Clinical Staff Pharmacist

Nicklaus Children's Health System; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicklaus Children's Health System is seeking a Clinical Staff Pharmacist to interpret, dispense, and verify medication orders while ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations. The role supports hospital and ambulatory care teams, provides drug information, and mentors technicians.

The position emphasizes aseptic technique, IV preparation, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to optimize pharmacotherapy and patient safety in a high-volume pediatric setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or PharmD and licensure.
• Ability to assess patient care conditions and monitor responses to therapy.
• Strong communication skills with hospital staff and patients.
• Proficient with hospital pharmacy systems and standards.

Responsibilities

• Interpret, dispense, and process medication orders in compliance with laws.
• Provide drug information to clinical and medical staff; participate in drug info requests.
• Supervise technical staff in compounding and dispensing; verify accuracy.
• Maintain IV admixture competency and aseptic technique per USP 797.
• Document interventions and adverse drug events to meet standards.
• Screen for allergies, interactions, and dosing issues; educate patients and families.

Skills

BLS certification

Regulatory compliance

Medication safety

Clinical pharmacology

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Doctorate of Pharmacy preferred

Job description

Clinical Staff Pharmacist (Full Time, Flex) Sign-On Bonus!

Description

Job Summary

Responsible for accurately interpreting, dispensing, preparing, and processing medication orders and applying clinical knowledge to meet all state and federal laws and regulations. Provides timely and accurate drug information to hospital, ambulatory care clinical, and medical staff. Verifies Technician prepared products before release. Works under the general supervision of the Director of Pharmacy Services and department operations and clinical supervisory staff.

Job Specific Duties

• Delivers quality pharmaceutical care and effective medication management outcomes through error-free care, timely verification, and delivery of medications.
• Participates in hospital based Code Blue events, medication reconciliation and provides evidenced based drug information.
• Ensures and maintains competency with safe use of pharmacy and hospital clinical information systems (Cerner, PyxisES, C2Safe, Apex, Kitcheck, DoseEdge, Vigilanz, MILT4, Lexicomp, and PC desktop systems).
• Ensures appropriate aseptic IV technique to meet USP 797 standards as required and completes annual IV Room competency training and testing.
• Ensures and executes policies and procedures that insure appropriate, cost-effective, safe medication use and utilizes the approved hospital formulary.
• Ensures working clinical knowledge and practice skills related to TPN, Chemotherapy, and Investigational Drug processing, preparation, and dispensing.
• Directs and supervises technical staff related to daily medication compounding and preparation, and verifies accuracy of medications prior to dispensing.
• Interprets and processes medication orders timely, accurately, and manages medication use based on state and federal regulations.
• Performs quality review to achieve metrics & documents interventions, clinical activities, adverse drug reactions, & medication errors accurately to meet DNV standards, state & federal requirements.
• Screens for adverse events such as allergies, correct dosage, incompatibilities, duplications, potential adverse drug reactions, contraindications, drug-drug interactions and drug-food interactions.
• Provides patient and family education upon request and actively participates in department in-service programs as assigned.
• Weighs, measures, and prepares oral and IV medication products utilizing appropriate tools and equipment.
• Actively participates in lean committee assigned activities, daily huddles, and works to improve departmental service excellence index (SEI) scores through patient and family initiatives.

Qualifications

• American Heart Association (AHA) BLS - must maintain active and in good standing throughout employment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy; Doctorate of Pharmacy preferred.
• Ability to assess patient care conditions and evaluate patient response to medication therapy regimens.
• Ability to communicate and present information effectively in both oral and written form with all levels of hospital personnel and all patient groups.
• Ability to comprehend and analyze information.
• Ability to coordinate the sequence of an operation or a process.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and decision making.
• Ability to operate equipment and pharmacy information systems.
• Ability to problem solves and thinks analytically.
• Ability to provide supervisory oversight for technical staff related to medication preparation and dispensing.
• Ability to relate cooperatively and constructively with patients, co-workers, clinical and medical staff and interdisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of pharmacokinetic and pharmaco-therapeutic properties of medications.