Clinical Pharmacist

Job Summary

Clinical pharmacists at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center play a vital role in ensuring the safe and effective use of medications. As a clinical pharmacist, you will be responsible for reviewing and verifying prescriptions and medication orders for appropriateness, including safety and efficacy. You will also perform prospective drug utilization reviews, assessing for proper dosage, use directions, drug interactions, duplicate therapies, and any other regimen-related considerations.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and verify prescriptions and medication orders for appropriateness, including safety and efficacy
• Perform prospective drug utilization reviews, assessing for proper dosage, use directions, drug interactions, duplicate therapies, and any other regimen-related considerations
• Manage pharmacotherapeutic services in accordance with institutional practice standards and/or protocols
• Monitor pharmacotherapeutic regimens for safety and efficacy and make interventions as appropriate, including the use of pharmacokinetic principles when warranted
• Provide education to physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacy staff, and other stakeholders as needed
• Assist with inventory management and compliance with inventory processes
• Maintain appropriate records for all medications in the pharmacy
• Perform medication product verification, filling and review of all hospital and paramedic kits, IV admixtures, unit dose medications, and other medications
• Follow established department policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, and safety, environmental, and infection control protocols
• Support pharmacy resident and pharmacy student learning, including but not limited to precepting learning experiences and assignments as needed
• Advise and/or consult with patients and families and/or caregivers regarding all aspects of medication use, dangers, side effects, and/or drug composition as needed
• Demonstrate competency in pharmacy automation, medication distribution, and technology as applicable to work area
• Contribute to departmental cost reduction and/or revenue-generation efforts
• Contribute to or lead departmental quality improvement efforts (at least 1 medication use evaluation, presentation, or other quality improvement project annually with inpatient pharmacy manager approval)
• Attend required hospital-wide orientations, meetings, and in-services
• Demonstrate a commitment to flexible work scheduling when necessary to ensure patient care

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience

• Minimum Required Education: Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
• Preferred Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited pharmacy school, completion of ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency
• Minimum Required Experience: None
• Preferred Experience: 1 year of inpatient pharmacy practice

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Minimum Required: Applicant must be licensed as a Pharmacist in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certifications required.
• Preferred: Relevant certificates or board-certification(s) from the Board of Pharmacy Specialties are encouraged.