Clinical Pharmacist - Per Diem

About the role

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Pharmacists work closely with other health care practitioners to meet the various needs of our patients. Pharmacists review and approve medication orders, monitor drug therapies, and provide drug information. They improve the health of patients by providing pharmaceutical care to individual patients and by serving as a resource to physicians, nurses, and other health professionals. Pharmacists take on charge responsibility and supervise and direct support staff. Clinical Pharmacists must have the ability to work independently with minimal to no direct supervision. They must be able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. The Clinical Pharmacist assumes direct responsibility of medication distribution, IV admixtures, safety and efficacy of prescribed drug therapy in accordance with laws and regulations governing pharmacists and the practice of pharmacy by the appropriate state and federal agencies. The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for the optimization of drug therapy by identifying, resolving, and preventing drug related problems and improving therapeutic outcomes through their work in drug distribution, centralized pharmacy operations, and/or in patient care rounds. The Clinical Pharmacist will participate in patient care rounds as required by their assigned shifts and are required to staff every fourth weekend. More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Responsibilities

• Practices in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and accrediting bodies (e.g., Board of Registration in Pharmacy, DPH, FDA, DEA).
• Adheres to and interprets institutional, departmental, and pharmacy policies and procedures, and implements them on assigned shifts.
• Maintains required licensure, certifications, credentials, and continuing education.
• Assumes operational responsibility for assigned pharmacy service areas and shift activities without direct supervision.
• Provides staffing coverage across pharmacy areas as trained and assigned.
• Upholds a culture of professionalism, respect, teamwork, and patient safety within the Pharmacy Department.
• Coordinates and supervises the work of pharmacists, technicians, students,