Clinical Staff Pharmacist - Pharmacy - FT - Variable

100 Stormont-Vail HealthCare, Inc.; Topeka (KS); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Stormont Vail Health in Topeka, Kansas seeks a Clinical Staff Pharmacist to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care, optimize medication therapy, and support disease state management.

The role requires a BS in Pharmacy or PharmD and at least 1 year of practice; licensure within 90 days. You will participate in medication use evaluations, lead process improvements, supervise technicians, and educate staff and students.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist license required within 90 days of hire.
• Strong medication safety and patient counseling skills.
• Ability to read and interpret complex medical instructions.

Responsibilities

• Review and verify physician orders with clinical interventions as needed.
• Provide drug information to healthcare professionals and education to patients.
• Oversee pharmacy distribution workflow and final product verification before dispensing.
• Manage medication use including compounding, preparation, storage and stocking.
• Collaborate with pharmacy team to optimize patient care and safety.
• Educate pharmacy staff and serve as preceptor for students and residents.

Skills

Medical terminology

Pharmacy knowledge

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy

Doctorate PharmD

Job description

Position Status: Full time Shift: Variable Less than 12 hour shift (United States of America) Hours per week: 40 Job Information Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

A Brief Overview

The Clinical Staff Pharmacist at SVH provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients by optimizing medication therapy, providing disease state prevention and management, and promoting health and wellness. This mission is accomplished by upholding the American College of Clinical Pharmacist philosophy of pharmaceutical care; blending a caring orientation with specialized therapeutic knowledge, experience and judgment for the purpose of ensuring optimal patient outcomes. The Clinical Staff Pharmacist also contributes to the generation of new knowledge that advances health and quality of life. Will provide services to patients from birth to death.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited school of pharmacy.
• Doctorate PharmD from an accredited school of pharmacy.

Experience Qualifications

• 1 year Pharmacy practice experience as a licensed Pharmacist or successful completion of a Post Graduate-Year 1 accredited pharmacy practice residency.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

Medical terminology and knowledge of medication names and how to effectively run a pharmacy. Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Spreadsheets, Internet/E-mail, Database software, Contact Management, Electronic Medical Record. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Excellent customer service skills.

Licenses and Certifications

• Pharmacist - KBP Required within 90 days of hire.
• Basic Life Support - BLS Required within 90 days of hire.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - ACLS Required within 90 days of hire.

What you will do

• Review, interpret and verify provider medication orders making any recommendations and clinical interventions as necessary based on patient specific condition, disease states, age and other clinical factors such as safety and cost effectiveness such as safety and cost effectiveness.
• Complete pharmacy consults proficiently, following pharmacy policies and procedures.
• Provide drug information to healthcare professionals and education to patients by using interpersonal skills to effectively communicate and interact with all members of the healthcare team while multitasking to ensure all assigned tasks are completed.
• Facilitate completion of pharmacy medication distribution functions. Examples include directing pharmacy technician workflow and verification of accuracy of all final products prior to dispensing to patients.
• Manage medication use including compounding, preparation, selection, dispensing, storage and stocking of medications for the entire organization.
• Collaborate with pharmacy team to ensure provision of optimal patient care.
• Capability to maintain positive relationships with coworkers and social awareness.
• Educate and train pharmacy personnel and other healthcare professionals and serve as preceptors for pharmacy students and pharmacy residents.
• Develop and conduct medication use evaluations as needed, and report results to the relevant committees or subcommittees to implement in daily practice.
• Design, implement, and lead pharmacy process improvement initiatives, including those focused on evidenced based care, safety, financial sustainability or quality improvement processes.
• Address and complete provider consults proficiently and provide drug information to healthcare professionals and education to patients.
• Educate and train pharmacy personnel and other healthcare professionals and serve as preceptors for pharmacy students and pharmacy residents.

Required for All Jobs

Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health Performs other duties as assigned.

Patient Facing Options

Position is Patient Facing Remote Work Guidelines Workspace is a quiet and distraction-free allowing the ability to comply with all security and privacy standards. Stable access to electricity and a minimum of 25mb upload and internet speed. Dedicate full attention to the job duties and communication with others during working hours. Adhere to break and attendance schedules agreed upon with supervisor. Abide by Stormont Vail’s Remote Worker Policy and will review and acknowledge the Remote Work Agreement annually.

Remote Work Capability

Hybrid Scope No Supervisory Responsibility No Budget Responsibility No Budget Responsibility

Physical Demands

• Balancing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Carrying: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Climbing (Ladders): Rarely less than 1 hour
• Climbing (Stairs): Rarely less than 1 hour
• Crawling: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Crouching: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Driving (Automatic): Rarely less than 1 hour
• Driving (Standard): Rarely less than 1 hour
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Feeling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Grasping (Fine Motor): Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Grasping (Gross Hand): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Handling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Hearing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Kneeling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Lifting: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 50 lbs
• Operate Foot Controls: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Pulling: Frequently 3-5 Hours up to 10 lbs
• Pushing: Frequently 3-5 Hours up to 10 lbs
• Reaching (Forward): Frequently 3-5 Hours up to 10 lbs
• Reaching (Overhead): Frequently 3-5 Hours up to 10 lbs
• Repetitive Motions: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Sitting: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Standing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Stooping: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Talking: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Walking: Occasionally 1-3 Hours

Working Conditions

• Burn: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Chemical: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Combative Patients: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Dusts: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Electrical: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Explosive: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Extreme Temperatures: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Infectious Diseases: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Mechanical: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Needle Stick: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Noise/Sounds: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Other Atmospheric Conditions: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Poor Ventilation, Fumes and/or Gases: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Radiant Energy: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Risk of Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Risk of Exposure to Hazardous Drugs: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Hazards (other): Rarely less than 1 hour
• Vibration: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Wet and/or Humid: Rarely less than 1 hour

Stormont Vail Health is a nonprofit integrated health system that has been serving the health care needs of Kansas for more than 130 years. Stormont Vail has been recognized as a Magnet organization since 2009 by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. It is composed of Stormont Vail Hospital, a 586-bed acute care hospital, and Cotton O'Neil Clinic, a multi-specialty physician group with more than 500 providers, which includes more than 250 physicians. Nearly 5,300 employees provide care and support services for patients in the hospital and 35 other locations, including the Cotton O'Neil Heart Center, Cancer Center, Diabetes & Endocrinology Center, Digestive Health Center, Pediatrics clinics and 10 regional primary care clinics.

Stormont Vail is an equal opportunity employer and adheres to the philosophy and practice of providing equal opportunities for all employees and prospective employees, without regard to the following classifications: race, color, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, uniformed service, disability or genetic information. This applies to all aspects of employment practices including hiring, firing, pay, benefits, promotions, lateral movements, job training, and any other terms or conditions of employment. Retaliation is prohibited against any person who files a claim of discrimination, participates in a discrimination investigation, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment act based upon the above classifications.