Pharmacist - ED

UNC Health Care; Hillsborough (NC); On-site; USD 107,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Hillsborough Hospital is hiring a pharmacist to help build and establish a new emergency department pharmacy program in collaboration with ED clinicians. The role focuses on patient-centered pharmaceutical care, medication safety, and defining sustainable workflows for ED pharmacy involvement.

The position offers an onsite, full-time schedule, with 40 hours per week and a day shift, and requires a PharmD or BS in Pharmacy with NC licensure or eligibility.

Qualifications

• PharmD or BS Pharmacy Degree.

Responsibilities

• Receives prescriptions, interprets prescriptions, and reviews patient medication history; clarifies prescriptions with prescribers and care team.
• Uses patient data to recommend optimal drug therapy and performs protocol-driven clinical services.
• Oversees preparation and dispensing of medications including sterile products.
• Adheres to formulary and substitution programs to optimize therapy and manage costs.
• Completes documentation in medical records and compliance logs.
• Counsels patients and families on pharmaceutical care issues.
• Directs shift workflow and supervises pharmacy staff and students.
• Follows all policies and regulations.
• Identifies process improvement opportunities.
• Precepts students, residents, and trains new staff as required.

Education

PharmD or BS Pharmacy Degree

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:The University of North Carolina Hillsborough Hospital and Inpatient Pharmacy department has an opening for a highly motivated individual interested in providing patient care to patients presenting to the emergency department (ED).

UNC Hillsborough has a strong commitment to providing high-quality, patient-centered care for the surrounding community. The UNC Hillsborough Emergency Department offers an opportunity to support a growing practice environment and develop clinical pharmacy services that enhance care for patients presenting with a broad range of urgent and emergent needs.

The focus of the position will be to help build and establish a new emergency department pharmacy program at UNC Hillsborough. This pharmacist will work in a multidisciplinary environment to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care, support medication safety, collaborate with emergency medicine providers and nursing colleagues, and help define sustainable workflows for clinical pharmacy involvement in the ED. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the growth of ED pharmacy services at UNC Hillsborough while partnering with current pharmacy and emergency department leadership.

The designation of Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) and completion of a PGY1 or PGY2 residency or an equivalent level of pharmacy experience is preferred. Residency training focused in Emergency Medicine or Critical Care is also preferred for this position.

Responsibilities

• 1. Receives prescriptions, interprets prescriptions, and reviews the patient's medication profile /history. Clarifies incomplete, inaccurate, or contraindicated prescriptions with the prescriber, nurse, or other health professional, as appropriate. Identifies and intervenes on problems related to the medication needs of the patient.
• 2. Utilizes and analyzes patient data to provide optimal drug therapy recommendations. Assesses the patient's medication therapy regimen and makes appropriate clinical interventions with the provider. Performs protocol-driven clinical services such as IV to oral dosing, stewardship activities, etc
• 3. Compounds and oversees the preparation and dispensing of medications including sterile products using standard formulas, processes and procedures as required.
• 4. Complies with the medication formulary, and therapeutic substitution and other programs designed to optimize drug therapy while minimizing cost as required.
• 5. Completes required documentation such as notations in the medical record, controlled substances documentation, cash register reconciliation, competency, etc. as required.
• 6. Counsels patients and appropriate family members regarding pharmaceutical care issues as requested or required.
• 7. Directs workflow of the shift and supervises pharmacy technicians, students, and/or volunteers present during that shift.
• 8. Adheres to federal, state, local and institutional policies, procedures, standards and regulations.
• 9. Identifies and participates in process improvement opportunities.
• 10. Precepts students, residents and participates in training new pharmacy staff as required.

Other Information

Education Requirements

• PharmD or BS Pharmacy Degree

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Active pharmacist licensure with the NC Board of Pharmacy or obtainable before initiation of employment. Recent graduates of ACPE-accredited colleges/schools of pharmacy may fill this role while pending initial pharmacist licensure, but are subject to limitations mandated by the NC Board of Pharmacy and must obtain licensure within 6 months of orientation or sooner if required for operations.

Professional Experience Requirements

• No prior experience required.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center Hillsborough

Organization Unit: UNCH HBO Hospital Pharmacy

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$51.50 - $74.01 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Hillsborough

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
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