Pharmacist- Inpatient Rehab

Tenet Healthcare; Goodyear (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualifications

• Pharmacist licensure in Arizona (Arizona Pharmacist License) is required.
• BLS certification required.
• Pharmacy practice residency or equivalent clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Participate in critical care rounds and review clinical opportunities for critical patients.
• Optimize drug therapy and prevent adverse events while ensuring cost-effective medication use.
• Contribute to Pharmacy & Therapeutics and other physician committee decisions as needed.
• Provide drug information and in-service education to medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff.
• Assist with development and implementation of drug and disease management protocols.

Skills

Critical care rounds

Drug therapy optimization

Drug information

Precepting pharmacy students

Education

Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy Degree

Job description

Position Summary

In keeping with the Abrazo Health Care core values, the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist would develop, implement, and evaluate the clinical pharmacy services for the facility, as well as the training and education of the professional staff or participation in these services. An integral part of the patient care team, the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist is responsible for providing many delegated clinical services, participating in team discussions and decisions about patient care, educating patients and families, and assuring proper application and compliance with various clinical initiatives. Involvement in various professional education activities, including work with students from the local College of Pharmacy and staff pharmacist development and mentoring is also expected.

Under the direction of the Director of Pharmacy, the scope and breath of responsibility for the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will include:

• Participation in critical care multidisciplinary rounds and review of clinical opportunities for critical patients in other acute care areas
• Optimizing drug therapy and preventing adverse events while ensuring appropriate cost-effective medication use
• Participation in clinical decision making in Pharmacy & Therapeutics and other physician committees as needed
• Providing drug information and in-service education to medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff
• Assisting with development & implementation of various drug and disease management protocols designed to optimize patient quality of care
• Conducting medication use evaluations in areas of need
• Precepting pharmacy students

Participates in critical care rounds, optimizing drug therapy

Optimizes drug therapy and participates in clinical pharmacy services (i.e. pharmacokinetics service) in acute care areas (ED, ICU, Hospitalists' Service)

Develops evidence-based best practices, including order sets, conducts quality improvement projects, and designs and executes medication use evaluations in areas of need

Provides education to medical, nursing and pharmacy staff on clinical pharmacy initiatives

Assists the Director of Pharmacy with the organization of and presentations for the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee meetings

Other related job tasks or responsibilities as assigned

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy Degree
• BLS
• Experience: Pharmacy practice residency or equivalent clinical experience
• Licensure/Certifications: Current Pharmacist license in the State of Arizona/Arizona Pharmacy License

Preferred Requirements:

• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy Degree
• Experience: Critical Care residency
• Certification/Registration: ACLS, BCPS

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