Clinical Pharmacist Inpatient

About the role

Join our Inpatient Pharmacy Team at Lutheran Hospital in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and become part of a collaborative group of more than 60 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care.

Responsibilities

• Reviews patients' medication order for allergy interactions, duplication of therapy, appropriateness of drug therapy, and drug-drug interaction.
• Makes appropriate evidence-based interventions to optimize medication use.
• Safeguards and delivers medications timely to care areas and ensures they are stored securely and appropriately for stability and workflow.
• Provides counseling to patients and promotes quality medication education and adherence.
• Ensures patient is well informed, treated with respect, and receives the highest level of professional service.
• Completes all regulatory and compliance training and ensures documentation of regulatory requirements is clear and complete.
• Supervises and directs activities of interns, technicians, and support personnel as required.
• Provides medication-related clinical consultation and clarification to other health professionals.
• Takes the initiative to solve problems including, but not limited to, equipment, maintenance, drug availability, staffing issues, and extraordinary patient care concerns.
• Identifies potential areas for improvement including processes that could be streamlined or revised to improve patient satisfaction.
• Identifies potential safety hazards that may create problems for patients and/or staff and takes appropriate actions.
• Participates in departmental meetings, contributing ideas or feedback.
• Supports clinic or hospital and system directives, including clinical, compliance, business operations, standardization, and customer service.
• Supports local and enterprise pharmacy leadership initiatives.

Requirements

• Minimum Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from an accredited institution (education verified).
• Licenses to practice pharmacy in the state of practice and dispense controlled substances.
• Current knowledge of state and federal regulations and statutes regarding the practice of pharmacy in the state of practice.
• Effective communication, people management, and project management skills.
• Immunization certification if applicable to practice site needs.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in an integrated healthcare delivery system.
• Board Certification.
• Health System Residency.

Skills

• Pharmacy.
• Pharmacy Services.
• Medication Management.
• Pharmaceutical Care.
• Project Management.
• Quality Improvement.
• Problem Solving.
• Federal Pharmacy Laws.
• State Pharmacy Laws.

Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $62.89 - $92.44

Schedule

Full time 40 hours per week. Shift Details: Mostly days of 8 or 10-hour shifts. Some evenings and nights. Weekend rotation: every 3rd or 4th weekend. Holiday rotations.