Clinical Pharmacist

CHI St Vincent Health; North Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 77,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

CHI St. Vincent Health is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to support doctors and nurses in safely prescribing and dispensing medications. You will review prescriptions for safety, interactions and dosing, using your expertise rather than sole reliance on automation.

You will communicate drug information to patients and health professionals, ensure accuracy in the system, and contribute to high-quality patient care. A focus on continual learning and exceptional service is essential.

Qualifications

• Licensed pharmacist with AR licensure at hire.
• Ability to review prescriptions for drug interactions and dosing.
• Excellent communication with patients and health professionals.

Responsibilities

• Review prescriptions for interactions, dosing, allergies and accuracy.
• Enter/verify orders into the computer system and dispense medications.
• Verify medications prepared by others and provide drug information to patients and staff.
• Clarify unclear orders with licensed providers and support appropriate regimens.
• Maintain knowledge to provide clinical services across age groups.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Medication safety

Patient counseling

Interprofessional communication

Education

Bachelor of Science Pharmacy

Doctor of Pharmacy

Pharmacist license AR

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: AR, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and

Preferred

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire

Where You'll Work

CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4500 coworkers, 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care advancements. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance.

Pay Range

$55.86 - $83.09 /hour