Clinical Pharmacist

Position

Position is responsible for ensuring the safe and effective use of medications according to professional standards and practices.

Additional Job Description

• Verifies medication order transcription and assessment of appropriateness based on specific patient parameters for indication, interactions, duplicates, allergies, route availability, and other pertinent pharmacokinetic characteristics.
• Compounds, labels, packages, and dispenses pharmaceuticals.
• Supports the development and monitoring of clinical pharmacy parameters.
• Advises patients, families, and other healthcare providers in the use of various medications including dosage, side effects, and composition.
• Educates and trains staff on clinical activities and programs.
• Maintains accuracy and sterility of compounded IV products and abides by USP and USP statutes and regulatory components.
• Maintains accurate controlled substance counts and accurately dispenses utilizing current procedures.
• Aids in inventory control by assuring adequate stock rotation, inventory verification counts, and expiration audits.
• Complies with manufacturers' requirements for safe drug handling and storage.
• Confirms medications are located in automated dispensing cabinets to facilitate cart-less dispensing.
• Notifies the pharmacy buyer of low-inventory items or trends in utilization and assists with determining alternatives.
• Fills used crash carts and maintains coinciding paperwork, checking for outdated and missing medications.
• Maintains full and up-to-date medication trays or kits.
• Completes a minimum of 1 assignment for the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee a year as assigned by the Director of Pharmacy or his/her designee.
• Serves on a minimum of 1 project team, or participates on one hospital committee, as assigned by the director of pharmacy.
• Reports back to department at department meetings on pertinent information.
• Provides inpatient pharmacy support, direct patient care and clinical monitoring as staffing or scheduling needs require as well as fulfilling the essential functions of the specialist.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Continuous)
• Ability to climb stairs. (Infrequent)
• Ability to work indoors. (Continuous)
• Ability to work outside in temperature extremes. (Infrequent)
• Ability to work from elevated areas. (Frequent)
• Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Frequent)
• Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent)
• Ability to bend at the waist. (Continuous)
• Ability to twist at the waist. (Frequent)
• Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Frequent)
• Ability to perform "pinching" operations. (Frequent)
• Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands. (Continuous)
• Ability to reach overhead. (Frequent)
• Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Continuous)
• Ability to fully use both legs. (Continuous)
• Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination. (Frequent)
• Ability to reach in all directions. (Continuous)
• Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted. (Infrequent)
• Ability to lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted. (Infrequent)
• Ability to lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. (Infrequent)
• Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force. (Frequent)

Pay

Pay Rate Type: Salary Pay Grade: Health-33 Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Work Shift: Rotating (United States of America)

Schedule

Rotating (United States of America)