About This Role
This pharmacist role focuses on providing pharmaceutical care to ensure safe and effective drug therapy through various pharmacy services. The position involves clinical services, coordination of pharmaceutical services, and therapeutic monitoring to achieve cost-effective care with optimal outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Provide pharmaceutical care activities to ensure safe and effective drug therapy through the provision of pharmacy services
- Demonstrate knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment, and care of patients appropriate to the ages of patients served
- Provide patient care activities to ensure safe and effective drug therapy through the provision of clinical services
- Coordinate and oversee the delivery of pharmaceutical services
- Provide monitoring and intervention in therapeutics to provide cost-effective care with optimum outcomes
- Be responsible for the provision of comprehensive clinical pharmacy services for the intensive care unit(s) (ICU) and all associated areas including pharmacokinetic and therapeutic consultation
- In collaboration with the Clinical Manager, prepare formulary documents for new ICU requests, protocols, policies, and order sets and make recommendations regarding place on formulary
- Develop guidelines to ensure appropriate use of high-cost and/or specialized drugs used in the ICU
- Participate in the development of medication use management programs within this facility including clinical guidelines, critical pathways, disease management, and drug use programs
- Act as a preceptor to residents and/or students; must maintain minimum requirements as outlined by ASHP, including any certifications, and shall be limited to practicing as a preceptor in training for a maximum of two years
- Participate in the professional development and competency of clinical staff
- Function as a role model and as an educational resource for pharmacy staff
- Serve as a resource to the ICU
- Provide formal and informal education to medical staff and other healthcare providers when applicable
- Keep informed of all local, state and federal laws covering the storage, handling and dispensing of drugs and for interpreting each medication order to determine that it meets all legal requirements
- Maintain awareness of contemporary trends in the profession through the professional literature and regular attendance at professional organization meetings, institutes and seminars
- Provide patient-specific medication teaching for discharge medications when appropriate
- Assist in obtaining medication histories and documenting medication allergies when needed
- Be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications, Meditech or other required operating systems, Order Scanning Systems, Automated Dispensing Units, Packaging Equipment, Physician Order Entry, and Clinical Integration to systems
