Inpatient TOC Pharmacist — Safer Patient Transitions

University Hospitals Pain Management; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Pain Management is seeking a Transitions of Care Inpatient Pharmacist in Cleveland, OH. This role focuses on admission med history, reconciliation support, prior to discharge review, and comprehensive discharge education to improve outcomes across the care continuum.

The pharmacist will collaborate with physicians, nurses, case managers, and other care-team members to ensure safe, effective, and cost-conscious medication use, with responsibility for reviewing dispensing

Responsibilities

• Obtain, review, and verify the prior to admission med history list.
• Document the compiled medication list, thoroughly analyzing possible drug interactions, evaluating patient compliance, and any medication adherence barriers.
• Implement and operate an evidence-based medication reconciliation system that optimizes available resources, and promote admission and discharge med list review as a focus of performance-improvement activities.
• Support providers with admission order reconciliation and resolve discrepancies between home medications and admission orders.
• Complete discharge medication reconciliation review to ensure accuracy and a clear, error-free medication list on discharge.
• Provide individualized discharge medication education to patients and caregivers.
• Supervise and guide pharmacy technicians; review and cosign technician documentation and clinical notes.
• Communicate effectively with physicians, nurses, case managers, and other care transitions team members to promote safe and coordinated post-discharge continuum of care.
• Being a productive and efficient team member to meet daily goals and expectations.
• Accurate order verification
• Accurate dispensing
• Minimize order turnaround time
• Medication monitoring and documentation
• Documentation of clinical activities
• Documentation and performance of medication reconciliation
• Inventory control and adherence to Hospital Formulary policies
• Adherence to local and system Policies and Procedures

Job description

University Hospitals Pain Management is seeking a Transitions of Care Inpatient Pharmacist in Cleveland, OH. This role focuses on admission med history, reconciliation support, prior to discharge review, and comprehensive discharge education to improve outcomes across the care continuum.

The pharmacist will collaborate with physicians, nurses, case managers, and other care-team members to ensure safe, effective, and cost-conscious medication use, with responsibility for reviewing dispensing