Clinical Staff Pharmacist - Acute Care Float (Days) Part Time

We are searching for a Clinical Staff Pharmacist - someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will manage and promote activities appropriate to ensure a safe and effective medication use process and assist in direct patient care activities to promote optimal drug therapy and resolve medication use problems in a manner developmentally appropriate for the ages of patients served (0-adult). Also, to perform a registered pharmacist's duties as defined by Hospital.

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Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Actively participates in multi-disciplinary rounds with medical specialty service.
• Ensures the appropriateness of all medication doses in reference to the patient's diagnosis, clinical status, weight / body surface area, allergies, and drug interactions.
• Identifies patients with special needs and oversees coordination of activities to ensure proper delivery of drug therapy.
• Performs outcome-directed therapeutic drug monitoring for patients according to guidelines.
• Monitors therapy for drug, drug-nutrient, drug-laboratory interactions and discusses interactions with appropriate health care professionals to help ensure patient safety.
• Performs outcome-directed pharmacokinetic monitoring for patients according to guidelines and discusses recommendations with appropriate medical professionals to help provide the best care for the patient.
• Accurately verifies medication orders in the electronic medical record.
• Ensures a safe medication use process.
• Participates in the education of patients, care givers, and the community.
• Supports patient safety systems.
• Completes intervention documentation in the electronic medical record according to guidelines.
• Performs and documents patient profile review according to guidelines.
• Performs and documents discharge prescription review according to guidelines.
• Enforces the non-formulary medication guidelines.
• Checks all available means of communication including e-mail, mailbox, and voice mail every shift.
• Ensures a work environment that is clean, neat, and organized according to departmental standards.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Skills & Requirements