Clinical Pharmacist

Main Line Health; Ardmore (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Employee parking (free)

Job summary

Main Line Health is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to support the healthcare team at Lankenau Medical Center. You will provide drug information, guide appropriate and cost-effective therapy, and lead educational initiatives for the pharmacy staff.

Responsibilities include interpreting orders, participating in rounds, and developing clinical programs. A Pharm.D., PA license, and hospital experience are required; full-time day shifts with potential weekend/holiday coverage.

Qualifications

• Hospital pharmacy experience includes clinical counseling and ensuring safe, evidence-based drug therapy.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills to support the healthcare team.
• Ability to interpret medication orders and ensure cost-effective therapy.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and evaluate medication orders to optimize drug therapy.
• Participate in patient care rounds and pharmacy-related projects.
• Develop and sustain clinical drug-use services and QA programs.

Skills

Hospital pharmacy experience

Clinical counseling

Education

Pharm.D. degree

Job description

Could you be our next Clinical Pharmacist at Lankenau Medical Center?

Why work as a Clinical Pharmacist with Main Line Health?

Make an impact on each patient who receives care in Main Line Health! As a Clinical Pharmacist, you will support the healthcare team by providing drug information and guidance related to appropriate and cost effective drug therapy. You will also assist in implementing and sustaining ongoing services related to clinical drug use and QA services. Use your leadership skills in assisting in coordinating ongoing development and restructuring of the professional practice of pharmacy within MLHS by defining and conducting educational programs for professional staff. Additional duties will included: aid in assessing needs across the system and involve necessary persons in total patient care concepts as pertinent to optimization of drug use. Interpret and evaluate medication orders for patients of MLHS and consult with necessary healthcare professionals as necessary to optimize drug therapy. Routinely participate in patient care rounds, either with other healthcare providers or independently, and other pharmacy related projects.

Develop and Grow Your Career!

Invest in furthering your education through seeking certifications or advanced degrees by taking advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement!

Join the Team!

Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers, bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a purpose: providing superior service and care.

Position-Specific Benefits include:

You are eligible for up to 200 hours of paid time off per year based on your Full or Part Time status. We also offer a number of employee discounts to various activities, services, and vendors... And employee parking is always free!

Position:

Clinical Pharmacist

Shift:

Day shift, weekend and holiday is based on department needs

Experience:

• 1. Minimum of 2 years hospital pharmacy experience with a Pharm.D. degree.
• 2. Hospital pharmacy experience includes IV admixtures, automated distribution functions, and clinical counseling.
• 3. Satisfactory completion of two of the following, as assessed by Clinical Coordinator or Pharmacy Manager:
• 4. Drug information newsletter article, P&T drug monograph, formulary class review, clerkship preceptorship, drug information lecture or another equivalent project.
• 5. Work history with good to excellent record in organization, accuracy, quality and quantity of work and attendance is required.

Education:

• 1. Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy required.
• 2. Clinical clerkships, residencies and specialties in hospital-oriented environments preferred.

Licensures/Certifications:

• 1. A current Pennsylvania Pharmacist license required.
• 2. Recent graduates and pharmacists eligible for reciprocity will be considered as long as licensure is complete before the end of the 90-day probationary period.

Employee Status: Regular

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Pay Range: $119,870.40 - $186,992.00

Job Grade: 416