Position Status:
Full time
Shift:
Variable Less than 12 hour shift (United States of America)
Hours per week:
40
Job Information
Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
A Brief Overview
The Clinical Pharmacist at SVH provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients birth to death by optimizing medication therapy, providing disease state prevention and management and promoting health and wellness. This mission is accomplished by upholding the American College of Clinical Pharmacist philosophy of pharmaceutical care; blending a caring orientation with specialized therapeutic knowledge, experience and judgment for the purpose of ensuring optimal patient outcomes. The Clinical Pharmacist also contributes to the generation of new knowledge that advances health and quality of life. This is a fully remote position.
Education Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree Of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited school of pharmacy Required or
- Doctorate PharmD from an accredited school of pharmacy Required
Experience Qualifications
- Successful completion of an ASHP accredited PGY1 plus one year of work in healthcare system or relevant clinical experience. Required or
- Completed equivalent clinical fellowship/PGY2 Required or
- 3 years Work experience that includes essential duties at healthcare system Required
Skills and Abilities
- Medical terminology and knowledge of medication names. Complete 20 CE hours annually in area of expertise.
- Ability to apply mathematical concepts and apply mathematical operations to such tasks as analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis. Also, use of spreadsheets, internet/e-mail, database software, contact management, and the electronic medical record.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. (Required proficiency)
- Excellent customer service skills and ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Licenses and Certifications
- Pharmacist - KBP Must be licensed in Kansas within 90 days of hire. Required
- ASHP Certification/Pharmacy Board Certification Preferred
What you will do
- Review, interpret and verify provider medication orders making any recommendations and clinical interventions as necessary based on patient specific conditions, disease states, age and other clinical factors such as safety and cost effectiveness. Complete assigned pharmacy consults proficiently and following all pharmacy policies and procedures.
- Assess the status of the patient's health problems as possible and determine whether the prescribed medications are optimally meeting the patient's needs and goals of care. Recognize untreated health problems that could be improved or resolved with appropriate medication therapy. Follow the patient's progress to determine the effects of the patient's medications.
- Lead, co-lead or participate in hospital/pharmacy committees remotely upon assignment by clinical coordinator/ manager or pharmacy director according to the specialty area covered such as antimicrobial stewardship, opioid stewardship, anticoagulation committee.
- Educate and train pharmacy personnel/students/residents and other healthcare professionals remotely, and exhibit qualities of servant leadership.
- Participate in at least 50% of assigned schedule engaged in patient care planning within a multidisciplinary team in respective areas remotely. Provide a consistent process of patient care that ensures the appropriateness, effectiveness, and safety of the patient's medication use.
- Support the health care team's efforts to educate the patient on other important steps to improve or maintain health, such as exercise, diet, and preventive steps like immunization. Advise the patient on how to best take his or her medications.
- Participate in original research, quality improvement projects, or scholarly activities such as posters or presentations remotely.
- Contribute to the development and refinement of specialty-specific quality dashboards and performance reports.
- Maintain active involvement in professional pharmacy organizations which needed for their specialty/preceptor/instructor position (such as ACCP, ASHP) remotely.
Required for All Jobs
- Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health
- Performs other duties as assigned
Patient Facing Options
- Position is Not Patient Facing
Remote Work Guidelines
- Workspace is a quiet and distraction-free allowing the ability to comply with all security and privacy standards.
- Stable access to electricity and a minimum of 25mb upload and internet speed.
- Dedicate full attention to the job duties and communication with others during working hours.
- Adhere to break and attendance schedules agreed upon with supervisor.
- Abide by Stormont Vail's Remote Worker Policy and will review and acknowledge the Remote Work Agreement annually.
Remote Work Capability
Scope
- No Supervisory Responsibility
- No Budget Responsibility No Budget Responsibility
Physical Demands
- Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
- Feeling: Rarely less than 1 hour
- Grasping (Fine Motor): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
- Grasping (Gross Hand): Rarely less than 1 hour
- Hearing: Continuously greater than 5 hours
- Repetitive Motions: Frequently 3-5 Hours
- Sitting: Continuously greater than 5 hours
- Talking: Continuously greater than 5 hours
Working Conditions
- Noise/Sounds: Rarely less than 1 hour
