Clinical Pharmacist II - General Pharmacy

CHRISTUS Health•Shreveport, LA

About The Position

Clinical Pharmacists fill medication orders, monitor patient drug therapies, and provide drug information while delivering pharmacy services with compassion, excellence, and efficiency. Level II pharmacists also participate in managing patient pharmacotherapy and quality medication management within assigned service lines. The role includes preparing and dispensing medications, accurately interpreting and verifying medication orders, maintaining patient drug records, compounding sterile and non-sterile products, and issuing controlled substances in accordance with applicable requirements. Pharmacists supervise pharmacy support personnel and technicians, maintain professional competency and licensure, and contribute to medication-use process improvement. Depending on assigned duties, an ambulatory care pharmacist provides pharmaceutical care under approved protocols or collaborative agreements. Services may include management of drug therapy and anticoagulation, patient education, and preparation or oversight of medication dispensing in clinical areas such as anticoagulation clinics, intensive medical homes, and transitions of care. Clinical responsibilities include evaluating medication safety, appropriateness, and cost effectiveness; monitoring for interactions, allergies, contraindications, and dosing concerns; supporting pharmacokinetics and renal dosing; reporting suspected adverse drug reactions; and providing clinical consultation and drug information. Pharmacists also contribute to formulary management, stewardship, medication-use reviews, quality improvement, interdisciplinary care, staff education, precepting, competency assessment, and clinical projects.

Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree.
At least one of the following is required: BPS board certification, residency, fellowship, or at least five years of hospital experience.
At hire, completion of PGY-1 and PGY-2 residencies, board certification, or five years of hospital experience is required.
Pharmacy state licensure is required within 60 days of the start date.
Pharmacist preceptor status is required within 90 days; for ministries with residency programs, ASHP Residency Preceptor status is required within 180 days of hire.
BLS or ACLS certification is required.
PALS certification is required for pediatric practice.
Obtain required certifications for the position within the designated time frames under the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy.

Responsibilities

Prepare and dispense medication orders according to physician requests and established policies, procedures, and protocols.
Interpret verbal and written medication orders and accurately enter or verify them in the computerized patient medication record.
Maintain accurate and complete patient drug records.
Compound and dispense non-sterile and sterile pharmaceuticals, including chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition products.
Issue controlled substances to patient care areas and maintain required records.
Supervise and direct pharmacy support personnel, and verify pharmacy technicians’ daily activities.
Maintain job-related competency, pharmacist licensure, continuing education records, and required competency assessments.
Analyze medication-use processes and contribute at least one related project per year.
Provide ambulatory pharmaceutical care under approved protocols or collaborative agreements, including drug therapy management, anticoagulation management, and patient education, when assigned.
Perform assigned clinical-area duties, which may include anticoagulation clinics, intensive medical home, transition of care, and discharge medication reconciliation.
Ensure safe, appropriate, and cost-effective drug therapy in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols.
Monitor medication regimens for contraindications, drug-drug and drug-food interactions, allergies, and appropriate drug selection and dosing.
Assist with pharmacokinetics consultations and protocol-based renal drug dosing.
Read, extract, and interpret information in patient medical records.
Detect and report suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and promptly.
Support the hospital drug formulary, minimize non-formulary procurements, use therapeutic substitution protocols, and promote rational drug selection.
Provide clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners and timely drug information to hospital professional staff.
Educate patients and families about medications according to institutional protocols.
Participate in quality improvement and medication-use review activities; collect data and maintain assigned logs, records, and documentation.
Conduct designated clinical interventions, including IV-to-PO conversion, renal dosing, pharmacokinetic dosing support, and anticoagulation activities.
Participate in antibiotic stewardship, opioid stewardship, and medication shortage management as assigned.
Attend interdisciplinary rounds when assigned and provide services efficiently and promptly.
Precept pharmacy residents and students, assess pharmacist competencies, and provide at least one pharmacy or nursing staff in-service per year.
Participate in assigned departmental or subcommittees and complete one clinical project per year.
Attend staff meetings.