UMH - Clinical Pharmacist, Critical Care

University of Miami•Miami, FL

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The critical care clinical pharmacy specialist shall carry out all duties in accordance with all state/federal laws, Joint Commission standards, and hospital/departmental policies and procedures. The critical care clinical specialist shall monitor the pharmaceutical care of critical care patients, provide requested drug information to health care professionals and patients, and participate in clinical pharmacy services such as rounding with multidisciplinary teams, participating in medication utilization evaluation, and providing pharmacy education to all healthcare professionals as delineated by the Department of Pharmacy. As needed, the clinical specialist will be proficient in interpreting, compounding and dispensing medications and other pharmaceutical supplies according to telephone and written orders issued by an authorized prescriber. The primary professional responsibility of the clinical specialist is to provide pharmaceutical care: identifying, assessing and solving medication related problems. Inherent in that responsibility is assisting in promoting safe, efficacious, and cost-effective medication therapy. The clinical specialist plans, organizes, and directs efforts to assist in meeting the patient's pharmaceutical needs. Organizational relationships include being directly responsible to the Pharmacy Clinical Manager, Director and Assistant Director of Pharmacy, responsible for the supervision of pharmacy technicians, and assumption of the essential responsibilities and duties to manage the department in the absence of the Clinical Manager, Director and/or Assistant Director. The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more. UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Responsibilities

Monitor the pharmaceutical care of critical care patients
Provide requested drug information to health care professionals and patients
Participate in clinical pharmacy services such as rounding with multidisciplinary teams, participating in medication utilization evaluation, and providing pharmacy education to all healthcare professionals as delineated by the Department of Pharmacy
Be proficient in interpreting, compounding and dispensing medications and other pharmaceutical supplies according to telephone and written orders issued by an authorized prescriber
Provide pharmaceutical care: identifying, assessing and solving medication related problems
Assist in promoting safe, efficacious, and cost-effective medication therapy
Plan, organize, and direct efforts to assist in meeting the patient's pharmaceutical needs
Responsible for the supervision of pharmacy technicians
Assumption of the essential responsibilities and duties to manage the department in the absence of the Clinical Manager, Director and/or Assistant Director