Pharmacist - WCMC Pharmacy - Full Time - 10 Hour - Variable

About the role

Pharmacists ensure the effective use of medications by providing medication order verification while assessing for optimal drug product selection, dosage regimen design, effective administration and drug therapy monitoring services. They interact with patients, family, and other healthcare providers to assure continuity of services and achieve desired patient outcomes through safe, timely and cost‑effective drug therapy. Pharmacists supervise pharmacy technicians and may assume essential pharmacy‑management responsibilities when needed, lead pharmacy services in a clinical or operational area of the health system, and provide expertise and oversight to their designated area and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide medication order verification while assessing for optimal drug product selection, dosage regimen design, effective administration and drug therapy monitoring services.
• Interact with patients, family, and other healthcare providers to assure continuity of services and achieve desired patient outcomes through safe, timely and cost‑effective drug therapy.
• Supervise pharmacy technicians and assume essential pharmacy‑management responsibilities in their absence.
• Lead pharmacy services in a clinical or operational area of the health system.
• Provide expertise and oversight to the designated area and staff.
• Ambulatory Care Pharmacists: Complete comprehensive medication reviews, adjust and order medications per collaborative practice agreements, identify and de‑prescribe unneeded/harmful medications, provide extensive education, and deliver clinical expertise in Refill Clinic (clinics include Palliative Care, Comprehensive Care Clinic – Internal Medicine, Anticoagulation Clinic, and Refill Clinic).
• Informatics (IT) Pharmacy: ASHP‑accredited residency in Information Technology required; minimum two years clinical hospital experience or recent hospital clinical IT/pharmacy informatics experience; strong written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills; full understanding of pharmacy distribution and workflow; knowledge of hospital clinical/ancillary services operating procedures and interdepartmental relations; ability to manage projects, meet deadlines, and maintain effective relationships with hospital staff and physicians; competency in PC hardware and software.