Clinical Pharmacist Virtual Pharmacy Services Order Verification Atrium Health SouthEast Region FT

American Addiction Centers•Charlotte, NC

1d•$54 - $81

About The Position

Oversees the provision of safe and effective medication therapies through collaboration with the patient's care team. Reviews physician orders for drug therapy and monitors this therapy for drug choice, dosage, drug interactions, adverse drug reactions, and formulary adherence. 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.
Highly effective verbal communication and interpersonal skills with patients, visitors, and other healthcare team members to establish working relationships that foster optimal quality of patient care required.

Nice To Haves

Previous hospital pharmacy experience is preferred.
Two years acute care hospital pharmacy experience/PGY-2 residency or previous hospital experience/ PGY-2 Critical Care residency or previous Critical Care experience is preferred.
A willingness to train and join a Virtual Pharmacy Services specialty team is preferred.

Responsibilities

Retrieves and evaluates relevant biomedical literature, formulates an appropriate response, and provides concise and timely response 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 the existing clinical intervention policies and procedures and documents 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 practice, 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.

Benefits

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program