Senior Specialty Practice Pharmacist - Palliative

Wexner Medical Center; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ohio State University Palliative Medicine Team is seeking a Pharmacist to contribute to direct patient care and perform comprehensive drug reviews for adults and geriatrics in inpatient and outpatient settings.

As a senior member, you will supervise Pharm.D. students, coordinate scheduling and onboarding, and collaborate with opioid stewardship to promote safer prescribing practices within the medical center.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy and Pharmacist registration required.
• 1 year of relevant experience required; 2-4 years preferred.
• Hospital/palliative care experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide drug information and optimize therapies for palliative care patients.
• Supervise Pharm.D. students and staff teaching activities.
• Coordinate scheduling, onboarding, and resource allocation for the team.
• Collaborate with opioid stewardship to promote safer prescribing.

Skills

Drug information

Clinical collaboration

Leadership

Education / teaching

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy

Registered Pharmacist

Job description

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Scope of Position

In cooperation with other pharmacy staff, acts as a resource and provides answers to drug information questions for patients, care givers, health care professional students, and medical center staff. Screens for drug-drug, drug-herb/dietary supplement, drug-allergy, drug-food (in cooperation with the Dietetics Department), drug-disease state and drug-laboratory interactions. Participates in appropriate hospital and/or departmental committees relevant to practice area. As a senior position, this individual represents the palliative pharmacy team in meetings, oversees scheduling and resource allocation among the team, owns onboarding of new employees, and assists with leading quality improvement activities within the palliative pharmacy practice.

Position Summary

The Ohio State University Palliative Medicine Team is a multi-disciplinary team. As a member of the palliative team, the pharmacist is a valued contributor and is involved in the direct care of patients on a daily basis. Through a robust collaborative practice agreement, the Palliative Care Specialty Practice Pharmacist is expected to initiate, modify, or discontinue medications to optimize symptomatic control. They provide daily comprehensive prospective profile review for all scheduled patients, including assessing disease states, drug-drug interactions, duplication of therapy, drug-allergy interactions, laboratory values, and urine drug screens. This position requires the pharmacist to conduct daily patient symptom assessment and drug therapy management in order to best serve patients with palliative needs, as well as patients with complicating medical histories, including substance use disorder. The pharmacist may work in both inpatient and outpatient settings focused on delivering high quality palliative care. Collaborate with other providers in opioid stewardship to demonstrate less opioid exposure and safer opioid prescribing within the medical center.

This position functions to coordinate all aspects of patients' pharmaceutical needs in the patient care areas. Duties include but are not limited to: medication order approval and distribution; assurance of appropriate dose, route, frequency and duration of therapy; and coordination of patients' pharmaceutical needs with providers and nursing staff. Patient population includes adult and geriatric patients; must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. This position is also responsible for supervising Pharm.D. students, technicians, undergraduate and graduate student teaching, and providing educational programs for hospital staff (providers, nurses, and pharmacy staff). As a senior position, this individual represents the palliative pharmacy team in meetings, oversees scheduling and resource allocation among the team, owns onboarding of new employees, and assists with leading quality improvement activities within the palliative pharmacy practice.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy. Registered Pharmacist. 1 year of relevant experience required. 2-4 years of relevant experience preferred.

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