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Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for providing clinical services in an inpatient and/or clinic setting. Responsibilities include collaboration with nursing and medical staff with medication chart reviews that will assist in the optimization of medication therapy, implement up-to-date pharmacotherapy and treatment guidelines with providers, conducts Drug Utilization Reviews and prepares Drug Review Criteria for medical staff review at Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee. In addition, Clinical Pharmacist is an active preceptor for PGY1 residents, pharmacy students and pharmacy staff.
Job Responsibility:
Interprets and clarifies written orders for all types of medications
Prepares compounds, labels, and packages medications and pharmaceuticals, in accordance with established professional protocols and standards
Provides medications and drug information relative to circumstances and patient conditions in emergency codes in the hospital
Communicates drug-related side effects, dosages, potential complications to health care professionals
Advises patients and/or their representatives on use of various medications, including dosage, side effects and composition
Remains informed about current developments concerning new drugs or test results regarding drug usage
research drug information requests and responds promptly
Promotes effective use of formulary system through drug product selection and therapeutic alternative produce suggestion for non-formulary orders
Monitors drug therapy as assigned by physicians
suggest alternative drug therapy when appropriate
Consults with and advises medical staff personnel regarding utilization of drugs and pharmaceuticals
Oversees work of Pharmacy Technicians/Pharmacy Interns participating in the preparation, documentation and dispensing of medications and pharmaceuticals
Adheres to TMCH organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values policies, and standards
Provides education to pharmacy interns, students and PGY1 residents
Participation in rounds and care coordination conferences as appropriate
Participation in quality improvement committees as assigned
Requirements:
Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an AACP-accredited College of Pharmacy or bachelor’s degree from an AACP-accredited College of Pharmacy
Current Arizona Pharmacist license upon hire
Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required (ACLS requirement waived for clinical pharmacist working in the retail pharmacy department)
Knowledge of drugs, possible side effects or interactions with other drugs, and how to compound medication in accordance with professional standards and practices
Skill in following physicians’ orders and prescribed medications and relaying any procedures and concerns to the patient
Skill in responding to patients’ questions or concerns
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
Ability to effectively present information and respond to inquiries or complaints from employees, patients and/or their representatives, and the public
Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents or logarithms
Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, single or multiple regressions, determination of test reliability and validity, correlation techniques, sampling theory and factor analysis
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems
Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.)
Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables