Critical Care Pharmacist - Surgical ICU & General Surgery

University of Washington Medical Center; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Washington Medical Center Montlake Campus in Seattle seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to support Surgical Intensive Care and General Surgery. The role integrates into a high‑intensity inpatient team, coordinating pharmacotherapy, patient education, and transitions of care with pharmacotherapy expertise.

The position requires two years of hospital pharmacy experience and a Washington Pharmacist License; ASHP‑accredited residency or advanced degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in pharmacy practice.
• Residency training may substitute months-for-month for the experience.
• State of Washington Pharmacist License required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure appropriate drug therapy and nutrition, including indication, dose, drug interactions, and drug allergies.
• Evaluate pharmacotherapeutic regimens for effectiveness and adverse drug events, and intervene as needed.
• Utilize the medical record and other appropriate documentation systems to communicate with healthcare professionals and to document specific pharmacotherapeutic recommendations.
• Provide drug information and education to medical teams, nursing, and dietitian staff.
• Provide patient/family counseling and education. Update patient medication lists and reconcile medication orders at each visit.
• Provide primary preceptorship of pharmacy residents and student pharmacists.
• Perform duties of a Pharmacist 2.

Skills

Pharmacy practice experience

Clinical pharmacotherapy

Education & teaching

Drug information

Education

Advanced degree or residency

Job description

The UW Medical Center-Montlake Pharmacy Department is seeking a highly-motivated Clinical Pharmacist - Surgical Intensive Care and General Surgery.

WORK SCHEDULE

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• Our Clinical Pharmacists provide extensive pharmaceutical care and are a vital part of the inpatient multidisciplinary patient care team.
• In addition to direct patient care responsibilities, our pharmacists provide drug therapy consults, participate in treatment protocol development, provide patient/family/staff education, facilitate transitions of care and precept pharmacy students and residents.
• Applicants should have an advanced degree, or residency, or two years of experience in clinically-oriented hospital pharmacy practice. PGY-2 critical care training preferred

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure appropriate drug therapy and nutrition, including indication, dose, drug interactions, and drug allergies.
• Evaluate pharmacotherapeutic regimens for effectiveness and adverse drug events, and intervene as needed.
• Utilize the medical record and other appropriate documentation systems to communicate with healthcare professionals and to document specific pharmacotherapeutic recommendations.
• Provide drug information and education to medical teams, nursing, and dietitian staff.
• Provide patient/family counseling and education. Update patient medication lists and reconcile medication orders at each visit.
• Provide primary preceptorship of pharmacy residents and student pharmacists.
• Perform duties of a Pharmacist 2.

REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Two years of experience in pharmacy practice. Months spent in the completion of an American Society of Health System Pharmacists accredited residency training program may substitute month-for-month for the experience.

LEGAL REQUIREMENT

State of Washington Pharmacist License.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT

UW Medicine is committed to being a drug-free workplace. We require a pre-employment drug screen.

ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-MONTLAKE

UW Medical Center is an acute care academic medical center located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in seven specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.

The UW Medical Center-Montlake campus is located on the edge of the beautiful UW campus which includes many amenities available to our staff as well as very convenient public transit options including the Sound Transit’s light rail station across the street.

ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER

UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

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