Clinical Staff Pharmacist $25,000 sign-on bonus for Full-time

About the role

The clinical staff pharmacist will review and verify medication orders, make therapeutic recommendations, prepare and dispense medications, and provide medication information and clinical services to patients and healthcare providers.

Responsibilities

• Review and verify medication orders and make therapeutic recommendations
• Prepare and dispense medications to inpatients and outpatients
• Supply medication information and other clinical services to patients and other health care providers
• Routinely round with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to patient care
• Maintain clinical skills knowledge to cross-cover for other areas
• Support clinical services/programs such as Pharmacokinetics, Automatic Renal Dosing, IV to PO Conversion Program, and pharmacist's order entry assessment
• Monitor patient drug therapy for efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness
• Provide drug information to physicians, staff, and co-workers through various means
• Promote rational and economic drug use through professional interactions with the medical staff and committees
• Monitor the medication use process and report inconsistencies to improve medication safety
• Document improvements in patient outcomes and cost containment efforts
• Participate in performance improvement activities
• Maintain a clinical pharmacy rotation for students/residents or assist other preceptors
• Provide immediate, direct supervision to unlicensed pharmacy students and interns
• Maintain professional performance and behavior
• Positively contribute to patient and employee satisfaction

Requirements

• Pharm.D. or B.S. Degree required
• Residency or hospital experience (3-5 years) preferred
• Currently licensed to practice pharmacy in the State of Alabama
• Licenses eligible pharmacists must hold a Pharmacy Extern license issued by the Alabama Board of Pharmacy and pass the pharmacist licensing exams within 6 months of employment

Qualifications

• Knowledge of State and Federal laws and regulations affecting the practice of pharmacy
• Develops and maintains an area of clinical expertise in practice area
• Staffs in a patient care area providing order entry and clinical pharmacy services
• Maintains clinical skills knowledge to cross-cover for other areas
• Supports clinical services/programs, including Pharmacokinetics, Automatic Renal Dosing, IV to PO Conversion Program, and pharmacist’s order entry assessment
• Maintains professional performance and behavior
• Positively contributes to patient and employee satisfaction

Skills

• Knowledge of State and Federal laws and regulations affecting the practice of pharmacy
• Ability to develop and maintain an area of clinical expertise in practice area
• Ability to staff in a patient care area providing order entry and clinical pharmacy services
• Ability to maintain clinical skills knowledge to cross-cover for other areas
• Ability to support clinical services/programs, including Pharmacokinetics, Automatic Renal Dosing, IV to PO Conversion Program, and pharmacist’s order entry assessment
• Ability to maintain professional performance and behavior
• Ability to positively contribute to patient and employee satisfaction

Benefits

• Environmental exposure to contaminants
• Exposure to hazardous conditions
• Close physical proximity
• Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment
• Psychological contact with others
• Occasionally deal with unpleasant or angry people
• Frequent use of telephone
• Work with group or team
• Physical activities include talking, hearing, bending, twisting, walking, kneeling, crouching, stooping, climbing, balancing, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, repetitive motion, standing, and/or using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls
• Light work
• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects
• Physical presence onsite is essential

Pay

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Schedule

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