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About the Role

The clinical pharmacist I practices as a pharmacy generalist in one or more patient care areas. In addition to direct patient care activities, this position is responsible for participating in departmental or institutional quality, safety, and cost-saving initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Practice as a clinical pharmacist generalist in one or more patient care areas, ensuring appropriate therapy and institutional outcomes.
• Provide patient-centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care.
• Proactively review and process orders accurately and efficiently.
• Prevent and/or resolve drug-related problems to ensure safety, efficacy, and cost-efficiency by consulting with the ordering prescriber and documenting appropriately.
• Perform daily in-depth patient profile reviews to assess, monitor, and recommend appropriate drug therapy.
• Evaluate, intervene, and document clinical interventions according to institutional protocols and guidelines.
• Accurately evaluate the usefulness of medical literature in optimizing evidence-based care.
• Monitor drug therapy regimens and make recommendations or modifications per protocol.
• Utilize system nomograms and other guidelines.
• Document clinical activities and adverse drug events.
• Attend medical codes as applicable.
• Follow, maintain, and reinforce system policies and processes for proper dosing, storage, handling, dispensing, and/or administration of medications and compounded products.
• Handle conflict and problems, including ethical issues, constructively and appropriately.
• Engage with other clinical pharmacists and leadership as needed, including for complex clinical situations.
• Use effective patient education materials and techniques for drug therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and drug administration education.
• Participate in coordination of transitions of care as appropriate.
• Ensure service completion and patient satisfaction.
• Maintain clinical competency through licensure and departmental requirements.
• Serve as preceptor for pharmacy students or provide at least one educational in-service annually.
• Precept pharmacy students and residents as available.
• Assist in training of department of pharmacy and other disciplines.
• Participate in research and publication opportunities.
• Engage in departmental mentorship and collaboration programs.
• Recognize process failures and actively engage in analysis and improvement efforts.
• Participate in at least one medication use evaluation or quality improvement project annually.
• Oversee the work performed by pharmacy students, technicians, and pharmacists to ensure performance standards are maintained and work is in accordance with state, federal, and organizational regulations.
• Document adverse drug reactions and medication variances per policy.
• Follow, maintain, and reinforce medication use policies and processes to ensure financial medication stewardship.
• Support cost-savings initiatives.
• Engage in review of medication insurance authorization status as applicable.
• Maintain understanding of 340b practices as applicable.
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested.