Clinical Pharmacist

Advocate Health; Rome, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking an experienced Pharmacist to oversee pharmaceutical care within their clinical practice, ensuring safe and effective medication therapy in line with area- and region-specific standards. You will educate patients and caregivers, review medication orders, and participate in emergencies while supporting safety and quality initiatives.

The role includes mentoring pharmacy students and staff.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy degree from ACPE-accredited school or NABP FPGEC certificate required.
• Licensed in the state of Georgia or eligible for reciprocity.
• Hospital experience and PGY-1 in hospital practice preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees pharmaceutical care, including retrieving and evaluating biomedical literature and designing medication therapy regimens.
• Provides counseling to patients and caregivers on medication therapy, adverse effects, compliance, and proper use.
• Designs, monitors, and evaluates patient-specific pharmacotherapeutic regimens and implements recommendations per policies.
• Reviews and interprets medication orders and prescriptions accurately.
• Participates in medical emergencies when applicable.
• Supports medication safety and quality improvement activities; reports events through appropriate channels.
• Performs quality assurance and performance improvement of the medication-use system.
• Collaborates on formulary adherence and medication-use process; assists with non-formulary and investigational medications.

Skills

Strong computer skills

Excellent communication

Organization skills

Presentation & training

Decision making & teamwork

Life support training

Education

ACPE-accredited pharmacy degree

FPGEC NABP certificate

Job description

Job Summary:

Oversees the provision of safe and effective pharmaceutical care in their practice area consistent with the Clinical Pharmacist role expectations outlined by the region/area specific career ladder.

Major Responsibilities:

• Oversees pharmaceutical care, including retrieving and evaluating biomedical literature and designing medication therapy regimens
• Uses effective patient education techniques to provide counseling to patients and caregivers, including information on medication therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and medication administration
• Designs, recommends, monitors, and evaluates patient specific pharmacotherapeutic regimens based on relevant biomedical literature. Implements recommendations effectively and utilizes policies and procedures and documents in the appropriate format.
• Reviews and accurately interprets medication orders and prescriptions
• Participates in the management of medical emergencies when applicable
• Actively supports department medication safety and quality improvement activities, including the reporting of events through appropriate channels
• Performs quality assurance and performance improvement of the medication use system as appropriate
• Collaborates with the healthcare team to manage formulary adherence and the medication-use process. Assists in the acquisition of non-formulary, compassionate use, and investigational medications.
• Practices in compliance with organization’s policies and procedures, as well as local, state, and federal regulations
• Prepares, dispenses, and oversees the proper storage and handling of medications in accordance with best practice, policies and state and federal regulations
• Serves as preceptor for pharmacy students, residents, and healthcare learners as assigned
• Mentors, orients, trains, and assists with the performance evaluation of pharmacy teammates, residents, and students as assigned
• Directs and checks the accuracy of the work of pharmacy support team members in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures to ensure safe and efficient workflows, service standards, and regulatory compliance
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

Licensed in the state of Georgia or eligible for reciprocity required

Education Required:

Bachelor’s or Doctorate degree in pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy required, or an FPGEC certificate from NABP

Experience Preferred:

• Hospital experience.
• PGY-1 in hospital practice

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Maintains skills in area of practice
• Strong computer skills
• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, and training development skills
• Demonstrates decision making, team building, customer service, and conflict resolution skills
• Life support training courses may be required dependent on department discretion

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Requires considerable walking, standing, pushing mobile cart of 50 pounds maximum and lifting 35 pounds of material without assistance

Exposed to various conditions throughout the workday such as walking on hard surfaces, climbing stairs and changes in temperature and humidity

May be required to frequently stretch, bend, squat, or kneel to perform job

Utilizes appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to minimize exposure to hazardous agents

Takes necessary precautions to avoid inadvertent needle sticks, minor cuts or bruises

Must be able to perform manipulative skills such as writing, typing, and data entry into the computer and automated dispensing machines

Must have use of both hands, be able to see clearly and read small font such as that on unit-dose medication packages and syringes

Must have functional speech, vision, and hearing

Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job

Exposed to normal office environment

DISCLAIMER All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.