Care New England Health System

Clinical Pharmacist

Care New England Health System • $100K — $130K *
Warwick, RI 02886In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Reposted Yesterday
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy from an ACPE accredited school
  • Rhode Island Pharmacist licensure required
  • Knowledge of drug information and medication administration
  • Understanding of pharmacology principles and pharmacokinetics
  • Experience with electronic medical record (EMR) maintenance
  • Experience in chemotherapy and sterile product preparation/dispensing
  • Strong communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Monitor drug therapies and assess for interactions or contraindications
  • Review lab data for therapeutic drug monitoring and document findings
  • Provide timely drug information and clinical consultation to staff
  • Coordinate and supervise direct support personnel
  • Optimize medication therapy based on evidence-based guidelines
  • Serve as a primary source for drug information and support medical education
  • Oversee preparation of sterile products and manage hazardous materials

Benefits

  • Opportunity to engage in clinical rounds and interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Involvement in graduate medical education
  • Work with advanced therapeutic drug management
  • Lead quality improvement initiatives in pharmacy services
  • Support for continuing education in pharmacotherapeutics
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Job Summary

The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for providing optimal pharmaceutical care on a daily basis. They develop, implement, and maintain systems that promote desirable patient outcomes through the use of safe and cost-effective drug therapies.

Duties & Responsibilities

Clinical Pharmacist, Central Pharmacy
  • Monitors drug therapies, drug-herb interactions, regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies and appropriateness of drug and doses. Interprets medications orders (verbal and written) and transcribes to computerized patient medication profiles. Maintains and reconciles accurate, complete patient medication profiles. Sustains the formulary by minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols, and promoting rational drug therapy selection.
  • Reviews/interprets lab data related to therapeutic drug monitoring. Detects and reports and documents suspected adverse drug reactions. Reviews medications which are renally-excreted and determine whether drug dosages are appropriate based on patients' renal function. Documents all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely.
  • Provides accurate, adequate and timely drug information to the professional staff. Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners. Suggests appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff.
  • Coordinates and supervises the direct support personnel.
  • Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Clinical Pharmacist, Decentralized/Clinical Specialist
  • Provides optimal medication therapy for the prevention and treatment of disease by applying evidence-based therapeutic guidelines. Thoroughly reviews and assesses patients' medication regimen in order to identify, resolve, and prevent medication-related problems and assist patients in getting the best outcomes from medications. Review includes, but is not limited to, dosing, age-specific considerations, pharmacokinetics, antibiotic management, therapeutic drug monitoring, and core-measure compliance. Makes appropriate recommendations to providers. Documents all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely. Attends Clinical Rounds when applicable.
  • Serves as a primary source of scientifically-valid drug information and advice regarding the safe, appropriate and cost-effective use of medications. Researches and reviews medical literature. Supports graduate medical education by attending cases/didactic activities with the residency staff as assigned. Maintains current knowledge of new developments in drug therapy.
  • Interprets and maintains medication orders and transcribes to patient medication profiles.
  • Interacts with patients, family, and other healthcare providers as appropriate to assure continuity of services and to achieve desired patient outcomes through safe, timely, cost-effective medication therapy.
  • Performs all other related duties as assigned.


Clinical Pharmacist, IV Services/IV Specialist
  • Oversees the preparation and storage of sterile preparations for inpatients and outpatients in the Outpatient Infusion Unit. Ensures compounded sterile preparations are prepared accurately and safely in accordance with USP 797 requirements, professional standards of practice, and laws, rules and regulations. Manages the preparation, storage and handling of hazardous materials, including spills.
  • Provides optimization of parenteral nutrition in conjunction with nutrition services by daily review of parenteral nutrition orders for appropriateness and safety by monitoring pertinent lab values, osmolarity, and other pertinent parameters. Makes recommendations to prescribers in order to optimize therapy.
  • Optimizes chemotherapy regimens by reviewing the regimen for indication, dose, route, preparation, and adjuvant medications including hydration. Monitors concomitant medications for drug interactions with the chemotherapy regimen. Monitors laboratory values as needed to evaluation for toxicity. Oversees accurate and safe preparation of chemotherapy.
  • Oversees the dispensing of sterile products from IV services, and directly supervise support staff. Works with the Inventory Manager to ensure proper acquisition/stock points of high-cost items. Generates proper electronic charges to facilitate billing/financial services. Oversees proper cleaning and maintenance of the clean room, anti-room, and laminar flow hoods.
  • Maintains up-to-date knowledge in pharmacotherapeutics, with a focus on oncology, nutrition, and biologicals. Maintains appropriate references pertaining to preparation of CSPs and chemotherapy, including related policies and procedures. Leads quality improvement processes in IV Services.
  • Performs all other related duties as assigned.


Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree Required; Field of Study: Pharmacy from an ACPE accredited school.
  • Rhode Island Pharmacist licensure required.
  • Knowledge of drug information, medication administration practices and procedures.
  • Understanding of pharmacology principles and pharmacokinetics.
  • Experience with data entry and electronic medical record (EMR) maintenance. Knowledge of federal and state regulatory requirements.
  • Experience with chemotherapy and sterile product preparation/dispensing.
  • Ability to perform clinical interventions.
  • Strong communication skills.

About Care New England Health System

Care New England Health System is a non-profit health care system based in Providence, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1996 and is comprised of three hospitals: Kent Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, and Butler Hospital. The system also includes a number of outpatient facilities and physician practices. Care New England Health System provides a wide range of medical services, including primary care, specialty care, and surgical services.
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Size
8,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
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