Clinical Pharmacist (Per Diem)

About Us

Care New England Health System (CNE) and its member institutions—Butler Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Kent Hospital, VNA of Care New England, Integra, The Providence Center, and Care New England Medical Group—is a trusted, integrated health care organization that fuels the latest advances in medical research, attracts the nation’s top specialty-trained doctors, hones renowned services and innovative programs, and engages in important discussions about health and end-of-life wishes. CNE is helping to transform the future of health care and serves as a leading voice in efforts to ensure the health of individuals and communities.

Responsibilities

Clinical Pharmacist, Central Pharmacy

• Monitors drug therapies, drug-herb interactions, regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of drug and doses.
• Interprets medication orders (verbal and written) and transcribes them to computerized patient medication profiles.
• Maintains and reconciles accurate, complete patient medication profiles.
• Sustains the formulary by minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols, and promoting rational drug therapy selection.
• Reviews and interprets lab data related to therapeutic drug monitoring.
• Detects, reports, and documents suspected adverse drug reactions.
• Reviews medications that are renally-excreted and determines whether drug dosages are appropriate based on patients’ renal function.
• Documents all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely.
• Provides accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to professional staff.
• Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners; suggests appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff.
• Coordinates and supervises direct support personnel.

Clinical Pharmacist, Decentralized/Clinical Specialist

• Provides optimal medication therapy for the prevention and treatment of disease by applying evidence-based therapeutic guidelines.
• Thoroughly reviews and assesses patients’ medication regimens to identify, resolve, and prevent medication-related problems, assisting patients in achieving the best outcomes from medications. Reviews include dosing, age-specific considerations, pharmacokinetics, antibiotic management, therapeutic drug monitoring, and core-measure compliance.
• Makes appropriate recommendations to providers and documents all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely.
• Attends Clinical Rounds when applicable.
• Serves as a primary source of scientifically-valid drug information and advice regarding the safe, appropriate, and cost-effective use of medications.
• Researches and reviews medical literature; supports graduate medical education by attending cases and didactic activities with residency staff as assigned.
• Maintains current knowledge of new developments in drug therapy.
• Interprets and maintains medication orders and transcribes them to patient medication profiles.
• Interacts with patients, family, and other healthcare providers to assure continuity of services and achieve desired patient outcomes through safe, timely, cost-effective medication therapy.

Clinical Pharmacist, IV Services/IV Specialist

• Oversees the preparation and storage of sterile preparations for inpatients and outpatients in the Outpatient Infusion Unit.
• Ensures compounded sterile preparations are prepared accurately and safely in accordance with USP 797 requirements, professional standards of practice, and laws, rules, and regulations.
• Manages the preparation, storage, and handling of hazardous materials, including spills.
• Optimizes parenteral nutrition in conjunction with nutrition services by daily review of parenteral nutrition orders for appropriateness and safety, monitoring pertinent lab values, osmolarity, and other parameters; makes recommendations to prescribers to optimize therapy.
• Optimizes chemotherapy regimens by reviewing the regimen for indication, dose, route, preparation, and adjuvant medications including hydration; monitors concomitant medications for drug interactions with the chemotherapy regimen and laboratory values for toxicity.
• Oversees accurate and safe preparation of chemotherapy.
• Oversees the dispensing of sterile products from IV services and directly supervises support staff.
• Works with the Inventory Manager to ensure proper acquisition and stock points of high-cost items; generates proper electronic charges to facilitate billing and financial services.
• Oversees proper cleaning and maintenance of the clean room, anteroom, and laminar flow hoods.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge in pharmacotherapeutics, with a focus on oncology, nutrition, and biologicals; maintains appropriate references pertaining to preparation of compounded sterile products (CSPs) and chemotherapy, including related policies and procedures.
• Leads quality improvement processes in IV Services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited school (required).
• Rhode Island Pharmacist licensure (required).
• Knowledge of drug information, medication administration practices, and procedures.
• Understanding of pharmacology principles and pharmacokinetics.
• Experience with data entry and electronic medical record (EMR) maintenance.
• Knowledge of federal and state regulatory requirements.
• Experience with chemotherapy and sterile product preparation/dispensing.
• Ability to perform clinical interventions.
• Strong communication skills.