Clinical Pharmacist – Per Diem – Community Pharmacy Float
About The Position
This position is for a Clinical Pharmacist – Per Diem – Community Pharmacy Float at UW Health. The role involves mentoring and overseeing pharmacy technicians and students to ensure accurate and timely drug ordering, preparation, and distribution. The Clinical Pharmacist will provide medication therapy management services as part of an interdisciplinary team to patients, aiming to assure that drug therapy is safe, effective, efficient, and cost-effective. Key responsibilities include reviewing prescriptions for appropriateness and compatibility with current therapy, drug allergies, adverse drug effects, duplication of therapy, and compliance. The pharmacist will coordinate information with physicians and clinic staff, documenting clinical information and outcomes within the patient profile, and maintain competency in drug therapy, disease management, drug information, and dispensing procedures. Additionally, the role involves providing training and education to pharmacy residents and PharmD students through practical and didactic experiences. UW Health offers access to resources through its Employee Wellbeing Department, supporting emotional, financial, and physical well-being, along with flexible scheduling options for work-life balance. UW Health is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, dedicated to providing exceptional patient and family experiences across its more than 80 primary and specialty care clinics.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy or a PharmD degree
- 1 year of clinical patient care and orders management experience
- Licensed to practice pharmacy in the State of Wisconsin within 90 Days
- Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 Days
Nice To Haves
- Completion of an ASHP Accredited Residency training program
- 3 years of institutional experience (hospital or integrated health system) or completion of an ASHP accredited residency training program
- Certification through the appropriate certifying program (Board of Pharmacy Specialties, National Board of Nutrition Support Certification, National Certification Board for Anticoagulation Providers, Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board, etc.)
Responsibilities
- Mentor and oversee pharmacy technicians and students to ensure accurate and timely drug ordering, preparation, and distribution.
- Provide medication therapy management services as part of the interdisciplinary team to patients to assure that drug therapy is safe, effective, efficient, and cost-effective.
- Review prescriptions for appropriateness and compatibility with current therapy, drug allergies, adverse drug effects, duplication of therapy, compliance, etc.
- Coordinate information with physicians and clinic staff, documenting clinical information and outcomes within the patient profile.
- Maintain competency in drug therapy, disease management, drug information, and dispensing procedures.
- Provide training and education to pharmacy residents and PharmD students through practical and didactic experiences.
Benefits
- Access to great resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department that supports your emotional, financial, and physical well-being.
- Options for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance.
- UW Hospital and Clinics benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
