Clinical Pharmacist, North Tower Pharmacy, 2nd shift

Advocate Health; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On bonus

Job summary

Advocate Health in Winston-Salem is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist for the North Tower Pharmacy on the 2nd shift (1:45 p.m.–9:15 p.m., Mon–Fri; no weekends, holiday rotation). A sign-on bonus is available for eligible candidates.

The role includes overseeing pharmacotherapy, counseling patients, collaborating with the care team to optimize medication use, and mentoring pharmacy staff and students.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy with a Pharm.D. or B.S. in Pharmacy.
• Current NC pharmacist license or eligibility for reciprocity.
• Immunization and non-vaccine injectable certification required.

Responsibilities

• Oversees pharmaceutical care and designs medication therapy regimens.
• Provides counseling to patients and caregivers on therapy, adverse effects, and adherence.
• Reviews prescriptions and participates in acute care and emergencies when applicable.
• Supports medication safety, quality improvement, and formulary management.
• Precepts pharmacy students and mentors teammates as assigned.

Skills

Clinical pharmacology

Patient counseling

Medication safety

Team collaboration

Precepting students

Education

Pharmacist degree (Pharm.D. or B.S.)

Tools

Immunization certification

Job description

Position Highlights

• Clinical Pharmacist,North Tower Pharmacy
• 2nd shift, 1245p-915p, M-F, no weekends, holiday rotation
• Winston Campus

• Sign-On bonus available for eligible candidates!

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:

• Current state pharmacist license in good standing through North Carolina Board of Pharmacy or eligible for reciprocity is required.
• Immunization and non-vaccine injectable certification required based on area of practice.
• Credentialing and privileging required based on area of practice.

Education Required:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy with a B.S. in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) is required.

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.