Pharmacist - Clinical Per Diem

Tucson Medical Center; Tucson (AZ); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 103,000; Part time

Job summary

Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, AZ, seeks a Clinical Pharmacist for per diem coverage in inpatient and clinic settings, collaborating with nursing and medical staff to optimize therapy.

You will participate in rounds, drug information provision, and education of residents and students, while ensuring formulary compliance and safety.

This role emphasizes leadership of pharmacy technicians and interns and ongoing quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• PharmD or PharmD-related degree required.
• Current Arizona Pharmacist license.
• BLS and ACLS required.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and clarify written orders for all medications.
• Prepare, label and package medications per protocols.
• Provide drug information to healthcare professionals and patients.
• Promote formulary use and suggest therapeutic alternatives.
• Oversee pharmacy technicians and interns.
• Participate in rounds and quality improvement initiatives.
• Educate interns, students, and residents.
• Collaborate with nursing and medical staff to optimize therapy.

Skills

Drug therapy optimization

Pharmacotherapy guidelines

Medication chart reviews

Drug information provision

Clinical collaboration

Patient counseling

Drug Utilization Review

Precepting residents

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or BPharm

Job description

Pharmacist - Clinical Per Diem

Job Category: Professional

Schedule: Per Diem

Shift: Rotating Shift

SUMMARY

Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for providing clinical services in an inpatient and/or clinic setting. Responsibilities include collaboration with nursing and medical staff with medication chart reviews that will assist in the optimization of medication therapy, implement up-to-date pharmacotherapy and treatment guidelines with providers, conducts Drug Utilization Reviews and prepares Drug Review Criteria for medical staff review at Pharmacy & Thermapeutics Committee. In addition, Clinical Pharmacist is an active preceptor for PGY1 residents, pharmacy students and pharmacy staff.

Pharmacist Grad performs functions under the supervision of a Licensed Registered Pharmacist (RPH).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Interprets and clarifies written orders for all types of medications.

Prepares compounds, labels, and packages medications and pharmaceuticals, in accordance with established professional protocols and standards.

Provides medications and drug information relative to circumstances and patient conditions in emergency codes in the hospital.

Communicates drug-related side effects, dosages, potential complications to health care professionals.

Advises patients and/or their representatives on use of various medications, including dosage, side effects and composition.

Remains informed about current developments concerning new drugs or test results regarding drug usage; research drug information requests and responds promptly.

Promotes effective use of formulary system through drug product selection and therapeutic alternative produce suggestion for non-formulary orders.

Monitors drug therapy as assigned by physicians; suggest alternative drug therapy when appropriate.

Consults with and advises medical staff personnel regarding utilization of drugs and pharmaceuticals.

Oversees work of Pharmacy Technicians/Pharmacy Interns participating in the preparation, documentation and dispensing of medications and pharmaceuticals.

Adheres to TMCH organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values policies, and standards.

Provides education to pharmacy interns, students and PGY1 residents.

Participation in rounds and care coordination conferences as appropriate.

Participation in quality improvement committees as assigned.

Performs related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of drugs, possible side effects or interactions with other drugs, and how to compound medication in accordance with professional standards and practices.
• Skill in following physicians’ orders and prescribed medications and relaying any procedures and concerns to the patient.
• Skill in responding to patients’ questions or concerns.
• 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 inquiries or complaints from employees, patients and/or their representatives, and the public.
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents or logarithms.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, single or multiple regressions, determination of test reliability and validity, correlation techniques, sampling theory and factor analysis.
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.).
• Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

Doctor of Pharmacy degreefrom an AACP-accredited College of Pharmacy or bachelor’s degree from an AACP-accredited College of Pharmacy.

EXPERIENCE

None required.

LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION

Current Arizona Pharmacist license upon hire. Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required (ACLS requirement waived for clinical pharmacist working in the retail pharmacy department).