Pharmacist Practitioner | Full Time

UF Health; St. Augustine South (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health in Florida seeks a Clinical Specialist Pharmacist to collaborate with the patient care team across emergency medicine, critical care, ambulatory and infectious diseases to optimize drug therapy. The role involves delivering drug information services and resolving patient- and drug-related problems during hospitalization and after discharge.

You will contribute to drug monitoring, regimen adjustments, and education for staff and patients, using the hospital's EHR systems and

Qualifications

• Licensed Pharmacist in Florida.
• BLS and ACLS certifications required within specified timeframes.
• PGY2 or equivalent experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accurately interprets, profiles and files prescribers’ orders and ensures timely dispensing.
• Monitors drug therapy for duplicates, contraindications, interactions, and dosing errors.
• Documents interventions in the EHR professionally and accurately.
• Intervenes with prescribers to clarify orders and documents changes in the EHR.
• Aseptically prepares intravenous fluids, chemotherapy and other sterile products.
• Maintains documentation and inventory for controlled substances as required by policy.
• Performs comprehensive medication therapy reviews and addresses medication-related problems.
• Collaborates with nursing and prescribers to ensure safe medication use on assigned floors.
• Provides drug information and in-services to staff; educates patients face-to-face or by telephone.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacist

Patient Care

Drug Information

EHR Documentation

Education

PharmD or equivalent

Graduate ACPE Accredited School of Pharmacy

Job description

Overview

The Clinical Specialist Pharmacist works in collaboration with other members of the patient care team to manage patient care outcomes including emergency medicine, critical care, medication management, ambulatory care, infectious diseases, cardiology, and pediatric.

This position provides drug information services and assists in solving patient condition and drug-related problems.

Assists with delivery of service regarding drug monitoring and drug regimen adjustments while working both directly and indirectly with the patient and providers.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

• Accurately interprets, profiles and files prescribers’ orders. Ensures all medications filled, checked and delivered in a timely manner.
• Monitors drug therapy for duplicates, contraindications, interactions, incompatibilities, allergies, and dosing errors.
• Documents interventions in the electronic health record (EHR) professionally and accurately.
• Review and monitors drug therapy that requires dosage adjustment per prescriber order. Intervenes with prescriber to clarify medication orders, dosage, frequency, route as needed. Documents changes in EHR as per verbal or telephone order.
• Aseptically prepares intravenous fluids, irrigation solutions, additives, chemotherapy and other sterile products.
• Maintains appropriate documentation. Dispenses control drugs and maintains accurate records and inventory as required by law and pharmacy policies.
• Performs comprehensive medication therapy reviews for patients on assigned floors, assesses for medication-related problems and introduces therapeutic solutions.
• Documents order clarifications and interventions in the EHR.
• Collaborates with nursing to ensure safe and effective medication use is being performed on assigned floors, available for questions, clarifications, safeguarding/troubleshooting automated dispensing cabinets and medication pumps in a professional manner.
• Collaborates with prescribers to maintain accurate post-discharge medication reconciliation and resolve medication related problems.
• Provides training and education to staff pharmacists, interns and students regarding pharmaceutical care, pharmacoeconomics, clinical pathways and clinical guidelines. Provides drug information and in-services to the hospital’s professional staff as needed.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by management within job scope.
• Provides medication and disease state education to patients, both face-to-face during the patient’s hospitalization and/or via telephone communication.
• Participates on committee(s) as well as reviews/updates/creates evidence-based protocols and policies

Qualifications

Education / Training
Degree/Diploma Obtained Program of Study
Graduate ACPE Accredited School of Pharmacy

Preferences:
PharmD or equivalent education.

Experience Requirements
2 - 4 years experience as a Clinical Pharmacist

Preferences:
Two to four years experience in a relevant practice area will be considered equivalent to each year of residency training.
PGY2 residency or equivalent experience preferred.
Emergency Medicine and hospital experience preferred, based on practice area of position.

Certificates/Licenses/Registration
Licensed Pharmacist in Florida

Basic Life Support (BLS)
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

Preferences:
Board Certification by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) in either Pharmacotherapy, Ambulatory Care, Infectious Diseases, Cardiology, Pediatric, Emergency Medicine or Critical Care.

Additional Information:
BLS, provided by the American Heart Association (AHA), required within 30 days of hire.
ACLS, provided by the American Heart Association (ACLS), required within 90 days of hire.