Clinical Pharmacist

1 week ago

Florence, Kentucky, United States St. Elizabeth Healthcare Full time
Explore Your Next Career Opportunity with St. Elizabeth Healthcare.

Position Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

31.5

Position Overview:

Deliver comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients, focusing on clinical assessment and therapeutic interventions that enhance patient outcomes. Provide educational resources and programs to clients. Support the enhancement of Performance Improvement initiatives to continually refine our Medication Use Process. Ensure accuracy in dispensing and manage pharmacy operations to guarantee precise and prompt medication distribution.


Exhibit respect, compassion, and empathy in every interaction with associates, patients, families, visitors, and colleagues, regardless of their cultural backgrounds.

Key Responsibilities:

Medication Order Assessment:

Evaluate and interpret medication orders from licensed prescribers or their representatives, ensuring compliance with complete medication order requirements. Confirm that the prescribed medication and dosage are suitable for the patient's condition. Assess potential drug interactions, allergy alerts, and duplication of therapy.

Seek clarification from prescribers for any incomplete medication orders or those that may lead to suboptimal therapeutic outcomes.

Provide prescribers with suitable therapeutic alternatives. Conduct a secondary verification of medication orders for pediatric patients and chemotherapy prescriptions.


Clinical Therapeutic Monitoring:

Actively engage in the ongoing evaluation of medication therapy in accordance with approved Collaborative Care Agreements and medication management protocols. Guide medication therapy within the parameters defined by Collaborative Care agreements and protocols. Contact prescribers as necessary to suggest therapeutic alternatives that optimize patient care.

Document medication therapy evaluations and recommendations in the patient's medical record using iVents and progress notes, keeping the interdisciplinary team informed of pharmacy-related assessments and interventions.



Compounding and Dispensing Medications:
Ensure timely dispensing of appropriate quantities of correct medications.

Oversee compounding processes according to USP standards, verifying ingredient compatibility, content accuracy, and proper labeling, including expiration dates.

Review all medications prior to final dispensing for direct patient administration, distribution via automated dispensing systems, and floor stock dispensing.

Utilize barcode technology when feasible to ensure accurate dispensing.

Supervise the repackaging of medications, including verification and documentation of lot numbers, expiration dates, and the names of individuals involved in the process.


Supervision of Interns and Technicians: Provide direct supervision and mentorship to Interns and Technicians in alignment with ICARE values.

This includes monitoring timely task completion, redirecting staff to meet patient needs, and promoting the use of the AIDET model in interactions with staff, patients, and visitors.

Report any behavior that does not respond to direct intervention to the leadership team.

Medication Safety Initiatives:

Identify and report variances in dispensing promptly using internal variance report forms or Midas as appropriate.

Participate in departmental initiatives aimed at enhancing the safe use of medications (e.g., clear labeling, new SALA medications, and Epic improvements/corrections). Report suspected adverse drug reactions in Midas.

Controlled Substance Management:

Participate in and oversee the receipt, dispensing, and distribution of controlled substances utilizing Pyxis C-II Safe, Pyxis Medstation 4000, internal perpetual inventories, Pyxis Anesthesia Stations, Anesthesia Boxes, and anesthesia waste logs.

Ensure inventory accuracy, reconcile anesthesia waste, and assist in resolving controlled substance inventory discrepancies, including providing Pyxis activity reports to nursing.

Reconcile the Pyxis versus CII Safe report to ensure the appropriate handling of controlled substances to Pyxis Medstations.

Contributing to Financial Health:

Encourage prescriber adherence to formulary restrictions and therapeutic interchanges. Ensure formulary compliance and process non-formulary requests appropriately. Suggest suitable therapeutic alternatives for non-formulary requests. Actively engage in defined IV to PO conversions. Utilize time efficiently, delegating tasks when appropriate to minimize overtime.



Drug Information and Staff Development:
Provide accurate, timely drug information to medical staff, nursing staff, and patients. Serve as a mentor or advisor to Pharmacy Residents and Pharmacy Interns. Develop educational programs for staff.

Maintaining Professional Competence:
Uphold licensure. Complete all departmental competency and skills assessment requirements. Stay current with pharmacy practice knowledge. Seek to develop and maintain expertise in specialized practice areas.

Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education and Credentials:

Graduate from an ACPE accredited pharmacy program

Current pharmacist license in the state of practice

Specialized Knowledge:

Strong problem-solving and critical thinking abilities

Effective communication skills

Familiarity with Current Practice Standards (ASHP)

Experience:

Previous experience in a hospital setting

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is committed to providing exceptional care to our community.

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