Job Description

Job Title Clinical Pharmacist

Description

Clinical pharmacists provide pharmaceutical care to patients by monitoring drug therapies, reviewing medication orders, and providing drug information; In addition, clinical pharmacists provide clinical guidance to the pharmacy and health care staff.
Summary of Main Duties
Consistently complies with UHS policies, procedures, and practices.
Completes and maintains all regulatory requirements including licensure and certification and other mandatory training within established time frames.
Able to evaluate, identify, prevent and manage drug-related problems.
Assume responsibility for patient-specific pharmacotherapy plan to ensure optimal outcomes.
Assists medical staff with the selection of evidence-based drug therapy and patient monitoring
Evaluates medication orders and patient medication profiles for drug appropriateness review.
Performs drug reconciliations, monitors for duplication of therapy, allergies, adverse reactions, and appropriate formulary alternatives, and identifies medications.
Recommends changes in medication therapy based on appropriateness and medication management initiatives (example: policies)
Demonstrates sound judgments, good decision making, and conclusions
Calculates and confirms pharmaceutical dosage calculations(pediatric doses, IV admixtures, chemotherapy, etc.).
Identifies and is capable of using resources to ensure safe medication practices.
Report and investigate adverse drug reactions and medication errors to ensure a safe medication use system.
Maintains professional knowledge by attending lectures, seminars, or online education units.
Participates in departmental competency examinations.
Shares drug information accurately with physicians and other health care workers.
Responds to physician, health care workers, and patient drug-related questions appropriately.
Provides in-service education to nurses, pharmacy staff, and other healthcare workers as needed.
Represents pharmacy in appropriate committees.
Maintain proper documentation on patient profiles or prescriptions.
Maintain progress notes and care plan documentation.
Responsible for documenting all interventions in the appropriate format.
Actively participates in patient care rounds with other members of the healthcare team
Counsels patients/nurses with clear and accurate instructions.
Accepts and adjusts to changes in departmental procedures.
Effectively communicate with physicians and nurses by delivering timely information pertaining to pharmaceutical care.
Other related duties as assigned.
Position criteria Other Skills/Abilities
Dispensary experience working in a complex healthcare environment such as a hospital or large clinical setting.
Experience in meeting KPIs
Other Skills/Abilities
Must have good computer skills ability to communicate clearly, and knowledge of drug information and research. Ability to provide direction for pharmacy support staff as requested by Senior Pharmacist.
Ability to use the computer for 6-9 hrs, ability to stand for a long time in patient care round.
Position Requirements/Qualifications
Education: BSc or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree from an
accredited college of pharmacy.
Experience: BSc. Degree with at least 3 years of experience as a clinical pharmacist. Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharma D) with at least 1-year experience as a clinical pharmacist. Post-baccalaureate Pharm D at least 1-year experience as a clinical pharmacist. Post-baccalaureate M.S. at least 1-year experience as a clinical pharmacist.
Desired: a post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy

You have applied correctly

A message has been sent to the employer, you are going to receive the reply soon. Good luck!

You have applied correctly

The request has been sent correctly. However, we have seen that your resume is incomplete. We highly recommend you to fill it to let the employer know you. These are the fields you have empty: