Clinical Pharmacist 2

Norwalk Hospital Association•Norwalk, CT

9d•Onsite

About The Position

At Nuvance Health, we enjoy the benefits of a two-state system as we cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcomed, respected and supported. Together, we are a team of 15,000+ strong hearts and open minds. If you share our values of connected, personal, agile and imaginative, we invite you to discover what’s possible for you and your career. Norwalk Hospital is a 366-bed academic and community medical center serving Fairfield County, Connecticut, and the surrounding New York Metro area. We are a Level II Trauma Center and Joint Replacement Center of Excellence, and we provide advanced cancer, heart, and neuroscience care. Our accolades include the following: The Leapfrog Group - Grade A for quality and patient safety Healthgrades - America’s 50 Best Hospitals U.S. News & World Report - high performance in heart failure treatment At Norwalk Hospital, we prioritize the health and well-being of our team, fostering a friendly and supportive culture where collaboration and compassion are at the heart of what we do. From the moment you step through our doors, you’ll experience a sense of community that makes our hospital a truly special place to work. Our employees feel a deep connection here because we’re not just part of the community – we are its center. Summary: Performs all functions needed to ensure proper storage, preparation and dispensing of medications. Interpret and evaluate physician orders for appropriateness and safety. Provides information and recommendations to ensure the safe, timely, accurate and appropriate administration of medications. Actively participates in governance, teaching, education, and monitoring efforts. Participates in patient care rounding. Develops content and delivers in-services to pharmacy and other healthcare professionals. Complies with all state and federal regulations, established peer standards and Hospital policies and procedures.

Requirements

BS of Pharmacy or PharmD.
Minimum 3 years inpatient hospital experience or PGY1 Residency.
Active Pharmacist license in applicable state (NY or CT)
Computer skills, ability to multi-task and work independently.

Responsibilities

Reviews, interprets, and verifies medication orders for safety and appropriateness in a timely manner. Conducts patient profile reviews prior to verifying/dispensing. Identifies and resolves basic order entry and prescribing problems. Makes appropriate interventions to ensure patient safety and regulatory compliance.
Dispenses accurately labeled medications in the appropriate packaging in a timely manner. Understands all drug preparation techniques and can perform or oversee the timely preparation of medications to ensure product and patient safety.
Ensures all sterile compounded medications and IV solutions are handled and labeled according to applicable regulatory standards and policies.
Understands and complies with required Pharmacy Department documentation in all areas and can do so in a clear concise manner.
Understands the purchasing process and assists in inventory control to reduce waste. Can obtain drugs in select emergency situations.
Suggests appropriate alternatives to non-formulary medications.
Demonstrates strong problem-solving skills and offers reasonable solutions/options
Maintains drug knowledge and competency and keeps up to date with current trends and practices in pharmacy.
Demonstrates initiative in learning about new disease and drug therapies.
Retrieves, analyzes, and communicates drug information from available resources in a professional and timely manner.
Demonstrates an understanding of the pharmacotherapy of disease states.
Performs daily clinical functions including but not limited to; IV to PO conversions, Antibiotic dosing, stewardship, and monitoring, Renal dosing adjustments
Collects and interprets data to design, recommend, implement, monitor, and/or modify patient-specific pharmacotherapy in collaboration with other health care professionals to optimize drug therapy.
Regularly participates in patient care rounding.
Counsels patients as needed about their drug therapy to ensure safe use and maximize patient outcomes.
Demonstrates respect for patients and maintains a pleasant and professional attitude.
Communicates any patient needs or findings with the medical team.
Represents the department in a professional manner at all committee or task force meetings and reports a summary back to department manager and staff.
Able to present professionally in a multidisciplinary setting.
Communicates clearly, concisely, and courteously, both in person and over the phone, with all hospital staff.
Actively take responsibility for overseeing all activities pertinent to drug preparation, dispensing and distribution. Conducts in-process and final checks on the performance of all actions taken by pharmacy technicians.
Oversees, prioritizes, and directs daily activities of the Pharmacy Technicians.
Maintains and promotes positivity, teamwork, and professional working environment.
Demonstrates ability to prioritize workloads, optimize productivity and maintain compliance with all regulations.
Recognizes and makes suggestions and recommendations to solve problems, increase productivity, improve department policies and procedures, and to promote cost-saving measures.
Develops, initiates, maintains, and completes assigned projects.
Understands and actively contributes to departmental goals.
Performs clinical and/or regulatory monitoring.
Actively participates in governance teams and meetings.
Helps train and develop inexperienced staff in all areas.
Provides training, team teaching, mentoring, and precepting of students.
Has ownership of teaching rotations.
Provides and develops interdisciplinary education materials.
Develops content and delivers in-services to pharmacy and other healthcare professionals.
Demonstrates ability to reference and look up pharmacy regulations.
Demonstrates knowledge and ability to work and comply with all pharmacy regulations, specifically USP 797 and 800, Joint Commission medication management, applicable state law, drug laws, and CMS code of participation.
Maintains compliance with all hospital and networks policies.
Demonstrates ability to accurately document any necessary regulatory documentation.
Identifies patterns of non-compliance and report to management as needed.
Is a leader who exemplifies teamwork and accountability.
Abides to hospital and network values.
Maintains safe and pleasant working conditions and promotes productivity.
Follows policies and procedures.
Anticipates workflow and accommodates peak periods and effectively utilizes downtime.
Maintains a clean and clutter free work area.
Performs other duties as assigned.