Clinical Pharmacist, Inpatient, FT Variable Shifts

Job Summary

Provides patient care through the provision of direct operational and/or clinical patient services. Pharmacists will collaborate within the department to enhance departmental operations and clinical programs. Staff will participate in departmental and/or institutional committees, actively participate in the provision of education, and promotion of the profession. This position will require employees to work weekends, any required evenings, and holidays. The amount of time allocated to operations and clinical services will depend upon patients requirements, staffing, and overall pharmacy workload. This position also acts as a mentor to facilitate learning among pharmacy students and/or residents.

The Clinical Pharmacist collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to improve care, achieve optimal outcomes, and provide continuity of care to patients through the provision of pharmacy patient care services to include therapy care plan development, medication management, education, monitoring and follow up. The pharmacist provides evidence-based and cost-effective comprehensive medication management for patients with chronic conditions.

In order to enhance collaborative patient care, pharmacists will be delegated the authority to obtain a patient medical history, order and evaluate laboratory results, and make medication decisions including modifying or discontinuing treatment when appropriate with their scope of practice.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose:  Inspire health.  Serve with compassion.  Be the difference

• Provides accurate medication order-entry, drug distribution, and patient care. Confirms the appropriateness of drug therapy as it relates to the care of neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, adults and geriatrics. Seeks to minimize  turnaround time for products and services.

• Provides concise, applicable, timely responses to requests for drug information.

• Oversees pharmacy support personnel; checks and verifies the accuracy of all tasks performed. Staff may also function as a lead pharmacist within the department to monitor workload and workflow.

• Shares clinical and scholarly activity that promote the evidence-based use of medications and advance the profession of pharmacy to a variety of audiences (represents Prisma Health within professional organizations through service, presentations or publications; provides education within didactic and experiential training programs and to postgraduate professionals, nursing and medical staff). Provides lab review, clinical services, patient education, and corresponding documentation via the departmental clinical initiatives.

• Provides experiential education, evaluation, and training for technicians, students, pharmacy residents, medical students/residents and new employees.

• Represents the department in its collaborative effort to integrate pharmaceutical care throughout the patients continuum of care.

• Provides leadership and pharmaceutical excellence through direct patient care activities as a member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

• Acts as liaison between the department of pharmacy and service line.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Bachelor’s degree from an ACPE-approved college of Pharmacy. PharmD preferred.

• Experience - One (1) year of Pharmacy Resident experience or three (3) years clinical pharmacy experience.

In Lieu Of

• In lieu of an active Pharmacist license, may be a graduate of an ACPE accredited US college of Pharmacy with an intern certificate pending initial licensure or have completed requirements for reciprocity pending board of pharmacy interview for licensure. 

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• Licensed to practice as a Pharmacist or eligible to become licensed within 4 months of hire date in the state the team member is working.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of medical and pharmacy terminology; possess good mathematical, computer, and aseptic technique skills required.

• Knowledge of State BOP/Dept of Health/DEA rules/regulations required.

• Ability to handle urgent, stressful working conditions required.

Work Shift

Variable (United States of America)

Location

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Facility

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Department

Pharmacy