Clinical Pharmacist-Infectious Disease, Jewish Hospital

Job Description

The Clinical Pharmacy at UofL Health provides specialized pharmaceutical services to improve drug usage and therapeutic outcomes for patients. The role involves participating in multidisciplinary patient care rounds, medication order evaluation and verification, drug distribution support, technician supervision, clinical intervention, formulary management, and resource for nursing and physician medication related inquiries.

Major job responsibilities

• Medication order evaluation (to include but not limited to appropriateness and effectiveness) and verification
• Drug distribution support
• Techician supervision
• Clinical intervention
• Formulary management
• Resource for nursing and physician medication related inquiries

Essential Functions

• Delivers comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients
• Works collaboratively with other clinicians and health-care providers to implement and maintain innovative disease management programs and clinical pharmacy services
• Participates in multidisciplinary patient care rounds
• Reviews medication orders for accuracy, appropriateness and efficacy
• Documents all pharmacy interventions in patient electronic medical record and integrated clinical decision support system
• Maintains drug therapy to evaluate appropriateness of use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interactions
• Prevents, detects, monitors, documents, and reports adverse drug reactions and medications errors
• Participates in the drug therapy management of medical emergencies (code blue, code stroke, etc.)
• Performs both admission history and discharge medication review and/or counseling in order to facilitate the admission/discharge/transfer of patients
• Serves as a subject matter expert collaborating with pharmacy leadership in the development and implementation of clinical pharmacy services and ensures compliance with policies and procedures at UofL Health

Other Functions

• Facilitates and participates in scholarly and professional development activities
• Guides and supervises certified pharmacy technicians
• Precepts pharmacy students during IPPE and APPE rotations as necessary
• Precepts PGY1 residents and PGY2 residents, as qualified by ASHP standards
• Participates in staff development (preceptor development/continuing education) for all pharmacy learners within area of expertise
• Participates in departmental research efforts
• Collaborates with pharmacy leadership in developing education, training, and competency programs
• Executes hospital and pharmacy policies and procedures
• Collaborates with pharmacy leadership in development and review of departmental policies and procedures
• Functions as a role model and as an educational resource for pharmacy staff
• Aids in recruitment and orientation of new staff members
• Performs quality assurance activities as defined by pharmacy leadership, including, but not limited to, medication history audits and control audits
• Investigates and resolves pharmacy management software-related issues
• Covers assigned shifts as determined by departmental need
• Facilitates investigational drug studies with assistance of Investigation Drug Service Manager and/or other personnel involved in the drug study
• Demonstrates effective communication skills
• Utilizes advanced communication skills to convey and demonstrate clinical pharmacist expertise
• Forms collaborative relationships with pharmacy team members and other members of the healthcare team
• Maintains involvement in pharmacy department or hospital committees
• Achieves and maintains satisfactory working relationships with pharmacy leadership, pharmacy staff and other departments throughout the system, including committees and administration
• Attends departmental staff meetings
• Exhibits initiative and judgment
• Participates collegially in the development of new programs, services and practices, and in the education activities of the department
• Maintains awareness of contemporary trends in the profession through professional literature
• Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education

• Graduated from an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy (required)

Experience

• Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY-1) Pharmacy Residency or three (3) years of relevant work experience (preferred)

Licensure

• Licensed or license eligible as a pharmacist in the Commonwealth of Kentucky (required)

Certification

• Current board certification by Board of Pharmacy Specialties® within area of expertise if available, otherwise general board certification required (required)

Current Certifications

• Current certification in Basic Life Support or must obtain within 90 days from date of hire (required)
• Current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or must obtain within 90 days from date of hire (required)