Clinical Pharmacist, Community Float, Rotating 1st shift, Winston Campus
About The Position
This is a full-time Clinical Pharmacist position, serving as a Community Float on the Winston Campus. The role involves rotating through first shifts between 7 am and 7:30 pm, Monday through Friday, with required weekend and holiday rotations. The pharmacist will provide coverage for all community and specialty pharmacy sites. Responsibilities include overseeing pharmaceutical care, designing medication therapy regimens, patient education, monitoring pharmacotherapeutic regimens, interpreting medication orders, participating in medical emergencies, supporting medication safety and quality improvement initiatives, managing formulary adherence, assisting with medication acquisition, and ensuring compliance with regulations and policies. The role also involves preparing, dispensing, and overseeing the proper storage and handling of medications. Additionally, the pharmacist will serve as a preceptor for pharmacy students and residents, and mentor, train, and assist with performance evaluations of pharmacy teammates. The position requires the ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills appropriate for the age of the patients served.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Doctorate degree in pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy required, or an FPGEC certificate from NABP.
- Licensed in the state(s) of practice or eligible for reciprocity required.
- Credentialing and privileging required based on area of practice.
Responsibilities
- Oversees pharmaceutical care, including retrieving and evaluating biomedical literature and designing medication therapy regimens
- Uses effective patient education techniques to provide counseling to patients and caregivers, including information on medication therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and medication administration
- Designs, recommends, monitors, and evaluates patient specific pharmacotherapeutic regimens based on relevant biomedical literature.
- Implements recommendations effectively and utilizes policies and procedures and documents in the appropriate format.
- Reviews and accurately interprets medication orders and prescriptions
- Participates in the management of medical emergencies when applicable
- Actively supports department medication safety and quality improvement activities, including the reporting of events through appropriate channels
- Performs quality assurance and performance improvement of the medication use system as appropriate
- Collaborates with the healthcare team to manage formulary adherence and the medication-use process.
- Assists in the acquisition of non-formulary, compassionate use, and investigational medications.
- Practices in compliance with organization’s policies and procedures, as well as local, state, and federal regulations
- Prepares, dispenses, and oversees the proper storage and handling of medications in accordance with best practice, policies and state and federal regulations
- Serves as preceptor for pharmacy students, residents, and healthcare learners as assigned
- Mentors, orients, trains, and assists with the performance evaluation of pharmacy teammates, residents, and students as assigned
- Directs and checks the accuracy of the work of pharmacy support team members in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures to ensure safe and efficient workflows, service standards, and regulatory compliance
- Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
- Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.
Benefits
- Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
- Competitive compensation
- Generous retirement offerings
- Programs that invest in your career development
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
