Description
The University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown (MCD) of Pharmacy is seeking a 100%-time Clinical Pharmacist. The pharmacist in this position carries out the pharmacy practice responsibilities for the Department of Pharmaceutical Care at the Medical Center Downtown.
Position Responsibilities
• Responsible for the operation of a Pharmacy that provides a full complement of drug therapy monitoring, drug dispensing and quality control services.
• Serve as pharmacist responsible for complete review of patients', medication therapy daily for appropriateness, which includes screening for drug-drug and drug-food interactions, drug-disease contraindications, and patient compliance; adverse drug reaction detection and reporting; pharmacokinetic evaluation of serum drug levels and patient-specific laboratory data; rounding with medical staff to recommend drug therapy modifications (i.e., changes in drug, dose, route or timing of administration); implementing Pharmacy and Therapeutics Subcommittee approved criteria for safe and cost-effective medication use across the continuum of care.
• Administer the health system's medication use evaluation program, which includes assuring appropriate medication use through daily monitoring of laboratory data in inpatients prescribed medications.
• Ensure quality of the medication distribution system, including all drug products and informational materials issued by the Pharmacy
• Ensure that all service transactions conducted by the pharmacy are fully authorized and properly documented as required by federal, state and hospital regulations.
• Maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students and the public.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Supervision is received from a Pharmacy Supervisor or other designated official.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED
Functional and administrative supervision is exercised over support staff and students.
Schedule: Monday through Friday, Daytime which also Includes coverage of holiday, weekend, and overnight shifts, determined by pharmacy leadership
Qualifications
Education Requirements
• Pharm. D. (Doctor of Pharmacy) degree or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and one year of applicable experience is required.
Experience Requirements
• Current licensure by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy Examiners is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
Desired Qualifications
• Health system pharmacy experience is desirable.
• Satisfactory completion of an ASHP-accredited residency in hospital pharmacy practice is desirable.
• Additional training or certification (i.e., specialized residency and/or board certification in an area of practice) is desirable
Application Process
In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a "Relevant File" to the submission:
• Resume
• Cover Letter
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
