Retail Pharmacist, Outpatient Pharmacy, PRN

University Medical Center; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

UofL Health in Louisville, KY is seeking a Clinical Staff Pharmacist to deliver comprehensive pharmaceutical care and collaborate with the healthcare team. Responsibilities include evaluating orders, supervising technicians, supporting drug distribution, and participating in formulary management for diverse patient populations from neonatal to geriatric.

Strong communication with clinicians is essential. The role emphasizes clinical interventions, documentation in the EMR, and maintaining safe,

Responsibilities

• Delivers comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients
• Reviews medication orders for accuracy and efficacy
• Discusses order clarifications with prescribers and updates orders
• Documents interventions in the EMR and CDS system
• Monitors drug therapy for appropriateness and interactions
• Provides pharmacokinetic consultations and dosing recommendations
• Promotes cost-effective drug therapy and formulary management

Job description

Primary Location: Ambulatory Care Building - UMC

Address: 550 South Jackson St. Louisville, KY 40202

Shift:

Job Description Summary: UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center. With more than 12,000 team members-physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals-UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description:

The Clinical Staff Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients and members of the healthcare team to ensure optimal medication therapy outcomes. The Clinical Staff Pharmacist performs medication order evaluation and verification, drug distribution, sterile and extemporaneous compounding, technical supervision, and clinical services.

Major job responsibilities include:

• Medication order evaluation (to include but not limited to appropriateness and effectiveness) and verification
• Drug distribution support
• Technician supervision
• Clinical intervention
• Formulary management
• Resource for nursing and physician medication related inquiries

The position requires the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with patients, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals from all clinical disciplines regarding activities related to the improvement of medication use. Ensures that all activities are consistent with overall hospital objectives. The position demonstrates competence to provide pharmaceutical care for neonatal (birth-discharge), pediatric (birth to 11 years), adolescent (12-18), adult (19-65), and geriatric (66-over) patients.

Essential Functions:

• Delivers comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients
• Reviews medication orders for accuracy, appropriateness and efficacy
• Discusses medication order clarifications with prescriber, update orders to reflect communicated changes, and notify involved personnel
• Documents all pharmacy interventions in patient electronic medical record and integrated clinical decision support system
• Monitors drug therapy to evaluate appropriateness of use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interactions
• Provides pharmacokinetic consultations and other dosing recommendations as required
• Prevents, detects, monitors, documents, and reports adverse drug reactions and medications errors
• Participates in the drug therapy management of medical emergencies (code blue, etc.)
• Performs both admission history and discharge medication review and/or counseling in order to facilitate the admission/discharge/transfer of patients
• Provides operational support to Clinical Pharmacists and Clinical Pharmacy Specialists as determined by departmental need
• Responds to drug information requests and optimize pharmacotherapy regimens utilizing current evidence-based literature
• Promotes and demonstrates rational, cost-effective drug therapy
• Participates in formulary management by converting non-formulary orders to formulary alternatives when possible; enforces the use of the non-formulary medication request ordering procedure and validate patient's home medication, when applicable
• Assists in the procurement of medication when necessary, including verification of home medication supply, when applicable
• Facilitates the implementation of clinical and operational initiatives
• Recommends and evaluate drug inventory par levels
• Documents clinical consultations and cost avoidance as part of the departmental clinical documentation program
• Developments of formulary monograph or medication use evaluation (MUE) as assigned by pharmacy leadership

Other Functions:

• Executes hospital and pharmacy policies and procedures
• Investigates and resolves automated dispensing cabinet-related issues
• Utilizes medication carousels to resolve drug distribution-related issues
• Participates in orientation of new staff members
• Completes sterile compounding training, including hazardous medications, and demonstrates competency on a frequency defined by the Sterile Compounding Supervisor
• Completes extemporaneous compounding training, including hazardous medications, and demonstrates competency on a frequency defined by pharmacy leadership
• Covers assigned shifts as determined by departmental need
• Facilitates investigational drug studies with assistance of Investigation Drug Service Manager and/or other personnel involved in the drug study
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