Pharmacist (NE) - Critical Care

ECU Health; Greenville (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ECU Health Pharmacy is seeking a licensed pharmacist to join our team at ECU Health Medical Center in North Carolina. You will review medications, ensure appropriate therapy, and collaborate with nursing and physicians to optimize patient outcomes.

The role includes medication histories, reconciliation, discharge counseling, and reporting adverse events. Requires NC license and BLS within 30 days; hospital experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Licensed as a pharmacist by the NC Board of Pharmacy by start date.
• Maintain active NC pharmacy license and provide proof of renewal prior to December 31 annually.
• American Heart Association BLS required within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Review patient medication profile before verifying orders and evaluate orders for indication, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interactions.
• Ensure appropriateness of therapy by reviewing patient history and demographics, recommending formulary alternatives, developing drug monitoring plans, interpreting laboratory data, monitoring and documenting pharmacokinetics for targeted drugs.
• Demonstrate competency in applying drug dosing guidelines, clinical lab data and pharmacokinetic properties to individualize drug therapy.
• Communicate drug therapy problems directly with nursing and/or prescriber and document interventions.
• Provide care appropriate to patient age(s).
• Perform medication histories, medication reconciliation and discharge counseling as required.
• Provide drug information to health professionals and to patients.
• Detect, monitor, document and report adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
• Maintain professional relationships, supervise pharmacy technicians, dispense investigational drugs per protocols, and attend department education activities.

Skills

Pharmacist license

Education

B.S. or PharmD in pharmacy

Job description

Position Summary

Pharmacists at ECU Health are committed to the safe and effective use of medications through maximizing drug distribution and optimizing drug therapy outcomes; educating patients, providers, and ourselves on best practices; and fully integrating pharmacists into the continuum of care. Pharmacists report directly to a designated Pharmacy Supervisor based on area of practice.

Responsibilities

• Review patient medication profile before verifying orders and evaluate orders for indication, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interactions.
• Ensure appropriateness of therapy by reviewing patient history and demographics, recommending formulary alternatives, developing drug monitoring plans, interpreting laboratory data, monitoring and documenting pharmacokinetics for targeted drugs, and may include credentialing as a Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner.
• Demonstrate competency in applying drug dosing guidelines, clinical lab data and pharmacokinetic properties to individualize drug therapy.
• Communicate drug therapy problems directly with nursing and/or prescriber and document all interventions.
• Provide care appropriate to patient age(s).
• Perform medication histories, medication reconciliation and discharge counseling as required.
• Provide drug information to health professionals and to patients.
• Detect, monitor, document and report adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
• Maintain professional relationships, handle communications professionally, supervise pharmacy technicians, dispense investigational drugs per protocols, and attend department education activities.
• Completion required: obtain continuing education credits, complete annual competency assessments, meet TJC requirements and occupational health screening, comply with state and federal regulations, follow hospital and departmental policy, maintain confidentiality, and comply with HIPAA and HITECH regulations.
• Behavior-based expectations: support ECU Health mission, vision and core values; support the Department of Pharmacy vision; embrace and exceed minimum standards of performance; participate in achieving department and system goals; manage one's own practice, engage in professional self-development and take a proactive learning approach; and fulfill Clinical Ladder Level I maintenance requirements.

Minimum Requirements

• B.S. or PharmD in pharmacy
• 0 years of relevant pharmacy experience (post-graduate)
• Licensed as a pharmacist by the NC Board of Pharmacy by start date.
• Maintain active NC pharmacy license and provide proof of renewal prior to December 31 annually.
• American Heart Association BLS required within 30 days of hire.

Preferred Requirements

• Hospital experience preferred.

About ECU Health Medical Center

ECU Health Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the 974-bed flagship hospital for ECU Health and serves as the primary teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health Medical Center has achieved Magnet designation twice and provides acute and intermediate care, rehabilitation and outpatient health services to a 29-county region that is home to more than 1.4 million people.

General Statement

It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position. Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification. We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.