Pharmacist

1 week ago

Chapel Hill, United States UNC Health Care Full time

Job Description

Description

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

Summary:
The University Of North Carolina Hospital Department Of Pharmacy has an immediate opening for a highly motivated individual interested in providing patient care to our neonatal & pediatric patient population.

This pediatric clinical specialist will work in a multidisciplinary environment to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients in our Level IV Neonatal Critical Care Center (NCCC). Additional services this pharmacist may cover includes Hematology/Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant, Pediatric Intensive Care, Pulmonary/Cystic Fibrosis, Endocrine and Cardiology. This NCCC pharmacist is primarily day shift (7am-3:30pm). The position will be responsible for precepting students from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy as well as both PGY1 and PGY2 residents.

UNC Children‘s clinical home, N.C. Children‘s Hospital, is a major referral center for children with complex conditions and consistently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of ‘America‘s Best Children‘s Hospitals‘ on its annual list. N.C. Children‘s Hospital has 172 inpatient beds and a comprehensive children‘s outpatient center located in the same building, enabling patients to see multiple specialists in a single visit. The Pediatric Services at UNC Hospitals and Clinics are in a period of growth. Our mission for the pediatric pharmacy is to provide quality, patient-centered care, in collaboration with other healthcare professionals, for all pediatric patients within the Children‘s Hospital by practicing evidenced-based medicine, optimizing medication use and distribution while ensuring medication safety.

The Department of Pharmacy is a dynamic and critical part of patient care provided by the UNC Health Care system. UNC‘s Department of Pharmacy is an organization of more than 500 dedicated employees with focused attention on caring for patients of the UNC Health Care system. The Department is highly interactive with the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, located on the same Chapel Hill campus. UNC Hospitals and Clinics acts as a major clinical and administrative training site for these pharmacy students, in addition to its greater than 40 pharmacy residents.

Qualified candidates will have earned a BS in Pharmacy or a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE-accredited school/college of pharmacy and must be licensed or eligible for licensure to practice pharmacy in the State of North Carolina. Completion of a PGY1 or PGY2 residency in pediatrics or an equivalent level of pharmacy experience is also preferred. Candidates should possess and demonstrate excellent initiative, communication, analytical skills, organization, and collaboration.

Contact Information: Ali Ward, PharmD, Pediatric Pharmacy Manager, UNC Hospitals. Email:


Responsibilities:
1. Ensures timely medication access for service patients; including order review and verification. Clarifies incomplete, inaccurate, or contraindicated prescriptions with the prescriber, nurse, or other health professional, as appropriate. Identifies and intervenes on problems related to the medication needs of the patient.
2. Utilizes and analyzes patient data to provide optimal drug therapy recommendations. Assesses the patient‘s medication therapy regimen and makes appropriate clinical interventions with the provider. Performs protocol-driven clinical services such as IV to oral dosing, stewardship activities, etc
3. Performs protocol-driven clinical services such as therapeutic dose monitoring, antimicrobial stewardship activities, etc.
4. Compounds and oversees the preparation and dispensing of medications including sterile products using standard formulas, processes and procedures as required.
5. Maintains patient profiles within electronic medical record to facilitate communication
6. Complies with the medication formulary, and therapeutic substitution and other programs designed to optimize drug therapy while minimizing cost as required.
7. Facilitate discharge and transfer of patients (ie. medication reconciliation and discharge counseling).
8. Practices medication safety including adverse drug event and medication error reporting.
9. Participates in Code Blue situations for pediatric patients.
10. Precepts students, residents and participates in training new pharmacy staff as required.


Other Information

Other information:
Education Requirements:
* PharmD or BS Pharmacy Degree
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* Active pharmacist licensure with the NC Board of Pharmacy or obtainable before initiation of employment. Recent graduates of ACPE-accredited colleges/schools of pharmacy may fill this role while pending initial pharmacist licensure, but are subject to limitations mandated by the NC Board of Pharmacy and must obtain licensure within 6 months of orientation or sooner if required for operations.
Professional Experience Requirements:
* No prior experience required.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:


Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: Pharmacy Pediatrics

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $49.75 - $71.50 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes


This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.


Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants‘ and employees‘ religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.


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