Clinical Pharmacist, South Hospital, PRN

UofL Health; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

UofL Health is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to provide specialized pharmaceutical services, participate in rounds, evaluate orders, supervise technicians, and deliver patient counseling to improve outcomes. They may help develop new programs and professional activities.

You will collaborate with pharmacy leadership to ensure safe, economical pharmacotherapy and support clinical services across neonatal to geriatric patients, working with physicians, nurses, and other health professionals.

Qualifications

• PharmD degree from an ACPE-accredited college.
• Licensed or eligible for Kentucky pharmacy license.
• Board certification by BPS (or within 2 years).
• PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency or 3 years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Delivers comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients.
• Participates in multidisciplinary patient care rounds.
• Reviews medication orders for accuracy, appropriateness and efficacy.
• Documents all pharmacy interventions in patient EMR and decision support system.
• Monitors drug therapy for appropriateness, dosing, and interactions.
• Performs clinical pharmacology consultations and dosing recommendations as required.
• Prevents adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
• Collaborates with leadership to implement clinical and operational initiatives.

Skills

Clinical pharmacology

Pharmacokinetic dosing

Medication safety

Interprofessional collaboration

Patient counseling

Education

PharmD

Residency: PGY-1

Tools

EMR documentation systems

Pharmacy informatics

Job description

Address

1903 W. Hebron Lane, Shepherdsville, KY 40165

Shift

Varied (United States of America)

Job Description Summary

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center. With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description

The Clinical Pharmacist provides specialized pharmaceutical services to improve drug usage and therapeutic outcomes for patients. The Clinical Pharmacist actively participates in multidisciplinary patient-care rounds, medication order evaluation and verification, drug distribution, technician supervision, and clinical services including medication histories, pharmacokinetic dosing, drug information requests, and patient counseling to ensure the best medication therapy outcomes. When applicable, the Clinical Pharmacist will participate in development of new programs, services, practices, and facilitate scholarly and professional development activities.

Major job responsibilities include: medication order evaluation (to include but not limited to appropriateness and effectiveness) and verification, drug distribution support, technician supervision, clinical intervention, formulary management, and resource for nursing and physician medication related inquiries. The Clinical Pharmacist will participate in the design, implementation, and monitoring associated with the provision of safe, effective and economical pharmacotherapy for all patients. They will collaborate with pharmacy leadership in the development and implementation of clinical pharmacy services and ensure compliance with policies and procedures at UofL Health.

The position requires the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with patients, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals from all clinical disciplines regarding activities related to the improvement of medication use. The position demonstrates competence to provide pharmaceutical care for neonatal (birth-discharge), pediatric (birth to 11 years), adolescent (12-18), adult (19-65), and geriatric (66-over) patients.

Essential Functions

Delivers comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients

• Works collaboratively with other clinicians and health-care providers through multidisciplinary patient care rounds
• Reviews medication orders for accuracy, appropriateness and efficacy
• Documents all pharmacy interventions in patient electronic medical record and integrated clinical decision support system
• Monitors drug therapy to evaluate appropriateness of use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interactions
• Provides pharmacokinetic consultations and other dosing recommendations as required
• Prevents, detects, monitors, documents, and reports adverse drug reactions and medication errors
• Participates in the drug therapy management of medical emergencies (code blue, code stroke, etc.)
• Performs both admission history and discharge medication review and/or counseling in order to facilitate the admission/discharge/transfer of patients
• Provides operational support to Clinical Staff Pharmacists as determined by departmental need
• Responds to drug information requests and optimizes pharmacotherapy regimens utilizing current evidence-based literature

Promotes and demonstrates rational, cost-effective drug therapy

• Participates in formulary management by implementing therapeutic interchanges and enforcing the non-formulary ordering process
• Assists in the procurement of medication when necessary, including verification of home medication supply, when applicable
• Facilitates the implementation of clinical and operational initiatives
• Documents clinical consultations and cost avoidance as part of the departmental clinical documentation program
• Prepares formulary review and drug use evaluations of medications used in the area of clinical expertise for presentation to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
• Assists pharmacy leadership in the determination, communication, and education of alternative therapies during medication shortages

Other Functions

Facilitates and participates in scholarly and professional development activities

• Provides guidance and supervision to certified pharmacy technicians
• Precepts pharmacy students during IPPE and APPE rotations as necessary
• Precepts PGY1 residents and
• Precepts PGY2 residents, as qualified by ASHP standards
• Participates in staff development (preceptor development/continuing education) for all pharmacy learners within area of expertise
• Participates in departmental research efforts
• Actively participates in local, regional, or national organizations in area of expertise
• Collaborates with pharmacy leadership in developing education, training, and competency programs

Executes hospital and pharmacy policies and procedures

• Collaborates with pharmacy leadership in development and review of departmental policies and procedures
• Functions as a role model and as an educational resource for pharmacy staff
• Assists with recruitment and orientation of new staff members
• Performs quality assurance activities as defined by pharmacy leadership, including, but not limited to, medication history audits and control audits
• Investigates and resolves pharmacy management software-related issues
• Covers assigned shifts as determined by departmental need
• Facilitates investigational drug studies with assistance of Investigation Drug Service Manager and/or other personnel involved in the drug study

Demonstrates Effective Communication Skills

• Utilizes advanced communication skills to convey and demonstrate clinical pharmacist expertise
• Forms collaborative relationships with pharmacy team members and other members of the healthcare team
• Maintains involvement in pharmacy department or hospital committees
• Achieves and maintains satisfactory working relationships with pharmacy leadership, pharmacy staff and other departments throughout the system, including committees and administration
• Attends departmental staff meetings

Exhibits Initiative and Judgment

• Participates collegially in the development of new programs, services and practices, and in the education activities of the department
• Maintains awareness of contemporary trends in the profession through professional literature
• Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education

Graduated from an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy (required)

Experience

• Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY-1) Pharmacy Residency or three (3) years of relevant work experience (required)
• Post-Graduate Year 2 (PGY-2) Pharmacy Residency preferred

Licensure

• Licensed or license eligible as a pharmacist in the Commonwealth of Kentucky (required)

Certification

• Current board certification by Board of Pharmacy Specialties® or within 2 years from date of hire (required)
• Current certification in Basic Life Support or must obtain within 90 days from date of hire (required)
• Current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support or must obtain within 90 days from date of hire (required)