Clinical Pharmacist

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Summary

The clinical pharmacist, under the supervision of the Director of Pharmacy and Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, will practice the profession of pharmacy in this state with all the rights and privileges of a Registered Pharmacist and will adhere to the Code of Ethics of the American Pharmaceutical Association and the Alabama Board of State Pharmacy.

The clinical pharmacist will be expected to participate in multidisciplinary patient rounds, evaluate and optimize patient medication therapy, monitor and recommend appropriate antimicrobial therapy, calculate and monitor TPN therapy, pharmacokinetic dosing, renal dose adjustments, and other clinical pharmacy activities as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have a Bachelor degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy from an accredited School of Pharmacy;

• Must be licensed as a Registered Pharmacist by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy, including continuing education as required for current controlled substance permit and certified or willing to obtain certification as a parenteral pharmacist;

• PG1 residency or equivalent experience desired, but not required;

• Board certification desired, but not required.

LANGUAGE/ COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing;

• Ability to communicate effectively in an emergency situation;

• Ability to communicate effectively with physicians and other healthcare providers.

SKILLS:

• Experience in hospital setting preferred.

Team Member

• Manages all information obtained with strict confidentiality to safeguard patient information from use by unauthorized personnel;

• Follows Southeast Health safety guidelines for self, patients, visitor, and employees;

• Follows Southeast Health infection prevention policies;

• Independently handles communications in a manner, which decreases conflict;

• Demonstrates assertiveness techniques in communications;

• Practices effective stress reduction techniques;

• Seeks resources for direction when necessary;

• Demonstrates responsibility for education requirements as evidenced by: Completing all annually required in-service programs, attending non-required educational programs relative to patient care responsibilities as available, and completing annual competency evaluation requirements;

• Demonstrates the knowledge and ability to provide age-specific care when giving pharmaceutical supplies or services.

Internal and External Customers:

• Demonstrates behavior to uphold the Mission, fulfill the Vision, and live the Values (Service, Excellence, Respect, Value, and Enthusiasm) of Southeast Health;

• Demonstrates the standards of performance as outline in the Employee Performance Standard handbook regarding: Attitude. Appearance, Communication, Call Lights, Commitment to Co-workers, Patient Waiting, Elevator Etiquette, Privacy, Safety Awareness, Sense of Ownership;

• Takes pride in the workplace as demonstrated by keeping area neat and tidy, helping others to meet customer needs, and being positive about the work group;

• Works actively and cooperatively with co-workers as a team;

• Recognizes and employs team efforts to achieve departmental/organizational goals;

• Encourage and promotes positive behaviors in coworkers;

• Adhere to established Attendance and Punctuality policy;

• Responds with patient and no-patient emergencies according to Southeast Health policies and procedures, as well as job requirements;

• Demonstrates ability to work with patients, families, visitors, and co-workers regardless of race, gender, disease process, life-style, religious or cultural beliefs;

• Personal issues and family situations do not interfere with job attendance or performance;

• Participates willingly in orientation of new employees, student, interns, externs and volunteers;

• Answers the telephone in all areas of pharmacy promptly and in a courteous manner by identifying self and department;

• Adjust effectively to work at their new structures, processes, requirements or cultures;

• Consistently maintains high levels of activity or productivity;

• Maintains presence in the pharmacy for legal security or informational purposes while the support personnel have to be out.

Accountability for Job and Role:

• Participate in multidisciplinary patient rounds;

• Optimize patient medication therapy;

• Calculate and monitor TPN therapy;

• Recommend appropriate antimicrobial therapy as per literature, cultural and sensitivity data;

• Creatinine Clearance Monitoring-Adjustments - recommends dosage adjustments for patients with renal dysfunctions;

• Pharmacokinetic dosing;

• Monitors patient therapy for therapeutic duplications and drug interactions;

• Recommends dosage adjustments based on clinical information/trials or alternative therapy;

• Researches and evaluates new drug therapies in relation to cost and effectiveness;

• Develops protocols for drug use as needed;

• Performs staff pharmacist duties when needed;

• Adheres to the standards of the Southeast Health Compliance Plan;

• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for maintaining quality care and work performance by attendance at departmental meetings and other team meetings as assigned;

• Participates in team/department quality improvement activities;

• Accepts accountability for own work and team outcomes when appropriate;

• Reports promptly any or unusual situations;

• Demonstrates leadership skills;

• Sets high standards of performance for self and others; self imposes standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed;

• Demonstrates a good working knowledge of the computer system;

• Performs all the necessary computer operations to ensure proper documentation of patient medication on the patient medication profile;

• Interprets physicians' orders for completeness and accuracy. This includes following up if there is an incomplete order;

• Documents interventions with in EMR;

• Checks all IV preparations and medication fills to insure correctness of product dispensed;

• Able to perform basic function of the IV room. ;

• Able to perform basic function of the Unit Dose Technicians;

• Performs, checks, and replaces medication to the crash carts and Acudose dispensing machines along with proper documentation required when called upon.

Time Use:

• Recommends cost savings alternatives when appropriate;<.