Clinical Pharmacist I

Medstar Health; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

MedStar Health in Silver Spring, MD, seeks a pharmacist to provide pharmaceutical care under supervision, evaluate orders, and dispense medications per standards. Responsibilities include IV admixtures, drug information, and patient counseling.

The role emphasizes optimizing therapy and ensuring safety within a hospital setting. Requirements include a Doctoral degree in pharmacy (or equivalent), 1–2 years of hospital patient care experience, and a DC Pharmacist license.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of direct patient care experience in a hospital setting.
• Completion of PGY-1 pharmacy residency preferred.
• PHARMD license in the District of Columbia required; board certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate medication orders for accuracy and dispense medications per standards.
• Prepare IV admixtures and sterile products, including hazardous agents.
• Provide drug information and counsel patients and families on medications and adverse effects.
• Monitor and optimize drug therapy to ensure maximum benefit and minimize adverse reactions.
• Maintain controlled substances inventory and ensure legal compliance.
• Oversee technicians and supervise workflow to ensure efficient operations.

Skills

Direct patient care

Clinical collaboration

Medication dispensing

Education

Doctoral degree in pharmacy

Equivalent Pharmacy degree

Job description

About this Job:

General Summary of Position

Provides pharmaceutical care to assigned patients under the supervision of a more senior clinical pharmacist/manager. Evaluates and interprets physician orders and dispenses medication and other pharmaceutical supplies in accordance with established operational procedures professional standards or practice as well as state and district and Federal laws.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluates medication orders for accuracy and thoroughness. Resolves discrepancies of medication orders through communication with the physician clinical pharmacist or nursing staff and dispenses medication.
• Assesses feasibility compounds or verifies the compounding of extemporaneous products. Recommends alternative products when appropriate.
• Prepares IV admixtures and compounds sterile products including but not limited to: large volume parenteral mini-bags TPN solutions and hazardous agents including cytotoxic drugs.
• Independently responds to non-evaluative drug information requests.
• Monitors and takes appropriate action to ensure optimum patient drug therapy drug selection and minimal adverse drug reactions under the supervision of a more senior clinical pharmacist/manager.
• Reviews patient profile to determine contraindications with the prescription. Screens drugs/dosages to assure appropriateness based on the therapeutic intent and the patient's physiological functions. Participates in monitoring drug therapy under the supervision of a clinical level pharmacist or above when working in a decentralized setting.
• Dispenses controlled substances and maintains perpetual inventory of controlled substances assuring legal requirements and departmental policies and procedures are consistently followed.
• Provides technical supervision of support personnel. Oversees workflow and attendance to assure efficient operations. Verifies technicians' accuracy in the preparation and packaging of medications.
• Enters and verifies computer entries and data for drug orders. In decentralized setting may instruct patients/families on the safe use of medications and counsel them on potential adverse effects.
• Maintains own knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by reading literature attending related seminars and conferences and completing continuing education credits as required by the department.
• Participates in departmental and hospital education programs such as journal club grand rounds professional organizations and other education programs.
• Contributes to the achievement of established goals and objectives and adheres to department policies procedures quality standards and safety standards and MedStar SPIRIT Values. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.
• Participates in meetings and on committees and represents the department and the hospital in community outreach efforts as appropriate.
• Participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams.

Minimal Qualifications

Education

• Doctoral degree from an accredited college of pharmacy required or
• Equivalent Pharmacy degree from an accredited college of Pharmacy required

Experience

• 1-2 years of direct patient care experience in a hospital setting required
• Completion of PGY-1 pharmacy residency preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• PHARMD - Licensed Pharmacist in the District of Columbia required
• Board certification preferred

This position has a hiring range of : USD $105,164.80 - USD $203,902.40 /Yr.