Clinical Pharmacist
About The Position
As a Clinical Pharmacist at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you help doctors and nurses safely prescribe and dispense medications so patients can recover from illness or injury. You review prescriptions for potential drug interactions, appropriate dosing, patient allergies, and other concerns, using professional judgment as the final safety check. The role calls for ongoing learning and real-time research to find solutions for patients, along with a commitment to delivering exceptional care and patient experiences. You document clinical activities and interventions, including consultations and patient teaching. You interpret medication orders and prescriptions, enter or verify them in the computer system, and label and dispense medications promptly. You check medications prepared by other pharmacy personnel, communicate drug information to patients and health professionals, and work with providers to resolve medication-related problems and clarify unclear orders. You maintain the knowledge needed to provide clinical services for all age groups served and keep a working knowledge of automated systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, upon hire, or Doctor of Pharmacy, upon hire.
- Washington pharmacist license, upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (CPR), upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Document clinical activities and interventions, such as consultations, patient teaching, and other patient-specific information, according to policy and procedure.
- Interpret medication orders and prescriptions for drug interactions, appropriate drug selection, and appropriateness.
- Accurately enter or verify orders and prescriptions in the computer system, label medications, and dispense them in a timely manner.
- Verify and check medications prepared by other pharmacy personnel.
- Communicate drug information to patients and health professionals.
- Resolve drug-related problems in consultation with other health professionals to support appropriate patient outcomes.
- Clarify unclear orders with the licensed provider and assist the provider with appropriate drug selection and therapeutic regimens.
- Maintain the basic knowledge needed to provide clinical services for all age groups served and provide basic clinical services as required by policy and procedure.
- Maintain a working knowledge of automated systems.
- Review prescriptions for potential drug interactions, dosing issues, patient allergies, and other unusual concerns.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
