Specialty Pharmacist

ThedaCare; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ThedaCare is a community health system seeking a pharmacist to support inpatient care in Appleton, Wisconsin. The role emphasizes collaboration with pharmacy and medical teams to optimize medication therapy and patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include directing technicians, educating clinicians and patients, and participating in quality improvement to enhance safety and value in care. A pharmacy degree and licensure are required with residency preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. from an ACPE certified school is required.
• Experience or ASHP residency is preferred but not required.
• Active Wisconsin Pharmacist License is required or eligible and must obtain within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Communication and collaboration with pharmacy and multidisciplinary teams to improve patient care.
• Maintain and manage patients’ medications and outcomes with evidence-based care.
• Provide education on medications to healthcare providers, patients, and families.
• Direct technicians and interns, giving feedback and ensuring accuracy of work.
• Identify quality improvement opportunities and participate in safety initiatives.
• Utilize technology to deliver patient-centered pharmaceutical care.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Clinical decision-making

Patient safety

Education

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Why ThedaCare? Living A Life Inspired!

Our new vision at ThedaCare is bold, ambitious, and ignited by a shared passion to provide outstanding care. We are inspired to reinvent health care by becoming a proactive partner in health, enriching the lives of all and creating value in everything we do. Each of us are called to take action in delivering higher standards of care, lower costs and a healthier future for our patients, our families, our communities and our world. At ThedaCare, our team members are empowered to be the catalyst of change through our values of compassion, excellence, leadership, innovation, and agility. A career means much more than excellent compensation and benefits. Our team members are supported by continued opportunities for learning and development, accessible and transparent leadership, and a commitment to work/life balance. If you’re interested in joining a health care system that is changing the face of care and well-being in our community, we encourage you to explore a future with ThedaCare.

Benefits, with a whole-person approach to wellness - Lifestyle Engagement e.g. health coaches, relaxation rooms, health focused apps (Wonder, Ripple), mental health support Access & Affordability e.g. minimal or zero copays, team member cost sharing premiums, daycare

About ThedaCare

ThedaCare is a community health system consisting of seven hospitals, numerous clinics and related services. We are the third largest health care employer in Wisconsin and the largest employer in the state's second largest economic market - Northeast Wisconsin - with approximately 6,800 employees. Through our 100-year history, ThedaCare has woven itself into the very fabric of the communities we serve. For our employees, ThedaCare offers an environment that not only welcomes but also encourages innovative thinking and fresh approaches to today’s health care challenges. We’ve improved the health of thousands of individuals. We know this because we track our quality and constantly seek to improve our care and services for the members of our communities. This job posting is available in other languages besides English free of charge. Please contact the ThedaCare Employment Center to make your request at 920-830-5800 and then prompt "1". ThedaCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ThedaCare complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, color, religion, sex, gender identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, medical condition, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

Job Description

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Communication and Teamwork: Works collaboratively with team members and utilizes effective communication to provide exceptional patient care.
• Assesses patient for therapeutic and clinical interventions and records detail in the patient medical record.
• Has proactive involvement and communicates with pharmacy and multidisciplinary teams to improve patient care (e.g. care coordination rounds, multidisciplinary patient care rounds, staff huddles, etc.).
• Proactively addresses conflict and manages difficult situations in a professional manner.
• Maintains accountability for managing patients’ medications and medication-related outcomes and providing exceptional patient care.
• Maintains and acts on a professional development and continuing education plan.
• Maintains competency in their practice area.
• Actively participates in the department and health system mission of education and excellence through participation in student, intern and resident preceptorship.
• Active membership in professional organizations.
• Identifies quality improvement opportunities and provides constructive feedback.
• Actively collaborates to implement improvements to positively impact patient care.
• Directs technicians and pharmacy interns in their daily work through observing their performance, giving feedback, answering questions, providing guidance, and checking the accuracy of their work.
• Provides constructive feedback to leaders, peers, technicians and learners.
• Represents the pharmacy department on committees, interdisciplinary groups, task forces and/or improvement teams as a pharmacy subject matter expert.
• Works on projects and recommends solutions to improve safety or quality of care provided.
• Identifies opportunities and recommends solutions to improve the value of care and works with leadership to implement process improvement ideas.
• Identifies and recommends pharmacist practice changes.
• Demonstrates effective problem-solving skills.
• Provides a high level of customer service to all internal and external customers.
• Leads service recovery efforts in respective area if needed.
• Provides education on medications and medication monitoring to other healthcare providers (formal and informal) as well as to patients, family members, and customers utilizing pharmaceutical expertise.
• Actively works to resolve customer concerns and manages difficult situations to promote a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Works within the department and individual groups to maintain a focus on common goals and service to the end customer (the patient).
• Independently makes appropriate clinical decisions to provide safe, efficient and evidence-based pharmaceutical care that aligns with departmental and system level medication use policies and procedures.
• Follows all departmental and system level policies and procedures related to medication use and ensures regulatory standards are met.
• Exhibits fiscal responsibility and leadership within daily clinical practice through the identification of opportunities to improve revenue cycle enhancement.
• Implements evidence-based medicine and follows best practices for patient monitoring and care.
• Prioritizes workload to meet patient and other external customer needs.
• Implements collaborative practice policies if applicable based on setting.
• Utilizes and optimizes technology to efficiently and effectively deliver patient-centered care.
• Integrates medication safety practices into all phases of medication use process. Identifies and documents adverse drug events (ADEs), medication errors and near misses.
• Assures the use of drugs, technology and clinical protocols meet established best practices, national guidelines and F&MCW standards of care.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE PREFERRED: A minimum of 1 year hospital or 3 years of other pharmacy experience is preferred.

EDUCATION REQUIRED: Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. from an ACPE certified school of pharmacy is required.

EDUCATION PREFERRED: Successful completion of an ASHP accredited PGY1 or specialty residency is preferred.

• Special skills required: Demonstrates effective use of computers and applications (e.g. MS Word, Excel, Outlook) as appropriate to practice and communicate effectively.
• Special skills preferred: Active membership in the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (PSW) preferred. Active membership in the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) and/or other national pharmacy organizations as approved by the Pharmacy Administration preferred.
• Licensure required: Active Wisconsin Pharmacist License is required or eligible for and must obtain within 6 months.

Qualities: Ability to support, advance and live our mission and evidence of such: Mission – Our reason for Being - To advance the health of our communities through excellence and discovery, inspiring each person to live their unique best life Ability to support, advance and work toward our vision and evidence of such. Vision - Who we Aspire to be - To be your trusted partner, transforming health care for everyone every day Commitment to and evidence of demonstrating our guiding principles Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Scheduled FTE: 1 Location: Corporate - 2300 E Capitol Dr - Appleton,Wisconsin Overtime Exempt: No Worker Shift Details: