Clinical Pharmacist
About The Position
As a Clinical Pharmacist at Siena Hospital, you will support doctors and nurses in safely prescribing and dispensing medications to help patients recover from illness or injury. You will review prescriptions as an expert safety check, assessing for potential drug interactions, correct dosing, patient allergies, and other concerns. The role calls for ongoing learning and real-time research to find solutions for patients, as well as a commitment to delivering exceptional care and patient experiences. You will document clinical activities and interventions, interpret and verify medication orders, enter prescriptions into the computer system, label and dispense medications, and check medications prepared by other pharmacy personnel. You will communicate drug information to patients and health professionals, resolve drug-related problems in consultation with other healthcare professionals, clarify unclear orders with licensed providers, and assist providers with appropriate medication selection and therapeutic regimens. You will maintain the knowledge needed to provide clinical services for all age groups served and maintain working knowledge of automated systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy.
- Nevada pharmacist licensure.
- BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
Nice To Haves
- ACLS certification from the American Heart Association.
Responsibilities
- Document clinical activities and interventions, including consults, patient teachings, and other patient-specific information as required by policy and procedure.
- Interpret medication orders and prescriptions for drug interactions, appropriate drug selection, and appropriateness.
- Accurately enter and verify orders or prescriptions in the computer system, and label and dispense medications 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 healthcare professionals to achieve appropriate patient outcomes.
- Clarify unclear orders with the licensed provider.
- Assist licensed providers in appropriate drug selection and therapeutic regimens.
- Maintain adequate basic knowledge to provide clinical services for all age groups served and provide basic clinical services as required by policy and procedure.
- Maintain working knowledge of automated systems.
- Review prescriptions for potential interactions, dosing concerns, allergies, and other unusual issues.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
