Acute Care Clinical Pharmacist

Geisinger • State College, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacist provides quality pharmaceutical care by assuring safe, efficacious, and cost-effective medication therapy for patients. The role develops, recommends, and monitors evidence-based pharmacotherapy care plans, emphasizing patient outcomes and quality of life. Care plans include assessment of medication indication, effectiveness, safety, and adherence; patient and laboratory monitoring; documentation; and outcomes. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy.
• Licensed Pharmacist in Pennsylvania within 90 days.
• Teamwork skills.

Nice To Haves

• Doctoral degree.

Responsibilities

• Assume responsibility for pharmaceutical care in the scheduled patient care area.
• Coordinate human, material, and informational resources to provide timely, efficient, cost-effective, and appropriate care.
• Receive and interpret physicians’ medication orders and clarify or correct orders with physicians.
• Review patient medication profiles for sensitivities, contraindications, duplications, and major drug interactions.
• Review medication orders for prescribing, formulary, and therapeutic issues, and suggest appropriate formulary alternatives based on clinical parameters.
• Consult with and advise medical staff about drug therapy problems, and monitor and act on patient laboratory results.
• Provide drug information and informational materials to medical, nursing, and other healthcare professionals.
• Provide patient discharge medication consultations according to department standards.
• Make rounds with medical services.
• Calculate drug dosages using pharmacokinetic parameters.
• Verify provider-entered orders and ensure proper doses are dispensed.
• Provide in-services to healthcare providers when requested or necessary.
• Prepare special medications using compounding procedures and aseptic techniques for sterile products.
• Report requirements for additional supplies and equipment to maintain basic stock levels.
• Coordinate and supervise workplace activities and resources, promote professional competence, and ensure services and work comply with departmental standards.
• Advise, assist, and supervise pharmacy technicians, students, and pharmacy interns, and assume final responsibility for the accuracy of their work.
• Work with medical and nursing personnel to resolve pharmacy service problems.
• Coordinate activities with other pharmacy personnel to accomplish pharmacy and hospital objectives.
• Assist with reviewing and revising departmental policies and procedures as requested.
• Satisfy job-specific obligations and comply with organizational policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one, including vision, dental, and domestic partners.
• Collaborative, cooperative, and collegial work atmosphere.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time