Clinical Pharmacist

CommonSpirit Health; Bardstown (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown, Kentucky, part of CommonSpirit Health, is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to help doctors and nurses safely prescribe and dispense medications. You will review prescriptions for interactions, dosing, allergies, and accuracy, and accurately enter orders into the computer system for timely dispensing.

You should enjoy learning in real time and delivering exceptional patient care while consulting with health professionals to resolve drug-related problems and

Qualifications

• Pharmacist licensure in Kentucky or eligibility for licensure.
• Strong knowledge of drug interactions, dosing, and safety.
• Ability to review prescriptions and provide patient-focused guidance.

Responsibilities

• Document clinical activities and interventions such as consults and patient teachings.
• Interpret medication orders for interactions and appropriate therapy; enter/verify orders in computer system.
• Verify medications prepared by other staff and dispense accurately.
• Communicate drug information to patients and health professionals to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Maintain knowledge base to provide clinical services across patient age groups.
• Operate and Troubleshoot automated systems as needed.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Drug interactions

Patient counseling

Policy adherence

Education

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Tools

CPR/BLS

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Clinical Pharmacist, you’ll help our doctors and nurses safely prescribe and dispense medications to help our patients feel better and recover from their illness or injury.

Every day, you’ll build trust in these interactions by reviewing every prescription in your queue. We never rely entirely on the computer to check for safety; we always use an expert for the final check. That’s you. You’ll review prescriptions for potential drug interactions, correct dosing, patient allergies or anything that looks unusual in your opinion.

To excel in this role, you must enjoy learning new concepts and researching information in real-time to provide solutions for our patients. You should also continually look for ways to go above and beyond for your patients, delivering an exceptional experience along with exceptional care.

• Demonstrates ability to document clinical activities and interventions such as consults, patient teachings and other patient specific information as defined by policy and procedure.


• Interprets medication orders and/or prescriptions for drug interactions, appropriate drug selection and appropriateness. Accurately enters / verifies the order or prescription into the computer system, labels, and dispenses medications in a timely manner.


• Verifies and checks medications prepared by other pharmacy personnel.


• Communicates drug information to patients and health professionals. Resolves drug related problems by consulting with other health care professionals to achieve appropriate patient outcomes. Unclear orders written by a licensed provider are clarified with the licensed provider. Assists the licensed provider in appropriate drug selection and therapeutic regimens.


• Achieves and maintains an adequate basic knowledge base to provide clinical services for all age groups served. Provides basic clinical services as required by policy and procedure.


• Maintains a working knowledge of automated systems

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelors Of Science Pharmacy, upon hire or


• Doctor Of Pharmacy Pharmacy, upon hire


• Pharmacist: KY, upon hire and


• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and

Preferred

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Welcome to Flaget Memorial Hospital, a 52-bed facility located in Bardstown, Kentucky. Founded in 1951 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Flaget Memorial Hospital is recognized as a 2023 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.

CHI Saint Joseph Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.