Clinical Pharmacist

Maxor National Pharmacy Services•Tallahassee, FL

About The Position

Clinical Pharmacist at TMH Specialty Pharmacy VytlOne (formerly ProxsysRx) is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist for the Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Specialty Pharmacy. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced pharmacy professional with clinical and specialty experience to join an outstanding team of dedicated, caring and kind professionals. Job Summary The Clinical Pharmacist provides leadership in a specialized healthcare team to assure optimal cost-effective drug therapy. This position is responsible for developing specific pharmacotherapeutic goals, recommending a regimen and developing a monitoring plan to meet the individualized drug therapy needs of the patient. The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for leading efforts in the prevention and reporting of medication errors and adverse drug reactions according to policy and works to continuously improve processes and practices in the institution to enhance safety of the medication therapy. About VytlOne Did you know that patients see their pharmacist an average of 12 times a year? Pharmacy is at the heart of healthcare. Come join VytlOne and make a direct impact on patients’ lives. Improve your own wellbeing with our robust benefits and flexible work environment. At VytlOne, you have a career with limitless possibilities and the charge to make a difference. A company of 1,000 diverse people and almost 100 years of pharmacy experience, we offer the stability of a Fortune 500 company with the energy and innovation of a startup. We provide services and technology that fuel the entire pharmacy ecosystem, but we are more than pharmacy services. We enable pharmacy care .

Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy preferred.
Graduate of an accredited college of pharmacy.
Pharmacist license in good standing with the Florida board of Pharmacy Required.
Advanced Specialty Certification through the Board of Specialty Pharmacies or 1 year or more years of post-graduate and on-the-job training specific to oncology pharmacy.
Excellent communication skills; written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate and establish collaborative relationships with physicians, patients, clinical and administrative staff.
Experience with computerized pharmacy systems.
Excellent customer service skills.

Nice To Haves

Specialty and retail pharmacy experience highly preferred.
BPS specialty certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Reviews drug orders and/or prescriptions to ensure the safe, appropriate and cost-effective use of medications
Prepares and dispenses medications, provides drug information and manages medication therapy in accordance with federal, state and local regulations and organizational policy
Provides outstanding patient care by optimizing medication preparation and resolving medication-related problems
Maintains the quality, safety and consistency of clinical pharmacy services in assigned areas
Supervises the activities of assigned support personnel and verifies the accuracy and appropriateness of all medications prepared by support personnel prior to dispensing to patient or dispensing to healthcare providers for administration to patients
Acts as the “subject matter expert” for disease states covered
Ensures that clinical management protocols and training are kept up to date with any changes in clinical practice guidelines
Develops relationships with providers, patients and other colleagues as to foster excellence in patient care'
Demonstrates good training and mentoring practices
Acts as a mentor to a person in need of support and direction
Makes a concerted effort to seek problem definition so that it is clearly understood and clarifies and redefines goals as needed
Encourages two way dialogue, soliciting options of those being trained and mentored
Explores alternative solutions and approaches which make a person or team more likely to accomplish their goals
Demonstrates the uppermost levels of expertise in medication management in challenging and complex situations. Often takes a lead role in highly pressurized situations when there is a need to achieve results
Has the ability to determine the clinical appropriateness of each medication taken by the patient, determine the appropriateness of the dose, dosage form, indication, contraindications, potential adverse effects and potential problems with concomitant medications
Able to monitor for therapeutic duplication or other unnecessary medications, interpret, monitor and access patient’s laboratory results as they relate to medication therapy and provide drug information to other healthcare professionals, patient and their families
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully review, prepare and dispense prescribed medications. This includes being proficient in the general principles of aseptic technique utilized to compound sterile preparations to minimize the risk of contamination
Demonstrates expert knowledge of the appropriate rules and regulations as they apply to the organization
Demonstrates expertise in process improvement, quality assurance practices and /or programs
Demonstrates a commitment to continuous quality improvement and ensures compliance with federal, state and local regulations as well as organizational policies and procedures
May represent the organization at regulatory and industry groups for discussing rules and regulations