Critical Care Pharmacist: Optimize Therapies & Safety

ECU Health; Greenville (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ECU Health Pharmacy is seeking a licensed pharmacist to join our team at ECU Health Medical Center in North Carolina. You will review medications, ensure appropriate therapy, and collaborate with nursing and physicians to optimize patient outcomes.

The role includes medication histories, reconciliation, discharge counseling, and reporting adverse events. Requires NC license and BLS within 30 days; hospital experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Licensed as a pharmacist by the NC Board of Pharmacy by start date.
• Maintain active NC pharmacy license and provide proof of renewal prior to December 31 annually.
• American Heart Association BLS required within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Review patient medication profile before verifying orders and evaluate orders for indication, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interactions.
• Ensure appropriateness of therapy by reviewing patient history and demographics, recommending formulary alternatives, developing drug monitoring plans, interpreting laboratory data, monitoring and documenting pharmacokinetics for targeted drugs.
• Demonstrate competency in applying drug dosing guidelines, clinical lab data and pharmacokinetic properties to individualize drug therapy.
• Communicate drug therapy problems directly with nursing and/or prescriber and document interventions.
• Provide care appropriate to patient age(s).
• Perform medication histories, medication reconciliation and discharge counseling as required.
• Provide drug information to health professionals and to patients.
• Detect, monitor, document and report adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
• Maintain professional relationships, supervise pharmacy technicians, dispense investigational drugs per protocols, and attend department education activities.

Skills

Pharmacist license

Education

B.S. or PharmD in pharmacy

Job description

ECU Health Pharmacy is seeking a licensed pharmacist to join our team at ECU Health Medical Center in North Carolina. You will review medications, ensure appropriate therapy, and collaborate with nursing and physicians to optimize patient outcomes.

The role includes medication histories, reconciliation, discharge counseling, and reporting adverse events. Requires NC license and BLS within 30 days; hospital experience preferred.