Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist: Patient-Centered Care

WellStar Health System; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pharmacist at Wellstar Health System provides clinical pharmaceutical care to hospital patients, verifies orders, and educates patients and families. The role requires collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to optimize medication use and patient safety.

Located in Georgia, the position emphasizes participation in quality improvements, supervision of technicians, and ongoing professional development within a large integrated health system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Pharmacy or Doctorate Pharmacy-Preferred.
• All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated. RPH - Reg Pharmacist.
• GA or SC Licensed Pharmacist depending on job location or eligible for licensure.
• License required within 6 months of hire.
• Minimum 2 years in Pharmacy as a pharmacy technician, intern and/or pharmacist Preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical pharmaceutical care to patients.
• Prevents, detects, and resolves medication-related problems and makes appropriate evidence-based, patient-centered medication therapy recommendations.
• Participates as an effective member of interdisciplinary care team(s) and communicates follow-up with team.
• Effectively verifies patient medication orders for appropriateness and accuracy.
• Provides effective medication education to patients, families, team.
• Enhances the quality of delivery of care.
• Actively participates in the development and implementation of performance/quality improvement and patient safety initiatives, including medication event/adverse reaction reporting & follow-up, clinical guideline development, disease management, medication use evaluation/improvement, cost containment actions.
• Represents pharmacy services on institutional/practice area committees, quality unit councils.
• Conducts monthly unit inspections of assigned area.
• Demonstrates proficiency in pharmacy distributive services.
• Demonstrates quality, safety and efficiency in the distribution process.
• Actively collaborates and demonstrate teamwork with pharmacy coworkers to ensure communication, excellent customer service, safe and effective drug distribution.
• Provides oversight for pharmacy technicians.
• Participates in opportunities to improve the quality, effectiveness, and/or efficiency in distributing medications.
• Supports the education and professional development of the Pharmacy Department and other hospital disciplines (nursing/medical/etc.).
• Precepts residents, pharmacy students, or pharmacy technicians as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's Pharmacy or Doctorate Pharmacy-Preferred

Job description

The Pharmacist at Wellstar Health System provides clinical pharmaceutical care to hospital patients, verifies orders, and educates patients and families. The role requires collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to optimize medication use and patient safety.

Located in Georgia, the position emphasizes participation in quality improvements, supervision of technicians, and ongoing professional development within a large integrated health system.