered Pharmacist license required.
Nevada Registered Pharmacist license preferred.
CPR/BLS certification by the American Heart Association (BLS for the Healthcare Provider) or ability to obtain prior to start date.
ACLS certification required or obtain within 90 days upon hire.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, and talk or hear.
The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfer patients.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Working Conditions
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Contact with patients and guests under a wide variety of circumstances.
Regularly exposed to the risk of bloodborne diseases.
Exposure to infections and contagious disease.
Exposed to hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and waste.
Exposed to hazardous medications
Subject to hazards of flammable and explosive gases.
Subject to varying and unpredictable situations, including the handling of emergency or crisis situations.
Subject to pressure due to irregular hours, frequent interruptions and stressful situations due to multiple demands.
Occasional travel to various health system locations.
Essential Functions
1. Provides consistently exceptional care at all times.
2. Monitors and assesses drug therapy of hospitalized patients, performing interventions and recommendations as indicated.
3. Performs pharmacokinetic dosing for specified medications. Enters relevant medication and laboratory orders as necessary.
4. Participates as an active member of the multidisciplinary rounding team.
5. Attends emergency situations (full traumas / code blue) to provide pharmaceutical support and expertise.
6. Performs patient counseling on new therapies or discharge medications as indicated.
7. Responsible for the safe and accurate distribution of medications to patients being cared for at Barton Hospital, and for the distribution of medications to Barton Clinics.
8. Supervises and oversees the daily activities of pharmacy technicians.
9. Responsible for overseeing compounding activities compliant with USP <797> and <800> standards.
10. Prepares, mixes and compounds sterile medications adhering to aseptic procedures. Includes chemotherapy drugs, and other hazardous drugs, using closed system transfer devices and/or negative pressure aseptic techniques.
11. Facilitates the development and implementation of treatment guidelines, protocols, formulary changes.
12. Performs monthly medication area inspections to ensure compliance with all relevant hospital policies, best practices and regulatory requirements.
13. Provides on-call pharmaceutical services after hours.
14. Responds to the needs of the department by performing other duties, as necessary.
