Hospitalist Pharmacy Generalist

About the role

Responsible for the provision of pharmaceutical care at assigned locations through involvement in direct patient care, operational, and educational activities. This full-time Clinical Pharmacy Float position provides flexible coverage across adult Medicine Specialist and adult Hospitalist/Surgical services, primarily day shift with weekend and holiday responsibilities and participation in the department’s night‑shift grid as needed. Clinical responsibilities vary by service and may include multidisciplinary care team rounding, order verification, patient profile review, comprehensive medication management, pharmacokinetic consultation, and execution of pharmacist‑managed protocols. Non‑clinical expectations include precepting learners, committee participation, and serving on the adult Code Blue response team. The role is onsite at Ruby Memorial with opportunity for some remote work.

Responsibilities

• Reviews each order to verify and confirm accuracy and appropriateness.
• Dispenses medications from the provider’s order.
• Ensures that policies and procedures related to drug distribution are followed.
• Responsible for drug use control in assigned service areas.
• Identifies problems related to aspects of drug use control and offers constructive ideas for resolution.
• Assumes responsibility for and makes decisions related to the provision of pharmaceutical services in assigned service area.
• Detects, reports, and helps to minimize or manage adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
• Participates in the management of acute and chronic disease states, medical emergencies, and adverse drug reactions.
• Evaluates compliance with established medication safety procedures.
• Offers suggestions to improve medication safety based on best practice (i.e. ISMP).
• Routinely documents medication errors, unsafe conditions, or near misses.
• Promotes an environment with a constant focus on medication safety.
• Communicates relevant findings and recommendations and documents them in the clinical information system.
• Ensures that necessary records are appropriately maintained according to legal requirements and hospital policies and procedures.
• Supervises technicians in drug preparation and distribution duties.
• Provides objective information on the performance of co‑workers (both within and outside of the pharmacy department) to facilitate performance management.
• Participates in the orientation and education of pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, and/or new department employees.
• Participates in educational and scholarly activities related to drug therapy to enhance personal knowledge as well as that of other health professionals at West Virginia University Hospitals.
• Participates in planning and implementing changes in the pharmacy and improves productivity through participation in staff meetings and projects.
• Routinely completes and submits written assignments in a timely manner, continuing education documentation, and other items as assigned.
• Successfully completes annual clinical competency evaluations.

Requirements

• Must possess current pharmacist license as required by the West Virginia State Board of Pharmacy.
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 60 days of hire date.

Qualifications

• Pharm.D. from an ACPE‑accredited school of pharmacy.
• Experience in at least one of the following:
  • Completion of a PGY‑2 Residency in an applicable clinical field.
  • Completion of a PGY‑1 Residency.
  • Three years of relevant pharmacist experience.

Skills

• Time management skills.
• Verbal and non‑verbal communication skills.
• Teamwork skills.

Schedule

40 hours per week, exempt shift.