MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center

Clinical Pharmacist I

Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Doctoral degree PharmD or equivalent from accredited pharmacy school required.
  • 1-2 years direct patient care experience in a hospital setting required.
  • PGY-1 residency preferred.
  • Registered Pharmacist licensure in Maryland required.
  • Board certification preferred.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Basic computer skills preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate medication orders for accuracy and resolve discrepancies through communication.
  • Assess compounding feasibility or verify the compounding of products and suggest alternatives.
  • Prepare IV admixtures and compounds sterile products, including hazardous agents.
  • Independently respond to non-evaluative drug information requests.
  • Monitor patient drug therapy to ensure optimal outcomes and manage adverse reactions under supervision.
  • Review patient profiles for contraindications and verify appropriateness of drugs/dosages.
  • Dispense controlled substances and maintain compliance with legal requirements.
  • Provide technical supervision of support personnel and ensure accurate workflow.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work under the supervision of experienced pharmacists, gaining valuable mentorship.
  • Exposure to a range of pharmacy duties, from compounding to patient counseling in a hospital setting.
  • Participation in direct patient care, contributing to health outcomes and patient safety.
  • Engagement in a collaborative healthcare environment, working alongside physicians and nursing staff.
Full Job Description
General Summary of Position
Provides pharmaceutical care to assigned patients under the supervision of a more senior clinical pharmacist/manager. Evaluates and interprets physician orders and dispenses medication and other pharmaceutical supplies in accordance with established operational procedures professional standards or practice as well as state and district and Federal laws.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

  • Evaluates medication orders for accuracy and thoroughness. Resolves discrepancies of medication orders through communication with the physician clinical pharmacist or nursing staff and dispenses medication.
  • Assesses feasibility compounds or verifies the compounding of extemporaneous products. Recommends alternative products when appropriate.
  • Prepares IV admixtures and compounds sterile products including but not limited to: large volume parenteral mini-bags TPN solutions and hazardous agents including cytotoxic drugs.
  • Independently responds to non-evaluative drug information requests.
  • Monitors and takes appropriate action to ensure optimum patient drug therapy drug selection and minimal adverse drug reactions under the supervision of a more senior clinical pharmacist/manager.
  • Reviews patient profile to determine contraindications with the prescription. Screens drugs/dosages to assure appropriateness based on the therapeutic intent and the patient's physiological functions. Participates in monitoring drug therapy under the supervision of a clinical level pharmacist or above when working in a decentralized setting.
  • Dispenses controlled substances and maintains perpetual inventory of controlled substances assuring legal requirements and departmental policies and procedures are consistently followed.
  • Provides technical supervision of support personnel. Oversees workflow and attendance to assure efficient operations. Verifies technicians' accuracy in the preparation and packaging of medications.
  • Enters and verifies computer entries and data for drug orders. In decentralized setting may instruct patients/families on the safe use of medications and counsel them on potential adverse effects.

Minimal Qualifications
Education
  • Doctoral degree PharmD or an equivalent Pharmacy degree from an accredited college of Pharmacy required

Experience
  • 1-2 years of direct patient care experience in a hospital setting required
  • PGY-1 preferred

Licenses and Certifications
  • RPH - Registered Pharmacist Licensure in the state of Maryland required
  • Board certification preferred

Knowledge Skills and Abilities
  • Verbal and written communication skills. Basic computer skills preferred.

This position has a hiring range of

USD $0.00 - USD $0.00 /Hr.

About MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center

MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center is a medical facility located in Clinton, Maryland. It is a 192-bed acute care hospital that provides a range of services including emergency care, cardiology, cancer care, orthopedics, and women's health. The hospital is part of the MedStar Health system, which is the largest healthcare provider in Maryland and the Washington, D.C. region. MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center is committed to providing high-quality, compassionate care to its patients and improving the health of the communities it serves.
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