Clinical Pharmacist – Neuro ICU - Day Shift

Vanderbilt University Medical Center • Nashville, TN

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. Organization: Pharmacy Clinical Operations 2 Job Summary: Provides leadership in a specialized healthcare team and the patient to assure optimal cost-effective drug therapy. This includes 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 process and practice in the institution to enhance safety of medication therapy. . Position Highlights To support expansion of our neurology ICU we are seeking a critical care trained Clinical Pharmacist to join the team! The neurology ICU Clinical Pharmacist will be responsible for delivering comprehensive pharmaceutical care to critically ill patients in the neurology ICU setting, including both medical and surgical neurology patients. Clinical services provided include but are not limited to participating in interdisciplinary team rounds, code response, completion of pharmacy consults, support at transitions of care, patient education, antimicrobial stewardship, and monitoring of high-risk medication therapies. In addition, this position will be involved in precepting pharmacy students and residents, leading safety and quality initiatives for this population, and helping support the surgery clinical pharmacist group. This is a day shift position with hours of 7:00am - 3:30pm and includes a holiday and weekend rotation. Relocation assistance available.

Requirements

• LIC-Pharmacist License - TennesseeTennessee
• Relevant Work Experience Experience Level : 1 year
• Bachelor's (Required)

Nice To Haves

• PGY2 residency in critical care, emergency medicine, or neurology.
• PGY1 residency plus 2-3 years of ICU experience after the completion of PGY1.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of ICU experience if no residency.

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 hospital 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 verifying the accuracy and appropriateness of all medications prepared by support personnel prior to dispensing to patients or dispensing to healthcare providers for administration to patients.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees