Clinical Pharmacist

Ketchikan Indian Community • Ketchikan, AK

8d • $119,926 - $202,123 • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist provides direct pharmaceutical care and is considered the major source of pharmaceutical clinical information and is allowed to manage selected patients. Performs or supervises professional pharmacy work including drug selection, compounding and dispensing, bulk compounding of pharmaceutical and stock preparation. Provides information and consultative services to the medical staff on drugs, their characteristics, dosage, indication, contraindication, adverse reactions, availability of alternative medications, etc. Participates and maintains control and security of narcotics and other controlled substances. Performs other duties as required and assigned. Routine Clinical Duties are performed on a regular basis and involve risk to patient’s life, safety, health or well-being. Examples include but not limited to: Conduct medical staff authorized outpatient pharmacy clinics for examination, screening, and treatment of specialized patients. Obtains appropriate health history, follows and adjusts the developed treatment plan, and monitors the patient’s outcome to the prescribed treatment plan. Obtains the appropriate history and performs limited physical assessment related to the specialized pharmacy clinics. Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional, or mental challenges. Document all clinical activities, update medication allergy information, and recommend update to problem lists in the medical record. May order and interpret laboratory tests as needed. May refer to appropriate services as needed via consultations. May provide appropriate treatment plan as described by consultant. Medications will be monitored, titrated, and/or altered per Pharmacy Clinics. Provide pharmaceutical services to focus on therapeutic drug monitoring. Analyze medication regimens to ensure the most effective, least toxic, and most economical treatment plan. Interview patients to ascertain significant past medical history and medication history. Evaluate medication regimens for appropriateness, drug interactions, therapeutic duplications, non-compliance, and adverse drug events. Serve as a therapeutic consultant to the medical staff. Accurate filling and dispensing of prescription and over-the-counter drugs on orders of physician, physician assistant, family nurse practitioner, dentist, and other authorized prescribers. Dispensing over-the-counter drugs per established protocols without the patient seeing the doctor to treat minor ailments. Counseling patients on the use, storage, cautions, and side effects of all medications dispensed as well as documentation of cognitive services provided. Provide formal and informal education and in-services to pharmacy, medical, nursing, and dental staffs as requested. Provide training for pharmacy residents, pharmacy students, and medical students. Prepare formal lectures for professional in-house student training as requested. Provide education to patients and their families about medications, common disease states, and information on health promotion. Work with physicians to develop protocols for medical and administrative research related to pharmacy. Direct and/or participate in the preparation of publication articles. Collaborates with other health professionals to develop treatment protocols, standards of practice and policies. Participates in ongoing quality assurance and performance improvement activities including audits, chart reviews, development of review criteria.

Requirements

• Graduate from an ACPE approved college or university pharmacy program.
• Doctor of Pharmacy degree OR Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy.
• Minimum two (2) years pharmacy experience required.
• Current, permanent, full, and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in the State of Alaska, another state, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Specialty board certification OR completion of an ASHP or APHA hospital or ambulatory pharmacy residency OR National Certification in one (1) chronic disease states is preferred, or ability to obtain within two (2) years of hire date.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct pharmaceutical care and manages selected patients.
• Performs or supervises professional pharmacy work including drug selection, compounding and dispensing, and bulk compounding.
• Provides information and consultative services to the medical staff on drugs.
• Participates and maintains control and security of narcotics and other controlled substances.
• Conducts medical staff authorized outpatient pharmacy clinics for examination, screening, and treatment of specialized patients.
• Obtains appropriate health history and performs limited physical assessment.
• Documents all clinical activities, updates medication allergy information, and recommends updates to problem lists.
• Orders and interprets laboratory tests as needed.
• Refers to appropriate services as needed via consultations.
• Monitors, titrates, and/or alters medications per Pharmacy Clinics.
• Analyzes medication regimens for effectiveness, toxicity, and cost.
• Interviews patients to ascertain past medical and medication history.
• Evaluates medication regimens for appropriateness, drug interactions, therapeutic duplications, non-compliance, and adverse drug events.
• Serves as a therapeutic consultant to the medical staff.
• Accurately fills and dispenses prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
• Dispenses over-the-counter drugs per established protocols without physician consultation for minor ailments.
• Counsel patients on the use, storage, cautions, and side effects of dispensed medications.
• Provides formal and informal education and in-services to pharmacy, medical, nursing, and dental staffs.
• Provides training for pharmacy residents, pharmacy students, and medical students.
• Prepares formal lectures for professional in-house student training.
• Provides education to patients and their families about medications, common disease states, and health promotion.
• Works with physicians to develop protocols for medical and administrative research related to pharmacy.
• Directs and/or participates in the preparation of publication articles.
• Collaborates with other health professionals to develop treatment protocols, standards of practice, and policies.
• Participates in ongoing quality assurance and performance improvement activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level