Clinical Pharmacist

Prime Healthcare; Bath Addition (PA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol, PA, part of Prime Healthcare, seeks a licensed pharmacist to coordinate hospital pharmacy services and ensure patient safety through direct care and interdisciplinary collaboration.

The role emphasizes direct patient care, including rounds, counseling, and ongoing pharmacotherapy monitoring, with clinical training (PGY-1 required) and potential PGY-2 or board certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Current state Registered Pharmacist License.
• Completion of postgraduate clinical training (PGY-1) required.
• Postgraduate clinical training PGY-2 preferred.
• Board certification in a Board of Pharmacy Specialties clinical specialty preferred.
• BLS Required
• ACLS Preferred

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities of the pharmacy department to provide high-quality pharmaceutical care.
• Spend 50%+ of professional time in direct patient care activities (rounding, counseling, care committees).
• Engage in direct patient observation, pharmacotherapy initiation/modification, and ongoing monitoring in collaboration with health professionals.
• Provide care across General Medicine/Surgical, ICU, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Emergency Care, Oncology, Peri-operative, Geriatrics and Outpatient Services.

Skills

Patient counseling

Interdisciplinary rounding

Clinical collaboration

Education

B.S. in Pharmacy

PharmD preferred

PGY-1 required

PGY-2 preferred

Board certification preferred

Job description

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Lower Bucks Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Lower Bucks Hospital is a community hospital, serving the Lower Bucks County region with medical, surgical, and emergency care. Located in historic Bristol, Pennsylvania, the Hospital is well-known for its knowledgeable medical staff, including cardiology, orthopedics, radiology, wound care, and general surgery. The hospital has more than 200 physicians on staff, as well as another 700 employees.

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Director of Pharmacy and clinical coordinator (if applicable), coordinates the activities of the pharmacy department to provide the highest quality of pharmaceutical care to all patients served by the hospital, while ensuring patient safety. Conducts 50% or more of professional time in direct patient care activities including but not limited to interdisciplinary rounding, patient counseling, or participation in patient care committees. Provision of direct patient care encompasses activities such as the direct observation and evaluation of the patient and his/her medication-related needs; the initiation, modification, or discontinuation of patient-specific pharmacotherapy; and the ongoing pharmacotherapeutic monitoring and follow—up of patients in collaboration with other health professionals. The scope of patient care provided may include: General Medicine/Surgical, Intensive Care Services, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Emergency Care, Oncology, Peri-operative, Geriatrics and Outpatient Services.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. Current state Registered Pharmacist License.
2. B.S. degree in Pharmacy required; Doctor of Pharmacy degree preferred.
3. Completion of postgraduate clinical training (PGY-1) required.
4. Postgraduate clinical training PGY-2 preferred.
5. Board certification in a Board of Pharmacy Specialties clinical specialty preferred.
6. BLS Required
7. ACLS Preferred
8. Experience in hospital pharmacy operations preferred.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights:https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf