Clinical Pharmacist — Patient Care & Drug Safety

Luminis Health; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 75,768 - 99,187; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Retirement Plan with employer match

Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Luminis Health in Annapolis, MD, is seeking a Clinical Staff Pharmacist to ensure safe, effective, and economical drug use in an inpatient setting. This role supports accurate dispensing, order verification, and collaboration with physicians and nurses during rounds.

You will supervise pharmacy technicians, participate in medication reconciliation and safety initiatives, and educate staff and patients. A PharmD or BS in Pharmacy with inpatient experience is required; PGY-1 or board certification

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy with commensurate experience required.
• At least 1 year of experience in an inpatient setting required.
• PGY-1 residency or Board Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Partakes in rotating staffing schedule, including day and evening shifts, weekend rotations, holidays, and overnight coverage based on departmental needs.
• Verifies the accuracy of order entry by authorized prescribers in computerized patient medication profiles.
• Reviews written medication orders or prescriptions to determine appropriate ingredients, strength, and dosage; checks for potential allergies, drug–drug and food–drug interactions, route of administration, appropriate dose and potential for adverse drug reactions.
• Contacts the prescriber, as appropriate, to clarify orders and/or make recommendations concerning alternate therapies.
• Provides drug information to patients, physicians, nurses, and other clinical staff when appropriate and upon request.
• Supervises the daily operational duties in the dispensing area to which assigned, including assisting and assigning, closely monitoring and reviewing the work of Pharmacy Technicians, to assure accurate and timely delivery of medications.
• Participates in patient‑care rounds and unit‑based services, including medication reconciliation, promoting medication efficacy/safety/cost improvement initiatives, participation in unit process‑improvement activities, and patient education & follow‑up as appropriate.
• Participates in improvements in interdepartmental policies and procedures that support the Pharmacy Department and hospital strategic goals; maintains accurate records as required by departmental policies and procedures and/or federal and state board regulations.
• Completes all core competencies and documents clinical activities accurately and according to policies and procedures. Supports the Investigational Drug Service in the daily operations of the department.
• Educates and supervises Pharmacy Technician in the preparation of intravenous admixture solutions and chemotherapeutic agents using aseptic technique.
• Completes formal in‑service, formulary addition/deletion, assimilation of evidence‑based protocol/order‑set, medication safety related activities and/or targeted medication expense reductions.

Skills

Inpatient experience

Drug information

Medication safety

Team supervision

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

PGY-1 residency

Job description

Luminis Health in Annapolis, MD, is seeking a Clinical Staff Pharmacist to ensure safe, effective, and economical drug use in an inpatient setting. This role supports accurate dispensing, order verification, and collaboration with physicians and nurses during rounds.

You will supervise pharmacy technicians, participate in medication reconciliation and safety initiatives, and educate staff and patients. A PharmD or BS in Pharmacy with inpatient experience is required; PGY-1 or board certification