Clinical Pharmacist

Advocate Health•Macon, GA

11d•$55 - $82

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist oversees the provision of safe and effective pharmaceutical care in their practice area, consistent with the Clinical Pharmacist role expectations outlined by the region- or area-specific career ladder. The pharmacist provides patient-specific medication care, supports medication safety and quality improvement, collaborates with the healthcare team, and helps ensure medication practices comply with organizational policies and applicable regulations. The role includes educating patients and caregivers, reviewing medication orders, participating in medical emergencies when applicable, and preparing, dispensing, storing, and handling medications appropriately. The Clinical Pharmacist may also precept and mentor pharmacy learners and teammates and direct pharmacy support team members to help ensure safe, efficient, and compliant workflows. The role requires age-appropriate care and an understanding of growth and development across the lifespan. This is a full-time overnight position with 35 hours per week. The listed pay range is $54.90–$82.35. A sign-on bonus may be available based on eligibility.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Doctorate degree in pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy, or an FPGEC certificate from NABP.
Licensed in the state of Georgia or eligible for reciprocity.
Maintains skills in the area of practice.
Strong computer skills.
Excellent communication and organizational skills.
Decision-making, team-building, customer-service, and conflict-resolution skills.
Ability to perform the physical and functional requirements of the position, including walking, standing, pushing a mobile cart up to 50 pounds, lifting 35 pounds without assistance, and using both hands for manipulative tasks.
Ability to see clearly and read small print, and functional speech, vision, and hearing.
Ability to operate equipment necessary to perform the job.
Ability to use appropriate personal protective equipment and take precautions to avoid exposure to hazardous agents and accidental needle sticks, cuts, or bruises.

Nice To Haves

PGY1 training or previous hospital experience is preferred.
Excellent presentation, facilitation, and training-development skills.
Life support training courses may be required at the department’s discretion.

Responsibilities

Oversee pharmaceutical care, including retrieving and evaluating biomedical literature and designing medication therapy regimens.
Educate and counsel patients and caregivers about medication therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and administration.
Design, recommend, monitor, and evaluate patient-specific pharmacotherapeutic regimens using relevant biomedical literature; implement and document recommendations according to policies and procedures.
Review and accurately interpret medication orders and prescriptions.
Participate in managing medical emergencies when applicable.
Support medication safety and quality improvement activities, including reporting events through appropriate channels.
Perform quality assurance and performance improvement activities for the medication-use system as appropriate.
Collaborate with the healthcare team on formulary adherence and the medication-use process; assist in acquiring non-formulary, compassionate-use, and investigational medications.
Practice in accordance with organizational policies and procedures and local, state, and federal regulations.
Prepare and dispense medications and oversee their proper storage and handling in accordance with best practices, policies, and regulations.
Precept pharmacy students, residents, and healthcare learners as assigned.
Mentor, orient, train, and assist with performance evaluations of pharmacy teammates, residents, and students as assigned.
Direct and check the accuracy of pharmacy support team members’ work to promote safe and efficient workflows, service standards, and regulatory compliance.
Provide care appropriate to patients’ ages, applying knowledge of growth and development and interpreting patient data to address age-specific needs.

Benefits

Sign-on bonus, based on eligibility.
Paid time off programs.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible healthcare and dependent-care expenses.
Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
Educational Assistance Program.
Premium pay, such as shift and on-call pay, based on the teammate’s job.
Incentive pay for select positions.
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.