Acute Care Pharmacist - Emergency Medicine - PM

Alabama Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ALSHP); Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Alabama Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ALSHP) in Alabama is seeking a hospital pharmacist focused on patient-centered care. You will monitor therapies, educate patients and care teams, and support medication distribution across emergency and inpatient settings.

You will actively review orders, assess drug interactions, document histories, and provide evidence-based recommendations. The role includes precepting PGY1 and PGY2 residents within the department.

Qualifications

• Accurately assesses medication appropriateness based on diagnosis, history, allergies and current literature.
• Monitors patient response and optimizes therapy, reviewing for adverse reactions and interactions.
• Documents medication history and notifies clinicians of compliance or regimen issues.
• Distributes medications responsibly and triages orders to meet patient needs.
• Provides drug information to patients, families and health professionals; shares literature updates.
• Supports division/department educational programs by precepting PGY1 and PGY2 residents.

Responsibilities

• Assesses appropriateness of prescribed medications and suggests changes when needed.
• Active monitoring of patient response and potential adverse effects.
• Document patient medication history and communicate issues to physicians.
• Ensure accurate distribution of medications and triage orders for care needs.
• Counsel patients and families; provide drug information to care teams.
• Precept PGY1 and PGY2 residents to support educational programs.

Skills

Medication therapy

Drug information

Clinical pharmacology

Precepting residents

Job description

To provide patient-focused pharmacy services including monitoring of therapy, interventions, basic pharmacokinetics, education and medication distribution. To support the mission, activities and programs of the division, department, and the Hospital. Will provide patient care for all patients with the University Emergency Department along remote services for Gardendale Freestanding Emergency Department. Will provide patient care in other inpatient clinical areas as assigned.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• - Accurately assesses the appropriateness of each medication as it is prescribedbased on the patient’s diagnosis, condition, allergies, and medication history; reviewing for adverse drug reactions and drug interactions. Promotes rational medication therapy by evaluating all orders in the context of current literature, UAB medication evaluations and the UAB Formulary, contacting the physician or healthcare professional and making recommendation for changes when appropriate.
• - Actively monitorspatient specific response to prescribed therapies; reviewing potential adverse drug reactions and drug interactions to optimize therapy. Re-evaluates prescribed therapy and makes recommendations for changes when appropriate.
• - Activelydocuments patient’s medication history profile; notifying appropriate physician or healthcare professional as to any issues regarding compliance or medication therapy regimen.
• - Assuresresponsible distribution of medications for administration in assigned area of coverage. Triages orders to meet immediate patient care needs.
• - Providesdrug information to patients and family members, physicians, pharmacists, nurses and other health care professionals. Shares clinical observations and new information from medical/pharmaceutical literature in order to positively impact the optimal use of medications.
• - Supportseducational programs of the division and the department by precepting PGY1 and PGY2 residents.