Pharmacist - Clinical Pharmacy

Tucson Medical Center; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Tucson Medical Center seeks a Pharmacist - Clinical Pharmacy to provide clinical services in inpatient and/or clinic settings, collaborating with nursing and medical staff to optimize medication therapy.

Responsibilities include drug information, drug utilization reviews, and education of residents, students, and staff; a licensed pharmacist will participate in rounds and quality initiatives.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an AACP-accredited college or PharmD holder.
• Current Arizona Pharmacist license upon hire.
• BLS and ACLS required (ACLS waiver for clinical pharmacist in retail department).

Responsibilities

• Interprets and clarifies written orders for all types of medications.
• Prepares compounds, labels, and packages medications per professional standards.
• Provides drug information to health care professionals.
• Advises patients on use of medications including dosage and side effects.
• Monitors drug therapy and suggests alternative therapies when appropriate.
• Educates pharmacy interns, students and PGY1 residents.

Job description

Pharmacist - Clinical Pharmacy

Job CategoryProfessional

ScheduleFull time

ShiftRotating 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 & Therapeutics 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.

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).

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.