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The Critical Care & Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist at Olathe Hospital provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care for patients primarily in the ICU and ED settings. This consists of ensuring drug therapy that results in safe, effective, and cost-conscious use of pharmaceuticals. Must demonstrate excellent interdisciplinary communication and exhibit strong educational and precepting abilities. An average pay period will consist of approximately 50% of shifts in ICU, 20% in the ED, and 30% in central pharmacy. Weekends are typically every 4th and include walking interdisciplinary rounds in the ICU in the morning while cross covering ED. Teaching opportunities are also plentiful and encouraged with our PGY1 pharmacy residency program as well as an onsite three year Internal Medicine residency program.
Job Responsibility:
Actively participates in organizational and departmental performance improvement efforts
Actively participates on the multidisciplinary team by consistently attending patient care rounds and providing patient – focused pharmaceutical care
Actively supports department staffing needs by flexing to other areas or alternative scheduling
Assures timely medication order processing by participating in order entry, order verification and reviewing medication orders
Completes patient-specific medication profile reviews resulting in execution of protocol based drug therapy
Continually reports medication incidents and adverse drug reactions in Patient Safety Net (PSN) and participates in medication incident review
Participates in medication reconciliation at the time of admission, transfer, and/or discharge and provides patient education when appropriate
Shares pharmaceutical expertise by coordinating and providing educational presentations or in-services for pharmacy and non-pharmacy staff
Supports pharmacy residency programs, clerkship students and interns by precepting organized rotations, providing timely and constructive feedback, participating in training and orientation, providing mentorship, and collaborating on presentations and projects
Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department
Requirements:
Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited college or university
Licensed Pharmacist - State Board of Pharmacy in state of primary practice site
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) certification as necessary
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and/or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification as necessary
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Nice to have:
Completion of an accredited pharmacy post graduate training program (PGY-1 and/or PGY-2 residency program in Critical Care or Emergency Medicine)
Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties certification in chosen area of specialty