Clinical Pharmacist - Part Time

About the Role

The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for ensuring the safe, appropriate, and cost-effective use of medications. They provide expertise on drug therapy initiation and monitoring to all customer groups served by MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center, working collaboratively with other healthcare professionals to devise the most appropriate drug treatment for patients. The role sometimes extends outside the hospital, sharing specialized knowledge with other hospitals, clinics, and care settings.

Responsibilities

• Performs clinical review of patients in area of responsibility.
• Prospectively identifies and prioritizes potential and/or actual medication-related problems and/or alternative therapies.
• Provides information to medical staff, nurses, or other healthcare personnel concerning all aspects of clinical pharmaceutical information pertaining to patient care, while maintaining confidentiality.
• Recommends medication therapy changes to interdisciplinary patient care team members as necessary.
• Monitors patient medication therapy for pharmaceutical care parameters and documents findings, recommendations, interventions, and/or outcomes.
• Provides accurate dispensing and timely distribution of medications for inpatients and outpatients.
• Compounds and dispenses medications and other pharmaceutical supplies using standard procedures to fill medication orders generated by qualified prescribers.
• Screens new medication orders for appropriateness, medication-related problems, and/or alternative therapies, including follow-up on incomplete or non-formulary orders.
• Designs and/or adjusts medication therapy by Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee direction or at the request of the provider.
• Counsels patients on the effects, dosage, and route of administration of their drug treatments, particularly those requiring complex drug therapy.
• Completes all expected pharmacy functions, duties, and responsibilities prior to leaving assigned shift/period and work area.
• Performs Antimicrobial Stewardship activities as requested by the Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee.
• Abides by USP standards for sterile and non-sterile compounding.
• Keeps accurate and legible records and documentation forms.
• Provides functional supervision to the pharmacy operation in area of responsibility.
• Performs duties in a cost-effective manner, striving to avoid wasting resources.
• Participates in quality improvement activities, such as process improvement, DUE/DUR, and development of protocols.
• Maintains professional education/development and assists in the education of other team members.
• Maintains required department confidentiality and abides by HIPAA regulations.
• Provides competent patient care by obtaining and interpreting data, making decisions based on age-specific growth and development, and adapting procedures and treatments.
• Takes an active role in enhancing ability to carry out job functions through personal and professional growth and development.
• Communicates and performs duties following the philosophy of MercyOne and the Sisters of Mercy, reflecting the organization’s Mission, Values, and Guiding Behaviors.
• Supports and abides by all medical center, departmental, and safety policies and procedures.
• Performs other responsibilities as requested by supervisor, manager, or department head.

Requirements

• Completion of the requirements for a Pharm.D. is required.
• Iowa Pharmacist licensure, either by examination or reciprocity, is required.
• Demonstrated competence in pharmacy for 2-3 years, focusing on the provision of pharmaceutical care is required.
• Residency training and/or certification in an area related to the practice site is preferred.
• Demonstrated competence in previous clinical practice is preferred.

Schedule

Part-time, 24 hours per week, rotating shift.