Clinical Pharmacist I--HUP--Specialty Pharmacy--full time, days

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to its tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical, and business professionals across all disciplines. Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Summary

Provides comprehensive, quality medication management for patients and employees of Penn Medicine through application of pharmacy practice standards. Reviews provider orders and dispenses medications and pharmaceutical preparations to inpatient and outpatient areas of the hospital. Maintains accurate patient profiles and monitors and helps manage drug therapies in order to achieve positive patient outcomes. Oversees pharmacy technicians and students and ensures accuracy of their work prior to dispensing. Adheres to Pharmacy Policies and organizational goals and objectives.

Responsibilities

• Provides optimal pharmacy service to patients and other health care professionals by designing, recommending, monitoring, evaluating and documenting patient and age-specific pharmacotherapy.
• Demonstrates an awareness of patient and employee confidentiality and safety when carrying out daily responsibilities.
• Verifies, prepares, and dispenses medications using appropriate techniques to ensure positive outcomes of drug therapies and compliance with national and health system’s policies and procedures.
• Provides concise, applicable, and timely responses to drug information requests from health care providers and patients.
• Participates in the management of medical emergencies.
• Ensures adherence to medication-use policies and guidelines.
• Manages time effectively to fulfill practice responsibilities.
• Supervises and directs the activities of pharmacy technicians.

Credentials

• Current pharmacist license in the state of PA

Education or Equivalent Experience

• Bachelor of Science Degree or Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy.