Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Retail Pharmacy, 1st shift
UofL Health
- Louisville, KY
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Graduated from an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy (required)
- Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY-1) Pharmacy Residency or three (3) years of relevant work experience (preferred)
- Licensed or license eligible as a pharmacist in the Commonwealth of Kentucky (required)
- 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)