Clinical Pharmacist

13200 McKay-Dee Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 179,088,000 - 264,878,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, UT seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to deliver safe and cost-effective pharmaceutical care across central pharmacy and decentralized nursing units.

The role involves reviewing orders, providing evidence-based interventions, counseling patients, and ensuring regulatory compliance while supervising interns and technicians in a team-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from an accredited institution (education verified).
• License to practice pharmacy in the state of practice and dispense controlled substances.
• Current knowledge of state and federal regulations and statutes regarding the practice of pharmacy in the state of practice.
• Immunization certification if applicable to practice site needs.
• Board Certification Health System Residency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reviews patients' medication orders for allergy interactions, duplication of therapy, appropriateness of drug therapy, and drug-drug interactions.
• Makes appropriate evidence-based interventions to optimize medication use.
• Ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective therapies and accurately dispenses medications.
• Oversees and/or participates in ensuring appropriate medications are prepared and delivered timely to care areas, stored securely and appropriate for stability and workflow.
• Provides counseling to patients and promotes quality medication education and adherence.
• Ensures patient is well informed, treated with respect, and receives the highest level of professional service.
• Completes all regulatory and compliance training and ensures documentation of regulatory requirements is clear and complete.
• Is knowledgeable and compliant with state and federal laws, regulations, pharmacy policies, procedures, and SOPs.
• Supervises and directs activities of interns, technicians, and support personnel as required.
• Provides medication-related clinical consultation and clarification to other health professionals.
• Identifies areas for improvement and solves problems including equipment, maintenance, drug availability, staffing, and patient care concerns.
• Identifies potential safety hazards and takes appropriate actions.
• Participates in departmental meetings and contributes ideas or feedback.
• Supports clinic or hospital and system directives, including clinical, compliance, business operations, standardization, and customer service.
• Supports local and enterprise pharmacy leadership initiatives.

Skills

Communication

People management

Project management

Immunization certification

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Job description

Job Description

Job Description: This position demonstrates consistent application of knowledge and skills to deliver appropriate, safe, efficient and cost-effective pharmaceutical care within the scope of their assigned practice. This position is responsible for the care of patients as well as the development of effective, professional relationships within the multidisciplinary team. This clinical pharmacist position will include a mix of days, swings, and alternating weekends, including staffing both in the central pharmacy and in decentralized nursing units.

Essential Functions

• Reviews patients' medication order for allergy interactions, duplication of therapy, appropriateness of drug therapy, and drug- drug interaction.
• Makes appropriate evidence-based interventions to optimize medication use.
• Ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective therapies and accurately dispenses medications.
• Oversees and/or participates in assuring appropriate medications are prepared and delivered timely to care areas and are stored both securely and appropriate for both stability and effective workflow.
• Provides counseling to patients and promotes quality medication education and adherence.
• Ensures patient is well informed, treated with respect, and receives the highest level of professional service.
• Completes all regulatory and compliance training and ensures documentation of regulatory requirements is clear and complete.
• Is knowledgeable and compliant with state and federal laws, regulations, pharmacy policies, procedures, and standard operating procedures.
• Supervises and directs activities of interns, technicians, and support personnel as required.
• Provides medication related clinical consultation and clarification to other health professionals.
• Takes the initiative to solve problems including, but not limited to, equipment, maintenance, drug availability, staffing issues, and extraordinary patient care concerns.
• Identifies potential areas for improvement including processes that could be streamlined or revised to improve patient satisfaction.
• Identifies potential safety hazards that may create problems for patients and/or staff and takes appropriate actions.
• Participates in departmental meetings, contributing ideas or feedback.
• Supports clinic or hospital and system directives, including clinical, compliance, business operations, standardization, and customer service.
• Supports local and enterprise pharmacy leadership initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from an accredited institution (education verified).
• License to practice pharmacy in the state of practice and dispense controlled substances.
• Current knowledge of state and federal regulations and statutes regarding the practice of pharmacy in the state of practice.
• Effective communication, people management, and project management skills.
• Immunization certification if applicable to practice site needs.
• Preferred Hospital pharmacy Sterile compounding experience.
• Previous experience working in an integrated healthcare delivery system.
• Board Certification Health System Residency Physical Requirements.

Other Physical Requirements

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs. Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.

Location & Salary

• Location: Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital
• Work City: Ogden
• Work State: Utah
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $62.89 - $92.44

Benefits

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

Equal Opportunity

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Other Information

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