Clinical Pharmacist-Care Transitions

Kingman Healthcare•Kingman, AZ

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our dynamic team at Kingman Regional Medical Center as a Clinical Pharmacist Care Transitions in Arizona. You'll be at the forefront of our Transitions of Care and Meds2Beds Program, where clinical and distributive services seamlessly merge within the KRMC Community Pharmacy. Elevate your career with us today! Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) is located in beautiful northwest Arizona. Experience the magic of Kingman's stunning Arizona sunsets and thrive in an outdoor enthusiast's dream destination with picturesque mountain ranges, nearby lakes, vibrant parks, and plenty of outdoor activity. Kingman is an incredible community to live, work, thrive, and play! Position Purpose: Provides pharmaceutical care for hospitalized patients. Collaborates with medical staff to develop patient specific medication treatment plans resulting in safe and effective use of medications, conducts and documents patient medication use history specifically for patient transition of care activities from emergency services, inpatient admission to discharge and the next healthcare provider. This position is safety sensitive and FLSA non-exempt. The pharmacist will also be provided with opportunities that include: serving as a preceptor for APPE students and PGY1 residents (ambulatory care focused program) completing a teaching certificate or other identified learning opportunities leading various group education classes such as DSMES contributing to interdisciplinary education and collaboration actively participating in community outreach at KRMC annual health fairs and events presenting to the community through KRMC’s multiple platforms (e.g. radio program, local newspaper articles, and medclip videos) The Department: Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) is the sole community hospital. Our department encompasses over 60 employees to serve our population’s health. These are exciting, busy times in our Pharmacy as we provide a full suite of pharmacy care services from acute care and transitions into emergency services, ambulatory, home, and telehealth care areas. A solid infrastructure to support our pharmacy services is in place, with our current focus to optimize and integrate our services. These service focus areas include: Inpatient, Emergency Department pharmacist direct patient care, Care Transitions – medication reconciliation/meds to beds before hospital discharge, outpatient and specialty pharmacy drug distribution, 340B Program and financial integrity expansion, oncology clinical model expansion including oral chemotherapy and pharmacogenomics, PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program, Stewardship-Antimicrobial and Opioid, and expansion of our pharmacist collaborative practice model Disease Management Clinic. All our endeavors strive to provide the best possible pharmaceutical care to meet the needs of our community and organization. Here’s a link to a few documents for your review regarding our department and services: https://linktr.ee/krmcpharmacy

Requirements

Graduate of an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy with PharmD or equivalent training
Licensed in the State of Arizona or will consider candidates eligible for Arizona licensure
Must be able to distinguish color, stand and walk 50% of time and carry/lift to 10 pounds; Duties do not have potential routine, potential for exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues. May have exposure to chemicals, biological, and radioactive substances.

Nice To Haves

ASHP accredited Pharmacy Residence Program or Board of Pharmacy Specialties Certification (BPS)

Responsibilities

Serve as pharmacy resource for providing timely and accurate drug information patients, medical staff, nursing staff and ancillary department personnel.
Coordinate and participate in pharmacy services including procuring, storing, preparation, dispensing, administration, and monitoring drugs along with other pharmaceutical supplies.
Develops evidence based and cost-efficient medication treatment plans in collaboration with physician.
Provides timely and accurate pharmacy education to patients, and medical staff including students and residents.
Ensures adherence to Department of Pharmacy regulatory and fiscal requirements.
Coordinates medication management activities related to patient transitions of care from hospital admission to discharge with Pharmacy, Emergency Department and other hospital staff.
Performs or supervises pharmacy staff performing tasks to obtain accurate medication history.
Assists in generating quantitative data on the effectiveness of medication reconciliation process for analysis of regulatory compliance, clinical and economic outcomes.
Coordinate activities to provide discharge medication prior to patient discharge from the hospital.
Participates and assists in clinical pharmacy activities, including but not limited to Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, parenteral nutrition management and medical oncology.
Serves as pharmacy mentor/leader to pharmacists, pharmacy residents, pharmacy students, and technicians.
Assists in quality improvement process, and continued evaluation and improvement of our patient transition of care activities.
Participate and/or coordinate the preparation, labeling and dispensing of drugs and other pharmaceutical supplies; ensure regulatory compliance.
Compound, package and label ointments, solutions and bulk pharmaceutical supplies according to standard formulas; mix prescribed drugs with intravenous solutions as required.

Benefits

Relocation Assistance Available
Health and Well-Being Medical, Dental, Vision, Employer Paid HSA for HDHP participants, Robust Wellness and Employee Assistance Program, Employer Paid Group Life, Short & Long-Term Disability
Generous Paid Leave Accruals and Cash Out Opportunities
403b Retirement Plan with Employer Contributions
Employee Recognition Programs, Employee Discounts, and Employee Referral Bonus Program
Employee Identity Theft Protection
On-site daycare exclusive to our employees’ children of all ages
On-site Wellness Center with fitness classes, personal training, indoor pool, racquetball, and basketball courts
Career Growth and Development
Paid Continuing Education Conferences/Meetings
Tuition Reimbursement/Scholarships for full-time employees
We are a designated HSPA area. Pharmacists who join our team may qualify for the AZ State Loan Repayment Program which can pay off a majority or all of your qualifying student loan debt.
As a not-for-profit organization, our employees who have qualified student loans may be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
So much more!