Specialty Team Lead Pharmacist Adv Credentials

Deaconess; Evansville (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite child care centers

Tuition reimbursement

Fitness centers access

Career advancement opportunities

Competitive pay

Job summary

Deaconess is seeking a skilled Clinical Pharmacist to join our hospital team in the Indiana/Kentucky/Illinois region. The role emphasizes patient-focused pharmacotherapy, medication safety, education, and collaboration across disciplines within a 24/7 pharmacy service.

Eligible candidates must hold a BS or PharmD, have licensure in IN/KY/IL or be eligible, and bring 1 year of hospital or specialty pharmacy experience. CSP preferred and sign-on bonus offered.

Qualifications

• Requires a BS or PharmD degree from an accredited school of pharmacy.
• Minimum 1 year hospital or Specialty pharmacy experience; 3 years preferred.
• Pharmacy Practice Residency preferred.
• Experience with direct supervision preferred.
• Licensed or eligible for IN, KY and IL licensure; licensure within 45 days.
• Advanced certification (CSP) within 6 months of hire.
• No criminal records or actions with any Board of Pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards and maintains policies and procedures.
• Contributes to quality improvement by participating on teams and identifying improvements.
• Designs and monitors pharmacotherapy; provides education, dosing, anticoagulation, rounds with teams.
• Prepares and dispenses medications per policies; maintains formulary and inventory records.
• Develops educational materials; leads staff training and competency programs.
• Acts as a preceptor and trains new staff; oversees programs in coordination with leadership.
• Supports financial development and oversight of daily operations; oversees specialty functions.

Skills

Clinical pharmacist

Quality improvement

Patient education

Team leadership

Regulatory compliance

Education

BS or PharmD

Pharmacy Practice Residency

Tools

EPIC

Job description

$10k Sign on Bonus

Join our Team

We are looking for compassionate, caring people to join our talented staff of health care professionals as we continue to grow to be the preferred, regional health care partner in our community.

Benefits

We pride ourselves in retaining our top talent by offering work environments that support professional development and personal success. In addition to our robust healthcare and retirement plans, we offer:

• Onsite children's care centers (Infant through Pre-K)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free access to fitness centers, where health coaches are available to help with workout plans
• Career advancement opportunities
• Competitive pay, yearly opportunities for pay increases and bonuses

What you will do

• Assures personal and departmental compliance with all regulatory and accreditation standards including ASHP, ACHC, URAC, OSHA, State BOP, State DOH, FDA, DEA, USP and EPA. This may include the establishment, review, and maintenance of policies and procedures.
• Contributes to the quality improvement of the department and /or organization by: Participating on a quality improvement team; Identifying improvement strategies for the department/organization, including potential cost savings.
• Effectively designs, recommends, monitors and evaluates patient specific pharmacotherapy. This may include providing patient education, responding to drug information requests, attending code blues, providing pharmacokinetic dosing, providing anticoagulation services, rounding with interdisciplinary teams, performing medication reconciliation and providing nutrition support services.
• Prepares and dispenses medications using appropriate techniques following the health systems policies and procedures, maintaining the health system formulary, understanding the inventory system and maintaining the department systems and records.
• Contributes to the development of health care professionals or consumers by writing pharmacy newsletters, providing a pharmacy staff competency program, providing a lecture, in-service or presentation annually, conducting a P&T presentation and/or volunteering for a community benefit program. Provides and creates educational materials as needed.
• Contributes to the performance improvement of the department by: Acting as a preceptor for students or residents as qualified, and/or Training new staff.
• Contributes to the financial development of the department and/or organization.
• Demonstrates immediate oversight and training to staff to accomplish the daily operations of the department.
• Development, oversight, and maintenance of specific pharmacy programs in coordination with Pharmacy leadership.
• Assumes the duties of the manager/leader during their absence.
• Participates in internal and external audits and response to any findings of corrections
• SPECIALTY PHARMACY ADDITIONAL ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• --Leads quality management committees and is responsible for implementing quality improvement projects and corrective action plans.
• --Serve as the senior clinical pharmacist providing guidance and oversight whenever needed. Responsibilities will include, but not limited to, ensuring that qualified clinicians are accountable to the organization for decisions affecting consumers
• --Assist Managers and Director with compliance to laws and regulations, budgeting, IT technology, literature search, clinical and business reporting and adverse drug event and incident investigations as appropriate.

Pharmacy Services and Technology

The Pharmacy provides 24/365 access to pharmacist and pharmacy services. Technology plays an important role in the distribution process within Deaconess. The department strives to provide the most up-to-date equipment to ensure patient and staff safety. Medication distribution uses a combination of centralized and decentralized automation, bar code medication administration and smart pump technology. Patient information is managed through EPIC for both in and outpatients to create a complete medical record. The Pharmacy supports a decentralized patient-centered, integrated model. Pharmacist work more than 70% of their time in a clinical role and the remaining time in some aspect of dispensing.

What You Will Need

• Requires a BS or PharmD degree from an accredited school of pharmacy.
• Minimum of 1 year experience in hospital or Specialty pharmacy required, 3 years preferred
• Pharmacy Practice Residency preferred
• Experience with direct supervision preferred
• Must be licensed or qualify for license in Indiana AND Kentucky AND Illinois. Employment is contingent upon eligibility and completion of licensure within 45 days of employment.
• Role relevant advanced certification (CSP) at or within 6 months of hire.
• Must not have any records or convictions involving any form of chemical dependency, felony, or any adverse actions pending by any Board of Pharmacy.

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