Clinical Pharmacist Atrium Health Cabarrus FT 2nd shift

Atrium Health Floyd • Concord, NC

271d

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist oversees the provision of safe and effective medication therapies through collaboration with the patient's care team. This role involves reviewing physician orders for drug therapy and monitoring this therapy for drug choice, dosage, drug interactions, adverse drug reactions, and formulary adherence. The pharmacist serves as a drug information resource to nurses, physicians, and other healthcare workers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy or a Pharm D. from an accredited school of pharmacy required.
• Pharmacist license issued by the state in which the team member practices required.
• Previous hospital pharmacy experience is preferred.
• Highly effective verbal communication and interpersonal skills with patients, visitors, and other healthcare team members.

Nice To Haves

• Medical Center Rx only - Immunization Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Retrieves and evaluates relevant biomedical literature, formulates an appropriate response, and provides concise and timely responses to drug information requests.
• Uses effective patient education techniques to provide counseling to patients and caregivers, including information on medication therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and medication administration.
• Provides accurate shift-to-shift communication regarding unresolved situations requiring future action.
• Collects information needed to design medication therapy regimens and determine the presence of medication-related problems with current therapies.
• Designs, recommends, monitors, and evaluates patient-specific pharmacotherapeutic regimens.
• Implements recommendations effectively and utilizes existing clinical intervention policies and procedures, documenting in the medical record using the appropriate format.
• Participates in the management of medical emergencies.
• Precepts pharmacy students and pharmacy residents.
• Prepares and dispenses medications in accordance with best practices, policies, and state and federal regulations.
• Manages medication therapies using clinical guidelines.
• Checks the accuracy of the work of pharmacy support team members or others in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree