Clinical Pharmacist - Inpatient
About the role
Become an Essential Part of Patient Care as Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist! At TriHealth, Inpatient Clinical Pharmacists play a critical role in improving the health of the communities we serve. In this role, you will provide high-quality, patient-centered pharmaceutical care while collaborating with physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary care teams to ensure safe, effective medication use.
Responsibilities
- Ensures the 7 patient “rights” are respected: right patient, right dose, right route, right time, right drug with the right information and documentation.
- Reports medication errors and assists in assessing the risks and strategies to manage the risk.
- Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements and organizational policies and procedures.
- Provides a consistent process of patient care to ensure the safety of the patient's medication use.
- Assists in protocol development, implementation, and optimization.
- Undertakes projects that will improve the quality of patient care and promote cost-effective use of medications.
- Takes the lead in identifying opportunities and solutions in pharmacy process improvements.
- Applies known solutions to a variety of predictable problems.
- Assumes personal responsibility for professional development, particularly in the area of ongoing clinical education, and develops clinical pharmacy programs according to policies and regulations.
- Participates in relevant committees.
- Assists in orientation and training of new hires, and precepts pharmacy students and residents.
- Contributes to direct patient care through careful review of patient information, assessment and provision of appropriate pharmaceutical recommendations.
- Promotes the correct and appropriate use of medications by maximizing the clinical effect, using the most effective treatment, minimizing the risk of treatment-induced adverse events, and minimizing the expenditures for pharmacological treatments.
- Communicates findings and recommendations to other health care professionals who are responsible for the patient’s care.
- Ensures that issues are resolved before dispensing.
- Provides education/counseling to patients about drug therapies, and provides concise, timely responses.
- Creates and maintains an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis, as well as a calm, professional environment.
- Establishes effective collaborative working relationships and open and active communication with pharmacy leadership, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and technicians.
- Clearly articulates ideas and thoughts through written and verbal communications.
- Provides drug distribution skills include verification, order entry, clarification as needed, accuracy of checking, technician supervision, and timely delivery.
- Utilizes clinical knowledge and experience to resolve health problems through rational use of medications.
- Manages the drug inventory by adjusting par levels and avoids stock-outs and decreasing waste.
- Communicates with the Pharmacy Buyers to ensure supply matches' demand.
- Ensures complete, accurate, and timely documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in pharmacy (Required)
- 1 - 2 years' experience Pharmacy (Required)
- Active Pharmacist license in the State of Ohio (Ohio Board of Pharmacy)
- Working knowledge of all Ohio Board of Pharmacy regulations
Qualifications
- Strong interpersonal, analytical, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse multidisciplinary teams.
Skills
- Strong interpersonal, analytical, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse multidisciplinary teams.
Benefits
We offer competitive shift differentials, opportunities for professional growth, and a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, paid time off, retirement savings plans, and tuition reimbursement. For more information, please visit our benefits page: here.
Pay
Full-time (72 hours biweekly) Evenings shift Weekend and holiday rotation required
Schedule
Full-time (72 hours biweekly) Evenings shift Weekend and holiday rotation required
About Us
Careers at TriHealth are diverse. From clinical to administrative, sales to service, our team members contribute skills that are as varied as the services we offer and the people we serve. As an employer, TriHealth demonstrates the organization's values by offering comprehensive benefits packages, competitive wages, and milestone recognition. Explore our career options to help you determine the type of job best for you as well as help narrow your search within our website. We look forward to you joining the TriHealth family!