Clinical Pharmacist PRN

Advocate Aurora Health; Albemarle (NC); Presencial; USD 110.000 - 150.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

Advocate Health in North Carolina seeks a pharmacist to oversee pharmaceutical care, retrieve and evaluate biomedical literature, and design medication therapy regimens. You will counsel patients and caregivers on therapy, adverse effects, compliance, and proper medication handling.

The role requires interpreting orders, participating in medical emergencies, supporting medication safety, and contributing to formulary management.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s or Doctorate degree in pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy or NABP FPGEC credential.
• No experience required; hospital experience preferred; Epic experience preferred.
• Maintains skills in area of practice; strong computer skills; excellent communication and organization.

Responsabilidades

• Oversees pharmaceutical care, including retrieving and evaluating biomedical literature and designing medication therapy regimens.
• Uses patient education techniques to counsel patients and caregivers on therapy, adverse effects, compliance, and proper use.
• Designs, monitors and evaluates patient-specific pharmacotherapeutic regimens; implements recommendations per policy.
• Reviews and interprets medication orders and prescriptions accurately.
• Participates in medical emergencies when applicable.
• Supports department medication safety and quality improvement; reports events.
• Performs QA and performance improvement of the medication-use system.
• Collaborates to manage formulary adherence and medication-use processes; assists in obtaining non-formulary/compassionate/investigational meds.
• Ensures compliance with policies, procedures and regulations; proper storage and handling of medications.
• Serves as a preceptor for pharmacy students, residents and healthcare learners; mentors staff and students.
• Directs and checks accuracy of pharmacy support team work to ensure safe, efficient workflows and regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrates age-specific care knowledge and growth/development awareness for patients served; follows department standards.
• DISCLAIMER: Responsibilities subject to modification to accommodate individuals with disabilities; no implied exhaustive list.

Conhecimentos

Pharmacotherapy

Patient education

Medication safety

Formulary management

Documentation

Formação

Bachelor’s or Doctorate in Pharmacy

Ferramentas

Epic

Descrição da vaga

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(s) of practice or eligible for reciprocity required

Immunization and non-vaccine injectable certification required based on area of practice

Credentialing and privileging required based on area of practice

Education Required:

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

Experience Required:

No experience required. Hospital experience preferred. Epic experience preferred.

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.